Caratteristiche meccaniche di profilati da riciclaggio di film plastico agricolo

The use of plastic material in the European agriculture is continuously increasing; as a direct consequence, large amounts of plastic waste are generated, and they should be disposed in a correct way. The material reutilization through its mechanical recycling is an environmentally friendly alternative for the plastic waste disposal. With the aim to evaluate the mechanical characteristics of plastic products obtained by recycling different polymeric mixtures of agricultural plastic film, experimental tests were performed on different blends of heterogeneous material. New bars with prismatic shape from postconsume agricultural plastic film were produced through mechanical recycling, adding in some cases additives in the waste stream. In this paper the results of laboratory tests on some regenerated profiles are reported and discussed.