Plastic Fastening Device Comprising a Recycled Thermoplastic Resin
First Claim
1. A plastic fastening device, at least a portion of which comprises a plastic recycled material.
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Abstract
A plastic fastening device that includes a recycled material. In one embodiment, at least a portion of the fastening device includes a blend of two or more thermoplastic resins, at least one of which is a recycled material. The blend may include, for example, a fresh thermoplastic resin and a recycled thermoplastic resin. The fresh thermoplastic resin may include, for example, one or more of a polyethylene (PE), a polyamide (PA), or a polycarbonate (PC). The recycled thermoplastic resin may include, for example, a recycled polyethylene terephthalate (rPET). In a preferred embodiment, the blend of two or more thermoplastic resins includes a blend of (i) rPET and (ii) one of a low-density polyethylene (LDPE), a LDPE/LLDPE (linear low-density polyethylene) blend and LLDPE, (iii) wherein the rPET constitutes about 88% to 98% of the total material content and the LDPE, the LDPE/LLDPE blend, or the LLDPE constitutes the balance.
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- 1. A plastic fastening device, at least a portion of which comprises a plastic recycled material.
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20. A method for manufacturing a plastic fastening device, the method comprising:
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(a) providing a recycled material; (b) forming at least a portion of the plastic fastening device using the recycled material.
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