System and method for recycling and recapture of bio-based plastics

摘要

A method for reclaiming bio-based plastic material is disclosed, including providing a bio-based plastic article, the article including an identifier, determining article content information from or via the identifier, and recycling the article based on article content information. Further, a system for reclaiming bio-based plastic material is disclosed, including an apparatus or device configured to obtain or determine a bio-based material content associated with a plastic article, and an apparatus or device configured to sort the plastic article based upon the bio-based material content of the plastic article. A bio-based plastic article comprising recycled bio-based material is also disclosed.

主权项

1. A method for reclaiming bio-based plastic material, comprising:
receiving a plastic container comprised of polyethylene terephthalate (PET), the container including an identifier; determining container content information from or via the identifier; using or referring to the identifier to sort the PET container from other PET containers based on whether the PET container being sorted includes bio-based plastic material; and segregating PET containers including bio-based plastic material from PET containers that do not include bio-based plastic material.