Course objectives

• Identify and assess sources of waste supply.
• Characterise the waste streams collected in the field.
• Quickly identify the main recyclable plastics.
• Choose collection models suited to the local context.
• Structure a reliable, traceable and secure supply.

  Prerequisites

Course 2: Identify and sort plastics

Course objectives

• Place the preparation of plastic material within the overall recycling chain.
• Define the specifications of the target material (cleanliness, particle size, moisture, density).
• Identify the key preparation operations (compaction, shredding, washing, drying, agglomeration).
• Choose and set up suitable equipment according to the material and the quality objectives.
• Integrate QHSE requirements and set up simple quality control

 Prerequisites

Optional:
Course 1 - Plastic and its impacts
Course 3 - Organise waste collection

Required:
Course 2 - Identify and sort plastics