Accelerating Circularity: How Lab Analysis Is Advancing Plastic Recycling
Sep, 2025
As global industries intensify their focus on decarbonization, the plastic recycling sector is undergoing a pivotal transformation. The global plastics recycling market is projected to grow from to $107.13 billion by 2032, driven by rising environmental stewardship, advanced recovery technologies, and policy-led circular economy initiatives.
Yet, despite this momentum, recyclers continue to face persistent challenges, especially in areas such as contamination, material variability, and inefficiencies within processing systems.
Scientific precision is key to unlocking the full potential of recycled plastics. That’s why our scientific services team aims to provide data-driven decisions that improve quality, reduce costs, and support sustainability goals.
Tackling Contamination with Scientific Insight
Contamination remains one of the most significant barriers to high-quality recycling technologies. Whether it’s residual additives, incompatible polymers, or foreign particles in pyrolysis oil, depolymerized monomers or dissolved polymers, these impurities can:
- Affect the downstream equipment and cause increased maintenance cost
- Accelerate filter clogging or dissatisfying filtration results
- Compromise end-product performance
Our lab analysis services provide quantitative contamination assessments, enabling recycling technology companies to pinpoint problematic materials and adapt their processes accordingly. This not only improves product quality but also extends equipment life and reduces operational downtime.
Filterability: Optimizing Performance
Our lab offers:
- Filterability studies to evaluate how easily materials pass through filtration systems
These insights help customers select the right filtration solutions and processing parameters, leading to higher throughput, lower energy consumption, and more predictable performance.
Supporting Global Sustainability Regulations
As the demand for clean, high-quality recycled materials intensifies alongside the global shift toward a circular economy, our lab services empower recyclers to meet these expectations. We help companies to meet applicable regulatory requirements across the regions where they operate, including those related to extended producer responsibility (EPR) regulations and initiatives aimed at advancing plastic neutrality goals.
Partnering for Progress
As the industrial plastic recycling market grows, the need for data-backed decision-making will only intensify. Our Scientific Services are designed to support this evolution, offering the clarity and confidence recyclers need to thrive in a circular economy.
Ready to Transform Your Recycling Process?
Contamination, variability, and inefficiency don’t have to stand in the way of progress. Discover how our lab services can help you unlock the full potential of recycled plastics here.
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