Plastics Recycling

If your company is generating a large amount of plastic waste, we can help ensure it’s recycled.

Commercial Plastics Recycling

We offer plastics recycling services for a variety of grades of materials, including films, HDPE or LDPE, shrink wrap, and polycarbonate. For decades we’ve been committed to finding ways to recycle types of plastic that were previously landfilled.

A Better Way

Through our plastics recycling program, our save substantially on landfill and transportation costs.

We’ll work with you to ensure that anything that can be recycled is. If you bring us unsellable beverages or food, we’ll separate the packaging, bio-digest the liquids, and recycle the plastic containers.

We offer plastic recycling services in California, Utah, Arizona, Nevada, Texas, and Washington.

Let’s Get your Team Closer to Zero Waste

We'll work with your company to maximize what you recycle and achieve your sustainability goals.

Frequently Asked Questions

Q. Why is commercial plastics recycling important?

Ans. Plastics recycling is hugely beneficial for the environment. Producing products from recycled plastic requires significantly less energy than manufacturing plastic from scratch, thereby savings carbon and other GHG emissions. Manufacturing virgin plastics requires a large amount of water, petroleum, natural gas and coal as raw material. Some estimate that around 40% of petroleum consumption can be reduced by simply recycling discarded and old plastic waste.

Q. What type of plastics can be recycled?

Ans. There are seven types of plastic that can be recycled, each of which is identifiable by the triangle symbol on the container that identifies what resin it’s made of. The types of plastic that can be recycled are: PETE or PET (polyethylene terephthalate), HDPE (high-density polyethylene), V or PVC (vinyl), LDPE (low-density polythylene), PP (polypropylene), PS (polystyrene), and a category of miscellaneous products like nylon and 5-gallon water jugs.

Q. What industries generate the most plastic waste and recyclables?

Ans. The most prominent source of plastic waste generation is in packaging manufacturing, with textiles being the second most prominent source. The raw materials for these consumer plastics are pellet-sized polymers produced by the global petroleum industry, making many of the largest plastic producers oil and gas and chemical companies. Green Planet 21 works with companies in many industries to recycle large quantities of plastics, including distribution centers, food and beverage companies, household goods and cleaning product companies, clothing companies, cosmetics and personal care product companies, and more.