A new technology to separate and recover high-purity polypropylene (PP) from waste plastic components collected from four appliances - TVs, air conditioners, refrigerators and washing machines, has been developed by Sharp Corporation. Sharp will first adopt this technology for the exterior components of refrigerators in September 2007.
This technology, the first of its kind in the industry, handles waste plastic in which metal parts and different types of resin still remain attached; and was previously disposed of as industrial waste. Sharp plans to increase the quantity of recycled plastics it uses to 1,000 tons in fiscal 2008. This new technology, employing this polypropylene in exterior components of new home appliances, will assist in achieving this target.
30-Aug-07 
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