{"Page SDG":["SDG11 Sustainable cities and communities","SDG09 Industry innovation and infrastructure"],"Page URL":["https://www.appropedia.org/High-shear_mastication"],"Page affiliations":["Category:Queens University, Kingston"],"Page coordinates":["44.230686111111, -76.481322222222"],"Page description":["High-shear mastification is a method of mechanically recycling plastic waste from packaging film. These plastics account for roughly 35% of plastic municipal solid waste (MSW). Before high-shear mastification, there was no process that could convert this film to that similar of its original state. The recycling of this film could only be down-cycled to a product whose mechanical properties were unimportant, such as plastic lumber. Due to this advancement, a large portion of film could be recreated using recycled materials instead of virgin polymers. The use of high-shear mastification could potentially remove 35% of the plastics currently found in landfills and save roughly the same amount from initial manufacturing[1]. <sup>&#91;[[:Category:Pages needing verification|verification needed]]&#93;</sup>"],"Page is part of":["MECH370 Materials Processing"],"Page keywords":["materials processing","recycling","plastic"],"Page language":["en"],"Page license":["CC-BY-SA-3.0"],"Page location":["Kingston, Canada"],"Page title":["High-shear mastication"],"Page views":[86],"Page year":["Tuesday, 01-Jan-08 00:00:00 UTC"],"Modification date":["Monday, 14-Sep-26 14:34:37 UTC"]}