Growing interest in the organization own business has been observed for more than a year. At the same time, most individuals and huge companies are increasingly paying tribute to environmental protection in order to preserve their health and the future of the planet.

That is why one of the ideas that are gaining popularity is the recycling of PET bottles.

Since any projects that help improve people's living conditions are at the peak of popularity, bottle recycling is current business idea. Given the fact that so far in our country practically no one is doing this, we can conclude that any novice entrepreneur has a chance to gain a foothold in the industry and start making decent money.

However, this kind of business has its drawbacks, which in fact can be seen as obstacles to successful implementation ideas:

  • Difficulties associated with opening. Since this area is poorly regulated by law, the preparation of documentation itself is a rather complicated process. In addition, it is necessary to obtain a large number of permits from various kinds of structures. As a result, the whole process can take from 5 to 8 months (which is quite a long time compared to other activities).
  • Difficulty in establishing a sufficiently stable supply of raw materials. In order to really make money in the processing industry, it is necessary to establish a process so that raw materials are constantly available. On the other hand, a problem of a different nature stands out here - it is not always clear where processed products can be sold.
  • High dependence on manual labor. In all situations where a business depends on this type of work, it is necessary to organize employees in such a way that they form a friendly team - otherwise, the efficiency of the activity will tend to zero. To simplify the solution of this problem can build a system of motivation.

At the same time, the advantages of this business cover all possible disadvantages. So, among them stand out:

  • High profitability. The ratio of profit and revenue will be about 25%, which is significantly higher than in other areas.
  • Loyal attitude of people to such activities. If many companies have a controversial image among the population, then a bottle recycling entrepreneur will definitely be respected among the residents. This may guarantee some support from their side.
  • Environmental projects in currently easier receive support from the government and local authorities.
  • Many companies strive to be socially responsible and in some way protect the environment. At the same time, they often do not want to do this, because if this is not their main profile, it can be extremely unprofitable from an economic point of view and adversely affect efficiency. Therefore, they prefer to invest in such projects.

Technology of the processing process

The technology is carried out in this way:

  1. First, plastic PET bottles are collected.
  2. Then you need to sort by class. Most often, it is produced for an unpainted group and a dyed one, within which an additional sorting by color is performed. Each subgroup will be processed separately. Also a separate category are PVC bottles, which must be recycled in a special way.
  3. After that, in each group there is a manual removal of rubber, paper, metal, etc.
  4. The next step is to squeeze the bottles. When they become compressed, they must be loaded onto a line dedicated to container recycling.
  5. The result is a flake-like flex. Flex is a raw material either for the manufacture of the same bottles, or for chemical fiber, from which many products are made, among which packaging tape stands out, paving slabs, films, etc.

It is important to understand that during the recycling process, labels and caps are automatically removed and bottles are crushed. Then the fragments are placed in a special boiler, where the remaining foreign elements are washed off with water. Finally, the cleaned plastic is further cleaned and dried. It should be stored in a bunker intended for this.

Necessary equipment

There are two options for organizing such a business:

  • First, it could be mobile plant processing unit that fits in a truck. This idea is most cost-effective if the entrepreneur plans to serve several small towns at once through his project.
  • The second case is rent of a building for a processing workshop. The cost of equipment for a fully equipped line can be 3-4 million rubles th. You will need:
    • Belt conveyors;
    • rotary machine;
    • The so-called "crusher" - an apparatus for crushing bottles;
    • screw conveyor;
    • Steam boiler;
    • polishing machine;
    • Dryer-water separator;
    • Air dryer;
    • Storage bins.

It is important to understand that the cost of a mobile plant will be higher and will be about 5-6 million rubles. As for the stationary option, a large area will be required - at least 2000 sq.m. Accordingly, abandoned factories or warehouses closer to the outskirts of the city are best suited for these purposes - so that the price for the premises does not turn out to be fabulous. Alternatively, you can buy a large plot of land and build a hangar yourself (however, this will cost much more).

It is ideal to produce not only flex, but also fiber, since in this case profit and profitability will seriously increase. However, this will require more higher level investments, and a novice entrepreneur should do this only after the initial investment pays off and begins to bring a stable income.

Obtaining raw materials for bottle recycling

In order to successfully organize a business, it is more expedient to open a factory in a large city so that transportation costs are minimal, since bottles are a very light product, which takes quite a lot of time. a large number of places - accordingly, transportation over long distances will reduce profitability. Alternatively, the location may be equidistant from several major cities.

Raw materials are collected by hand at landfills in various parts of the country. In fact, at these landfills, the bottles are collected by hand into bags, then pressed and delivered directly to the factory.

In addition, you can search for raw materials via the Internet. There are many sites that post ads for sale or purchase. plastic bottles. The main task in this case is to offer more favorable conditions than potential competitors: such services work on the principle of conventional auctions.

You can find a direct supplier of waste in the form of PET bottles. Often this method is the cheapest. It is necessary to find manufacturing or trading companies that produce large volumes of this kind of waste (in particular, these can be offices of beverage companies, since in most of them the consumption of all products is free for employees: accordingly, the level of consumption is very high).

General Costs of Setting Up a Business

First of all, you need to understand that organizing such a business will require a large number of workers, since so many operations will be performed using manual labor. The minimum number of workers will be 10 people. At the same time, their salary this moment averages about 20 thousand rubles. However, it is important not to forget about the motivation system: as a result, wage costs will be slightly higher.

When calculating, it is necessary to take into account the fact that the work schedule of employees should be in shifts.

The purchase of a ton of bottles, taking into account transport costs, will take about 10-15 thousand rubles(primarily, depending on the purchase price). Interestingly, the price depends not only on who the purchase is made from, but also on the type of raw material: for example, brown plastic is the cheapest (its scope is rather narrow), while transparent, on the contrary, is considered the most expensive.

The costs also need to take into account the cost of electricity and consumed water. The cost of one ton finished products may vary from 40 to 90 thousand rubles. It depends on the size of the granules specifications, as well as colors.

Sales of products

In order to earn money on this kind of production, it is necessary to properly establish a marketing system. First, a company that does not produce fiber can sell to other similar processing companies with a more complete technological cycle. In this case, the price per ton will be somewhat lower than the market price, but at the same time, the enterprise will have constant demand.

In addition, some organizations are only engaged in the production of fiber from the finished flex. There are only a few such enterprises in Russia, but their volumes are very large, so this will guarantee a stable profit. You can use the platform to search for buyers of recycled plastic - place an ad and wait for responses.

Calculation of profitability and payback period

The payback period for such a project is about 1.5-2 years due to the need for a large amount of investment at the initial stage. The advantage is the fact that the costs of an organized recycling process are quite low. Therefore, with a revenue of 800 thousand rubles per month, the profit will be about 200-300 thousand rubles, depending on the processed raw materials and other factors.

Thus, a business focused on improving the environmental situation can be profitable and bring stable high level income. Bottle recycling is a promising niche in which a small number of companies operate, so the market glut does not threaten the industry for many years to come.

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It is extremely pleasant to do a profitable but useful activity for society, but not every idea can be put on stream. A great option for making money is the recycling of plastic bottles as a business: the pros, profitability of such a project and tips on organizing your own business for a beginner. We will try to consider this direction in more detail.

Let's analyze

All over the world, there is now an emphasis on improving the living conditions of the ordinary person and protecting the health of nature, and the plastic bottle recycling business fits perfectly into this concept.

In Russia, this idea has not yet been developed very much, so you can become one of the first, and therefore the most successful entrepreneurs in this area, even if you are a beginner. Undoubtedly, a business has its advantages and disadvantages, let's consider the latter in more detail:

  1. This direction, as already mentioned, is almost not developed. Entrepreneurs know how difficult and time-consuming it is to obtain the documents necessary for work, and the legislation regulates such activities poorly. It is the difficulty in obtaining papers and permits that can make it difficult and slow down the opening of a business in this area.
  2. Despite the large amount of suitable raw materials around, it is rather difficult to obtain it consistently at first. In order to constantly produce a product, it is important to establish a clear process for the receipt of raw materials from organizations or individuals.
  3. In such a case, much depends on the employees hired by the enterprise, more precisely, on the cohesion of their work. The matter requires a clear understanding of the organization of the project from the leader and the establishment of a special system of motivation for each employee.
  4. In addition to the shortcomings, it is worth focusing on the advantages of the project, because they are significant enough to decide on such a business:
  5. The profitability of a plastic recycling project is about 25%, which many popular business ideas fail to achieve;
  6. At the same time, the relationship as ordinary people, and companies are extremely loyal to such projects. People are ready to support an organization working for their benefit, and organizations can become sponsors or stable suppliers of raw materials in order to gain a positive reputation as an environmentalist;
  7. Interestingly, such projects for the disposal and recycling of waste also have a high chance of receiving material support from the state.

Who is this business for?

When organizing a plastic bottle recycling business, consider which organizations and companies you will work for and to whom you will sell the finished product. First of all, you must know that final product activity will be flex - flakes for the production of chemical fibers. From such flakes, other enterprises often produce the following:

  • tiles for houses;
  • transparent or colored film;
  • packing briquettes;
  • pavement materials, etc.

Most often, raw materials are needed for enterprises that produce household and industrial products. It is worth noting that from the already recycled materials, after their use, there is also an excellent raw material for the next processing.

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We prepare the necessary documents

To create any business, you need to choose a form of organization, and it is worth proceeding from the scale and goals of the activity. Your project, most likely, in the early stages will not be too big, but it will require the possibility of cooperation with other companies directly.

That is why a novice entrepreneur should register an enterprise as an LLC, choosing a simplified tax system. By the way, regarding the taxation system, you should think seriously, evaluating the financial capabilities of the business. The collection and execution of documentation will require quite a lot of time and entry fees, but it will pay off well in the future.

Also, one should not forget about the need to indicate the OKVED code. As the main activity, it is better to choose code 37.20 - "Processing of non-metal waste and scrap", which allows you to work with plastics.

Choosing a platform for work

To open your own enterprise, you will have to find a site suitable for its activities. Undoubtedly, the premises for the workshop will have to be rented, and it is better to find a good option outside the city or on its outskirts, where rent will be minimal.

Also remember that you should bring a minimum of inconvenience to the townspeople, so the establishment of the enterprise should be agreed with the city administration, and the site itself should be located as far as possible from residential premises.

Do not forget about the requirements that official authorities like SES and the fire department put forward for processing enterprises: minimum area from 3000 square meters, availability of water supply, sewerage and stable electricity, as well as a working ventilation system.

In addition, it is necessary that the premises be divided into four main areas: a warehouse for raw materials, a warehouse for finished products, a work shop and rooms for staff. Later, you will need to obtain official permits for the selected premises.

We organize the sources of obtaining material

It is obvious that the processing of plastic bottles as a business needs a constant supply of raw materials for production, and, as already mentioned, not everyone is able to organize it stably.

It is worth noting right away that an excellent option would be to organize a sufficiently large warehouse of material so that when receiving raw materials in separate waves for the first time, it is rational to spend what is received. In general, used plastic bottles can be obtained in different ways:

  1. By signing a formal agreement with a large landfill.
  2. By organizing the collection of plastic waste at your home, and then in other places, paying small amounts to those who donate.
  3. By placing bins for collecting exclusively plastic garbage or just plastic bottles all over the district, and later the city.

It is worth remembering that each of these methods has its drawbacks. For example, waste bins designed for plastic will absolutely always end up with unsuitable waste. This is due to the low literacy of the population regarding the issue of ecology and nature safety, as well as the personal attitude of many citizens to this matter.

In addition, considerable expenses will be required for the creation and installation of such waste bins, as well as time for coordination with the city administration.

Regarding landfills, in many ways, almost all of them will already be divided up by various organizations interested in this, so it will be quite difficult to establish cooperation for obtaining plastic. There are also problems with collection points, because for their installation it is necessary to rent a separate room, as well as have the money to buy raw materials. In addition, collection points will have to be advertised separately.

We buy the necessary equipment

To organize this kind of business, you will need to purchase real special equipment, the installation of which, by the way, will also have to spend money. Often, entrepreneurs buy the entire line, consisting of the necessary equipment. Often this includes:

  • conveyor belt;
  • rotary machine;
  • crusher of plastic bottles;
  • screw conveyor;
  • steam boiler;
  • polishing machine;
  • dryer for water separation;
  • air dryer;
  • storage containers.

Buying such equipment as a whole is really quite expensive, so you can try to find a good and high-quality option that was previously in use. Remember that this is quite dangerous, because in this case you do not receive a guarantee and a free service for servicing your equipment.

Be sure to check the reputation of the seller and evaluate the documentation provided for the product. In addition, when buying equipment officially, ask about the availability service centers.

Processing technology

When organizing a business plan, it is worth understanding how plastic bottles are processed in stages. The owner of the enterprise is obliged to control the progress of work, and therefore it is important to go into details. The processing steps are as follows:

  1. PET collection.
  2. Sorting of material into colored and uncolored groups with further analysis by class.
  3. Handmade to remove excess material (rubber, paper, etc.).
  4. Pressing plastic bottles.
  5. Processing of raw materials with cleaning, grinding, washing and drying.
  6. Getting the finished flex.

It is necessary to store the received material in a special bunker in the warehouse.

Setting up sales of products

Earlier, we analyzed what is made from the resulting material, but now it is worth determining how to establish its stable implementation. Flex is most needed by various enterprises and factories that manufacture plastic products.

Such enterprises are quite in need of suppliers of raw materials, because it is too expensive to produce it on their own. In addition, in order to successfully sell products, you need to make sure that there really are enterprises in your area that are ready to purchase flex. Otherwise, you will have to hire a driver with your own truck or purchase transport yourself for long-distance transportation.

By the way, there is the possibility of cooperation directly with the most big companies working exclusively on flex. Having entered into such cooperation, you can get really stable profits.

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We calculate profitability

To assess how profitable a PET recycling and disposal project is, it is worth analyzing the cost-benefit ratio. In this case, we will consider a small plastic bottle recycling facility with a production capacity of 1500 kg of flex per hour. The expense table looks like this:

Expense Line Amount of expenses, thousand rubles
1 Rent for the first two months 100
2 Purchase and installation of equipment line 900
3 Installation of lighting and ventilation systems 80
4 Purchase of raw materials for processing 50
5 Paperwork 50
6 Transport costs 300
7 Public utilities 30
8 Wage 400
9 Sales taxes 300
10 Unexpected expenses 50
Total: 2 310

On average, per shift, processing a ton of material, the company will be able to produce about 1.5 tons of plastic flex. One kilo of the finished product on the market costs about 30 rubles, which allows you to receive an income of about 50 thousand rubles a day, and every month - an average of 1 million 250 thousand rubles.

It is quite obvious that monthly expenses should also be deducted from this amount: the net profit for the month will be 400 thousand rubles.

Basically, the full payback of the project comes in about 6-12 months, but it all depends on various factors. Naturally, in different regions the amounts of costs and profits differ quite a lot, besides, do not forget that not all companies have successful implementation.

In order to recoup production, it is worth, having recouped the starting costs, to begin to gradually expand. This will increase the profitability of the enterprise and its influence. If there is a material opportunity to expand the enterprise earlier, then it is worth using it.

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A business based on recycling will always be highly profitable. The use of used plastic bottles for the production of polymer chips, with proper organization the process of marketing finished products, can not only quickly return the investment cash, but also provide a constant, high income.

Advantages and disadvantages of business

The positive aspects of organizing the recycling of plastic bottles include the following:
Business that is socially significant Pollution process environment various plastics is so large that you can count on help from the administration of the locality where plastic processing will be organized.

The low level of competition in this business is a big advantage for those businessmen who open a plastic bottle recycling business this year.

In addition to the advantages, such a business has disadvantages:

  • To open a mini-factory for the processing of plastic bottles, you will need to issue a large number of permits. In our country, this issue of recycling is not fully regulated, and therefore only the legal registration of such an enterprise can take about 6 months.
  • At first, it is quite difficult to arrange the supply of raw materials for processing. To market finished products, it is also necessary to establish difficult relationships with manufacturers of plastic products.
  • Great dependence of plastic bottle recycling on manual labor. For the full functioning of even a small processing plant, it is required to hire a sufficient number of workers who need to be paid wages, as well as to make payments in Pension Fund and the CHI fund.

Despite all the difficulties that may arise at the preparatory stage, a properly established process for the supply and marketing of products, as well as production technology, will allow short time receive significant dividends from the funds invested in processing.

Technology of the processing process

The technological process of processing is carried out in the following sequence:

  1. Collection of used plastic bottles.
  2. Sorting of raw materials.
  3. Manual removal of metal paper and rubber from each bottle.
  4. Pressing raw materials.
  5. Pressed raw materials are loaded onto a conveyor for processing.

The result of processing will be flex, which is plastic flakes. Flex is used to make bottles or other plastic products. It is necessary to organize the bottle recycling process in such a way that the equipment does not stand idle. In order to ensure the operation of the equipment, a large amount of raw materials will be required. The most suitable places for collecting products are all kinds of landfills. You can open a collection point for plastic bottles from the population. IN major cities can be placed in residential areas, containers with the inscription: "for plastic bottles." Bottle recycling equipment

To equip a small processing plant, you need to purchase:

  • Sorting conveyor.
  • Vibrating sieve.
  • Crusher.
  • Centrifuge.
  • Cork separator.
  • Washing capacity.
  • Drying.

This equipment will cost at least 4,000,000 rubles. If you buy equipment in the secondary market, you can save up to 50% of the cost of a new production line.

Collection of raw materials and sale of finished products

For the full functioning of the processing line, a constant supply of raw materials is necessary, therefore, it is necessary to diversify the channels for receiving bottles for processing as much as possible. It can also be direct buying from the population or from catering enterprises. Most of the raw materials can be obtained free of charge if containers for plastic bottles are installed in places where garbage is collected.

The less money spent on the purchase of raw materials, the lower the cost of production and the higher the profitability of the enterprise. Serious problems with the sale of finished products, as a rule, do not arise.

Flex, which is obtained as a result of the processing of bottles, is readily bought up by wholesale parties, manufacturers of various plastic products.

We consider profit

It is very difficult to make an accurate calculation of the profitability of a bottle recycling business. The difficulty lies in the fact that at the stage of the calculations it is impossible to determine the exact cost of raw materials. If the locality in which it is planned to open this production has a population of more than 100,000 people, then in this case you can count on a constant supply of raw materials at a price of 1-2 rubles per kilogram. Considering the large number of people who live below the poverty line, the collection point for used plastic bottles in big city, will allow you to get a large amount of inexpensive raw materials.
If the production of processing plastic containers will be located in a rural locality, then it will only be possible to count on successful business if there is a solid waste landfill in the immediate vicinity of the plant. Under such conditions, it is also enough to set the acceptance of plastic at the level of 1-2 rubles per 1 kg, and you will not have to worry about the supply of raw materials for processing.

It will be possible to sell products at a price of 30 rubles per 1 kg of flex. Considering minimal amount waste in the raw material received, a plastic bottle recycled into flex will cost 15 times more than the original raw material.

This business would be considered extremely profitable, if not for the large monthly costs of paying salaries to workers in the processing complex. Accepted containers must be manually sorted by color and quality of plastic. Automation that would cope with this work does not exist, so for the functioning of a small production, you will need at least 4 people to work on the conveyor, and you also need loaders and a truck driver.

At least 100,000 rubles will be spent on wages every month, but this amount can be increased if the processing plant works in 2 shifts. In addition to salaries, it is necessary to pay utility bills, which will be quite significant due to the consumption of a large amount of electricity. Average cost per communal payments, for a small processing shop, will amount to at least 30,000 rubles per month.

At ideal conditions reference this business you can calculate the approximate profitability of the processing plant. With a processing capacity of 100 kg / h, for 1 work shift you can get up to 800 kg of flex, which will be sold at a wholesale price of 30 rubles per 1 kg. Thus, the daily revenue of the enterprise will be 24,000 rubles. With a five-day working week, monthly revenue will be about 0.5 million rubles. From this amount, you must subtract various monthly payments:

  • Salary - 100,000 rubles.
  • Rent - 50,000 rubles.
  • Electricity - 30,000 rubles.
  • The cost of raw materials is 50,000 rubles.

With monthly expenses of 230,000 rubles, the net profit will be about 300,000 rubles per month. With the initial cost of purchasing equipment, the company will fully pay off within 1 year. Of course, such a development of events is only possible if the processing plant operates at full capacity. If insufficient quantities of raw materials are supplied for processing, then the revenue will be significantly lower, and the payback period can be extended to 2 or more years.

Business development prospects

If after 1-2 years successful work the processing plant will operate successfully, and there will be a need to increase production capacity, it will be possible to transfer the enterprise to a round-the-clock operation. The profit that will be received from the processing and sale of plastic containers, within 2 years, can be used to open a plant with a higher production capacity.

The most promising location for this enterprise will be in a city with a population of more than 1 million inhabitants. For the workload of production, you can additionally purchase products in neighboring regions with the delivery of goods using railway transport.

It is possible to significantly increase the profitability of an enterprise for the processing of plastic bottles, if you organize a full cycle of production of plastic products. In this case, there is no need to find buyers for flex, all produced plastic chips will be used for the production of bottles or other products.

Conclusion

Before engaging in this business, you must marketing research. The number of processing plants that operate in this region. If the city already has a processing plant of sufficiently large capacity, then it will be very difficult for a small enterprise to compete.

In any locality, the number of used containers is a constant value, and if someone has already established the collection of raw materials, then for a newly opened enterprise, the volume of containers accepted for processing will not be enough for full functioning. Open a small shop for the processing of plastic bottles should be in a rented room. When the business is established and needs to be expanded, it is necessary to build a room for this purpose.

In this case, you can completely exclude rent from monthly expenses, which will significantly increase the profitability of production. Despite the serious difficulties at the initial stage of running a plastic bottle recycling business, this type of entrepreneurial activity brings a very large profit, which directly depends on the proper organization of the supply of raw materials and the sale of finished products.

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It is far from a secret that big cities the problem of recycling PET bottles or, more simply, plastic has been standing for a long time. Many ecologists are puzzled over the solution of this problem. One way or another, there are solutions available, for example, plastic recycling. Agree, saving the ecology of the planet and at the same time earning good money is very cool. Given that this is a very profitable business, you can safely open your own business in this area. But there are many nuances that must be mentioned.

General useful information

Since PET bottles can be produced very cheaply, it is unlikely that their production will stop in the coming years. They take such plastic waste for mere pennies, so it’s much easier to throw plastic away with garbage than to carry it to a collection point. There are huge dumps of bottles and other products.

It is worth drawing your attention to the fact that in itself plastic product decomposes for about 200 years. Since this business will be based on the processing of secondary raw materials, it is very cheap. This case is easy enough to open. This is due to the fact that the state will help you in every possible way.

In addition, in most cases, you will not need to spend money on buying raw materials. It is possible that for the processing of a certain amount of plastic waste, you will even receive a small percentage. Let's look at some of the basics of this business and take a closer look at the processing line and profitability.

Why is this industry developed in Russia?

This is a question every aspiring entrepreneur should ask. In general, there can be a large number of reasons. But the main one is this: businessmen believe that huge initial investments will be required. In addition, there is an opinion about the unprofitability of such an occupation, which is fundamentally wrong. If you give visual figures, then in Russia there are very few enterprises that are engaged in the processing of plastic.

Approximately 6% goes to secondary processing and, accordingly, 94% goes to landfill, where PET bottles decompose for the next two to three hundred years. But in Europe, for example, the situation is not so deplorable, although it is also far from ideal. About 80% of plastic is recycled there. Based on all this, we can say with confidence that this is a very profitable investment, especially if you open in a big city, where hundreds of tons of plastic are brought to the landfill every year.

First steps to starting a business

The most important thing is a successful start, and then it will be easier. At the very beginning, you will have to run. It is worth finding out if your city has special environmental programs. Their essence lies in the fact that the regional authorities allocate cash grants or other assistance to start-up businessmen in this industry. So, they can help you find a place or organize regular deliveries of raw materials to the warehouse, or pay a percentage of the recycled waste.

Therefore, before making entity check with your local administration. There you can find out how the authorities support the ecology of their city or region. After you conclude an agreement, you can open a bank account, as well as start looking for a suitable room where your small factory will be. Do not forget to register a legal entity, preferably using the "LLC" form.

Where to take plastic for recycling?

As noted a little above, you need to start looking for a suitable room. If in Europe this is a real problem - to find an empty factory or workshop, then in Russia there is nothing easier. There are a large number of buildings that have been idle since Soviet times. You need to focus on an area of ​​\u200b\u200b300 square meters. This will be quite enough to install all the equipment, as well as organize a small warehouse for storing raw materials and finished products.

But do not forget that in the case of an abandoned building, you will need to restore or conduct communications on your own. If you have free funds, then you can rent a premise that is ready for opening, but you will have to spend a lot of money. Another option is prefabricated hangars. This good decision if you need to open as soon as possible and don't have time to search.

Purchase of equipment

After you have selected the premises, carried out all the communications and made them suitable for use, you need to start purchasing equipment. Here you can go in two ways: buy equipment of domestic production or foreign. In the first case, the acquisition will cost a little less, however, the quality will suffer. In the latter case, everything is extremely expensive.

It is worth paying your attention to the fact that the acceptance of plastic for recycling is not the release drinking water, so a production line made in Russia will be quite enough. If you buy low-performance simple equipment, then everything will cost about 600 thousand rubles. If you plan to create a full-fledged powerful plant, then you need to pay at least 2-3 million rubles for equipment for plastic processing.

In principle, you can start with a small factory. It is most profitable to engage in the processing of transparent plastic, it can be sold for about 20 thousand rubles. per ton, colored - 15 thousand rubles each, and brown - 10 thousand rubles each.

Plastic waste recycling: technology and features

Let's take a look at how things actually work. The whole process can be conditionally divided into several simple stages. The first thing to do is sorting. This is done manually. Workers should separate colored plastic, transparent and brown. This is due to the fact that at the output we must get a product of the same color, otherwise the cost of the batch will decrease significantly.

Foreign objects such as rubber or paper must be removed manually. At the end of the sorting process, loading plastic containers in line. Processing itself does not take much time, although it all depends on the productivity of the equipment, so it can be either a ton per hour or 200-300 kilograms.

The line consists of several connected units. At the first stage, the lids and labels are separated, after which the raw material enters the crushers, where it is crushed with knives and transferred further along the conveyor. The next is the washing machine, which hot water removes not only dirt, but also unnecessary crushing residues. Then the plastic goes through polishing and rinsing, and already cleaned, it leaves the conveyor. Flex gradually accumulates in the bunker, from where it is then unloaded and sorted.

Where to get raw materials for processing?

This is perhaps the simplest issue that is resolved extremely quickly. Surely in your city there are landfills where a large amount of plastic is brought every day. Nothing prevents you from entering into an agreement with the owner and exporting raw materials for processing to yourself. This is quite profitable for the landfill owner, since there is no need to pay money for removal to a larger landfill or disposal.

You can make announcements that you accept plastic at a good price, say, 6 rubles per kilogram. By the way, it is advisable to organize a collection point directly in the warehouse or near it. This will save you extra shipping costs. In principle, there should not be any problems here. As noted above, the state, and primarily local authorities, are interested in plastic recycling.

Income and expenses

For now, let's talk about how much you will eventually have to spend and how much you can earn in a month of hard work. The equipment will take about 600,000 rubles, plus we will need to hire employees, at least 6-8 people. If wage each will be about 20,000-25,000 rubles, then this is another 150 thousand. It is also worth taking into account unforeseen expenses, we will allocate 100,000 rubles for them.

If the local authorities help with the premises, then at first there will be no need to pay for its rent, but for electricity you will have to pay 30 thousand rubles every month. Overall recycling plastic will cost you 900,000 rubles. But take into account that this is with an inefficient production line. Costs will increase significantly when buying more powerful equipment. In about a year, you should pay off in full. To do this, you need to produce about 10 tons of flex per month.

What else do you need to know?

As you can see, plastic recycling is a profitable business. But here it is very important to have the right approach. For example, you can significantly reduce costs if you turn to the city administration for help. In addition, you can constantly conclude effective contracts with the owners large landfills for the supply of raw materials for processing. Over time, you will be able to gradually expand your plant and increase the productivity of the production line. Profits will grow, and along with this, you will be doing quite a useful thing for local residents and the land where you live.

Conclusion

Don't forget about this important point as the location of the factory. It should not be on residential streets. This is due to the fact that noise is emitted during processing. If in the daytime this does not cause indignation of the inhabitants, then at night dozens of complaints will come. In addition, few people will like a standing hangar with waste under the window, even if it is covered.

There are norms that determine the minimum distance to residential buildings in the city. They must be checked with the local administration. Well, that's all that can be said about what is the processing of plastic into pellets, and what are the advantages of this business. As you can see, there is nothing unrealistic here. What’s more, with the support you need, you can start and grow more easily.

Due to its versatility, low cost and durability, plastic has found its application in all spheres of life. Today, plastic is the most common man-made material on the planet. He is also the first in the list of garbage. The amount of plastic waste on the planet is reaching epidemic proportions. Many scientists, inventors and entrepreneurs began to pay attention to this problem.

Industrial machines for recycling (recycling) plastic, as a rule, are very expensive and quite complex in design. And, let's face it, on an industrial scale, plastic recycling does not pay off. Because the production cycle raw material - plastic product"much shorter and cheaper than -" garbage - sorting - plastic product - recycling - cleaning - raw materials - plastic product". That is why not all cities in the world have factories for processing plastic waste. And their mass appearance is not expected in the near future.

It turns out that the niche plastic recycling at home open. And waiting for those who monetize it from any side. A common man don't need much. After all, the beauty of this niche is that junk plastic, in fact - garbage, lies under everyone's feet and is not needed by anyone. That is, excellent and durable material - for free! It remains to pick up, recycle, in one form or another, and reuse. And if you don't like the result, recycle it again!

Project " Precious Plastic» helps all consumers to give plastic waste new life. He invites everyone to process plastic on their own using household machines, the drawings of which are freely distributed on the Internet.

This project, developed by the Dutch designer Dave Hakkens, shows what can be done to help stop the "plastic plague" in the environment.

Dave, preoccupied with the problem of plastic waste, found on the Internet drawings of several devices that allow you to somehow recycle plastic at home. Having collected the first samples, improved them, developed a modular concept for future devices, Hakkens created an international project " Precious Plastic". In which he invites everyone to assemble and use four simple but effective plastic recycling machines.

The use of devices allows you to extend the life of various plastic household items by simply processing them into others. Unnecessary to necessary. Dishes, artificial rattan, various interior elements - this is a small list of items that can be made from household plastic waste using these machines.

Four devices, depending on the type and quality of plastic, allow you to process it in different ways:

  • shredder or grinder - a device for grinding plastic waste into crumbs for further processing - heating;
  • extruder or squeezer - a device that squeezes out a heated plastic mass in the form of a bundle or tape. That is, it turns out an artificial rattan or a consumable for a 3D printer.
  • Injector or an injector - heats the polymer crumb to a plastic mass and injects it into the desired shape;
  • Press- plastic crumb under pressure and high temperature pressed into various new items.

The most amazing part of the project Precious Plastic» what are unique cars distributed free of charge. More precisely, the drawings of the device and instructions for assembling them are available to everyone (there will be video instructions below). It remains only to assemble the cars and start making money on them.

How to make money recycling plastic at home? Recycling plastics and polymers at home!

Firstly. Recycling waste plastic into the right plastic products and selling them as unique handmade items. This is the simplest and most affordable solution.

Secondly. Entire creative labs and co-working spaces are being opened on the basis of Hackens machines. Where anyone can come with their plastic waste, pay money, and work on the machines.

Third. Assistance in the assembly and implementation of devices. Not everyone can master device drawings. And, even more so, to collect them. But, they are ready to buy assembled similar machines. Why not take advantage of this? Moreover, ready-made devices are quite expensive. Assembly, with everything you need, will take no more than a month for any handy man in the garage.

Fourth. You definitely have your own ideas!

Video number 1: how to assemble a shredder for shredding plastic

Video number 2: how to assemble an extruder for plastic recycling

Video number 3: how to assemble an injector for plastic recycling

Video number 4: how to assemble a plastic recycling press

So, having studied the video, you can start assembling devices. For more convenient work, we suggest that you study the drawings on the official website of the project. In English.

If the devices are too complicated, you can look at an easy way to recycle plastic bottles at home.

Bonus: the simplest device for cutting plastic bottles

Appeared on Kickstarter new project « plastic bottle cutter which empowers consumers to reuse plastic bottles.

The simplest device (and you will see this by seeing the photo below) allows you to turn an ordinary plastic bottle into a plastic thread of various thicknesses that you can use at your discretion.

From this thread you can weave various objects - from small baskets to elegant furniture elements.

In general, single-use plastic bottles are a valuable resource due to the fact that plastic is used in their manufacture. highest quality. But, this advantage is not taken into account by most people and the bottles are simply thrown away. The rate of bottle throwing is increasing every day. Thus, the problem of effective reuse and recycling of these materials is simply necessary and mandatory. This will reduce the scale of environmental pollution.