Industry Background: Why PET Bottle Recycling Requires Advanced Solutions
Polyethylene Terephthalate (PET) is widely recognized for its excellent chemical stability and mechanical performance across a wide temperature range. Classified as plastic type "1", it is a key raw material in food-grade packaging and beverage containers.
However, PET’s low degradation rate presents an urgent environmental challenge. The large-scale use of PET calls for robust recycling systems to ensure sustainable reuse. In many regions, recycled PET (rPET) is primarily used in the textile industry, where high material purity is critical.
The recycling of PET involves three essential steps: pre-treatment, pre-spinning, and stretching. Among these, the removal of non-PET contaminants—such as labels, caps, adhesives, and mixed plastics—is the most complex during the pre-processing phase.
Customized Recycling Solution with Equipment Replacement Option
To address these challenges, Haorui offers a fully customized PET bottle washing recycling line, now upgraded with equipment replacement solutions tailored for outdated or low-efficiency systems.
The line is equipped with a color sorter, allowing for automatic and accurate separation of PET flakes by color. This ensures that the final product is pure, uniform in color, and compliant with 3A food-grade recycling standards.
For clients seeking to retrofit existing plants, Haorui offers modular equipment updates—including sorting, hot washing, and drying modules—that integrate seamlessly into current production lines without requiring full system replacement.
Key Features of the Haorui PET Recycling Line
Hot Washing System: One rinsing tank and two hot washing tanks are added to the standard cold washing line to ensure deep cleaning of glue, oil, and labels.
Color Sorting Technology: Automated color sorters remove colored flakes and contaminants, improving the purity of the final product.
Customizable Design: The system can be tailored to customer-specific capacity needs, input materials, and final application standards.
Modular Replacement Options: Individual components can be upgraded to boost performance without replacing the entire line.
Technical Parameters
Input Capacity: 1000 kg/h
Washing Process: Cold + Hot Washing
Core Modules: Crusher, Hot Washer, Rinsing Tank, Color Sorter, Drying Unit
Layout: Customized 3D layout based on facility size and flow
Trusted by Global Clients – Powered by Haorui Engineering
Founded in 1992, Haorui Plastic Recycling Machinery has over 30 years of experience designing PET, PP, and PE recycling lines. With a facility covering 20,000 m², more than 300 employees, and an R&D team of 9 engineers, Haorui has delivered plastic recycling systems to over 40 clients across Africa, Asia, South America, and the Middle East.
Our strong technical foundation and “quality-first” philosophy ensure machines that are durable, high-performing, and globally trusted.
Whether you're building a new PET recycling line or upgrading an existing one, Haorui delivers reliable, customizable, and scalable solutions that meet international standards.
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Need to modernize your PET recycling facility or improve rPET output quality? Get in touch with Haorui to receive a custom layout plan or discuss an equipment replacement solution tailored to your production goals.
HAORUI Machinery was established in 1992, a professional manufacturer & exporter of PET bottle recycling machine, PP PE plastic bag / film /bottle recycling machine, pelletizing machine etc.
