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Illustrative technician inspecting flattened grey recycled polyethylene pellets

South African recycling. New possibilities.

Used plastic.
New purpose.

Turning suitable polyethylene scrap into recycled pellets
for manufacturing. Keeping useful material in circulation.

RECOVER / RECYCLE / REMAKE · Illustrative scene

For manufacturers

Your next raw material.

For businesses & material suppliers

Give your plastic a next step.

A material journey

Keep the value.
Create the next use.

A practical role in the circular economy: recover suitable plastic, recycle it into pellets, and supply material for new products.

The material journeyRecover suitable plastic, recycle it at DC Plastics, manufacture new products, then use them. The dashed return to recovery depends on material condition and collection.01020304RecoverRecycleRemakeUsePlastic witha future.A SHARED MATERIAL JOURNEY

The dashed return shows potential recovery after use, subject to material condition and collection.

  1. 01

    Recover suitable material

    Assess polymer type, condition and contamination. Agree what can be accepted before delivery.

  2. 02

    Recycle at DC Plastics

    Prepare, wash and dry as required, then pelletise. Turn suitable scrap into reusable raw material.

  3. 03

    Manufacture new products

    Supply recycled pellets for suitable applications. Coxen Plastix is one example of the next step.

  4. 04

    Use, then recover where possible

    Recovery depends on collection and material condition. Suitability is checked at each step.

Recycled polyethylene

Material for
what comes next.

Recycled LDPE and HDPE pellets for suitable manufacturing applications. Tell us your process, required grade and expected volumes.

Our process

Industrial expertise.
Practical recycling.

From assessment and preparation to washing, filtration and pelletising, each stage has a role in turning suitable scrap into usable raw material.

See how we do it
Blue and grey EREMA recycling system
EREMA RECYCLING TECHNOLOGY

About DC Plastics

Family-run.
Locally rooted.

DC Plastics Recycling (Pty) Ltd is a family-run South African recycling business based in Pinetown, Durban. We work with material suppliers and manufacturers to give suitable plastic a useful next life.

Meet DC Plastics

A circular economy
needs practical partnerships.

Talk to us about suitable scrap, pellet supply or working together.

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