Plastic bags are a ubiquitous part of modern life, but their disposal presents a significant environmental challenge. The two most common endpoints for plastic waste are landfilling and burning plastic. When evaluating which method has a smaller immediate environmental footprint, the scale tips toward landfilling, though neither is a perfect or sustainable solution.

The global push for sustainable plastic recycling is driving significant regulatory updates worldwide. Recently, China, South Korea, and Japan have each announced important new rules for recycled plastics, set to take effect in early 2026. These changes will reshape the industry, requiring businesses to adapt their supply chains and upgrade technologies.

Kitech Machinery's KWPH series shredding and cleaning line mainly consists of an AGR series shredder, an AGH series crusher, a washing tank, a friction washer, a dewatering machine, and a drying and storage system. Large-diameter HDPE pipes are first shredded, then deeply cleaned through the washing tank and friction washer, dewatered by the dewatering machine, and finally dried and stored in the silo system.

China, as the world's largest producer of PET, faces significant hurdles in establishing a robust and high-value plastic recycling ecosystem. While all waste plastic is theoretically recyclable, the reality is a complex web of challenges that ultimately limit the availability of high-grade recycled materials, such as food or cosmetic-grade pellets, within the domestic market. This stands in contrast to developed nations, which successfully produce clear, pure, high-end recycled flakes. The core issues span the entire chain from households to industry and policy.

In today's booming plastic circular economy, efficiency, quality, and cost control are core concerns for recycling companies. Based on years of market experience, Kitech Machinery has launched the KSS series shredder and pelletizing machine—a highly integrated, intelligent, and efficient complete production line. It integrates crushing and granulation, specifically designed for processing complex waste plastics such as plastic scraps, plastic films, raffia, hollow products, and foamed materials. It is your ideal choice for reducing costs, increasing efficiency, and enhancing product competitiveness.

In 2024, global recycled plastic pellet production was approximately 34,613 thousand tons, with an average global market price of approximately $896 per ton. Its applications span packaging, automotive parts, building materials, and consumer goods, driven by both regulatory pressures for the circular economy and increasing corporate commitments to reducing their carbon footprint.

According to the "Plastics Industry Overview 2025" report released by Plastics Europe, global plastics production reached 430.9 million tons in 2024, a year-on-year increase of 4.1%, and an increase of over 16% compared to 2018. Despite regional differences in growth distribution, demand for plastics remains strong, particularly concentrated in the packaging, consumer goods, and automotive industries. However, the global production landscape is undergoing profound changes, with the center of production shifting from Europe and the Americas to Asia, reshaping the global industry landscape.

Kitech Machinery's double-shaft shredder is a highly efficient and durable industrial shredding machine widely used in plastics and rubber recycling, scrap metal recycling, municipal solid waste treatment, and large furniture recycling. Its core structure consists of two sets of independent parallel blades, enabling shearing, tearing, and crushing of materials. This design not only improves crushing efficiency but also effectively reduces energy consumption, making it suitable for large-scale continuous production operations.

To address this issue, the Canadian government has introduced a comprehensive ban on six categories of single-use plastics. The long-term goal is to completely stop the production, import, and export of these items by the end of 2025. By 2030, Canada aims to ensure that no plastic waste ends up in landfills, beaches, rivers, wetlands, or forests.

The plastic bottle de-baler machine is an important piece of equipment in the PET bottle washing line. It is mainly used for pre-processing work such as breaking, unpacking, and decomposing compressed and packaged bottle bricks of plastic bottles, beverage bottles, and aluminum cans. The machine has a reasonable mechanical structure, is easy to operate, greatly saves labor costs, and improves production efficiency.

Plastic has only existed for a little over a century, yet it has permeated every aspect of our lives, from clothing and food to housing and transportation. The plastic waste we discard daily seems to "disappear" once it's hauled away by garbage trucks. But in reality, plastic doesn't truly disappear. It may end up in landfills, incinerate, or enter the ocean, or even decompose into smaller particles, continuing to exist in the environment. Globally, over 300 million tons of plastic are produced annually, with approximately 8 million tons ultimately ending up in the ocean. The "disappearance" of this plastic waste is actually a long process of "lurking."

Vanuatu, hailed as "the happiest country in the world" and also "the poorest country in the world," has a remarkable unique environmental philosophy. Here, people have abandoned the use of plastic and returned to a more natural lifestyle.



This small island nation in the western South Pacific, Vanuatu, may seem like a distant travel destination to you. However, this seemingly underdeveloped country became the country with the strictest plastic ban in the world in 2018 at an astonishing pace. Its sparse population density, with only one person living per 43,000 square meters, has fostered a pioneering environmental philosophy in this vast and sparsely populated environment.