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How a Plastic Recycler Cut Contamination from 25 Percent to 2 Percent
In this episode of The Operations Podcast, Lucas and Luna dive into the story of ReCircle Solutions, a mid-sized plastics recycler in Ohio that faced a contamination crisis. Incoming bales of post-consumer plastic contained up to 25 percent non-recyclable material — enough to threaten the entire business. Lucas walks through the four-step operational fix: optical sorters at intake, employee-led station audits, a supplier scorecard that cut off the worst sources, and a customer rebate program that changed behavior upstream. The result: contamination dropped to 2 percent in 14 months…
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