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Differences Between Recycled Rubber and Recycled Plastic

2025-12-12
Differences Between Recycled Rubber and Recycled Plastic

  Recycled rubber and recycled plastic differ fundamentally in material behavior, sourcing, and processing. Plastics undergo permanent plastic deformation, whereas rubber exhibits elastic deformation—able to stretch and return to its original shape. At room temperature, plastic is typically a hard solid, while rubber remains soft, flexible, and stretchable. Waste rubber cannot be reused directly and must be processed into reclaimed rubber through crushing, devulcanization (regeneration), and refining. The regeneration process breaks partial molecular chains and cross-links in vulcanized rubber using softeners, activators, heat, oxygen, and mechanical shear. In contrast, recycled plastics are reprocessed via physical or chemical methods such as pretreatment, melt granulation, and modification. While both support circular economy goals, they differ significantly in performance characteristics, raw material sources, and production technologies.