Compostable Plastics Identification

Effort­less­ly detect and sepa­ra­te com­post­a­ble pla­s­tics with tri­na­miX PAL One – your por­ta­ble solu­ti­on for clean was­te streams and com­pli­ant recycling.

Why Compostable Plastics Need Special Attention

Com­post­a­ble pla­s­tics such as PLA and starch-based blends are incre­asing­ly used in food pack­a­ging, agri­cul­tu­ral films, and dis­posable items. But if they end up in mecha­ni­cal recy­cling streams, they con­ta­mi­na­te recy­clable mate­ri­als like PET or PP.

Regu­la­ti­ons like EN 13432 defi­ne what counts as com­post­a­ble – but ensu­ring cor­rect sort­ing in prac­ti­ce requi­res relia­ble on-the-spot detection.

How the trinamiX PAL One Helps

With the optio­nal Com­post­a­ble Pla­s­tics appli­ca­ti­on on the PAL One, you can:

  • Detect PLA and com­post­a­ble blends quick­ly and reliably
  • Sepa­ra­te com­post­a­bles from con­ven­tio­nal plastics
  • Redu­ce con­ta­mi­na­ti­on in recy­cling facilities
  • Impro­ve con­for­mi­ty with D4R (Design for Recy­cling) principles

The device iden­ti­fies com­post­a­ble mate­ri­als using che­mo­me­tric models based on their NIR spec­trum – no need for labels or visu­al cues.

Use Cases

  • Was­te sor­ters: Ensu­re com­post­a­ble trays and cups are direc­ted to the cor­rect stream
  • Pack­a­ging manu­fac­tu­r­ers: Veri­fy raw mate­ri­al com­pli­ance in production
  • Retail­ers or food ser­vices: Check pack­a­ging used in takea­way and bio-was­te bins
  • Muni­ci­pal was­te hand­lers: Impro­ve com­post faci­li­ty input quality
Compostable Plastics Identification | PAL One by trinamiX 1 Solutions

Product Highlights

  • Fast: Iden­ti­fi­ca­ti­on in seconds
  • Mobi­le: Ope­ra­tes wire­less­ly via Bluetooth®
  • Secu­re: Data stored in encrypt­ed BASF cloud (Azu­re)
  • Inte­gra­ted: Track and ana­ly­ze results in the Cus­to­mer Portal

The PAL One is slight­ly lar­ger than a smart­phone and rea­dy for field or lab use. All mea­su­re­ments are non-des­truc­ti­ve and requi­re no sam­ple prep.

Expand Your Recycling Confidence

Mis­pla­ced com­post­a­bles lead to rejec­ted bales, pro­cess inef­fi­ci­en­ci­es, and hig­her down­stream cos­ts. With tri­na­miX, you gain visi­bi­li­ty into your mate­ri­als and the power to sort smarter.

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Get in touch to learn how the PAL One and com­post­a­ble pla­s­tics app can impro­ve your QA and mate­ri­al flow.

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