Professional Recycling Solution for Pump Bottles & Daily Chemical Containers

Solving the challenges of complex structures, heavy contamination, and mixed materials

Daily-use plastic containers—such as shampoo bottles, body wash bottles, lotion pumps, facial cleanser tubes, and cosmetic packaging—are primarily made of HDPE or PP. However, they pose unique challenges in the recycling process:

Thick bottle walls with high label coverage and adhesive content	High residue levels of viscous liquids (e.g., shampoo, body wash)
Complex pump heads, often made from mixed materials like springs, steel balls, rubber seals	Difficult automatic separation, low manual sorting efficiency
Composite caps that are hard to disassemble

These issues are especially common in bottles for shampoos, detergents, and other hollow-structured personal care products.

Boxin’s Dedicated Recycling System for Daily Chemical Bottles

Boxin Machinery has developed a specialized recycling line tailored to the unique characteristics of daily chemical containers. Our solution covers the entire process:

Pre-treatment of raw materials (debaling, label removal, pre-sorting)
High-temperature washing to remove liquid residues and adhesives
Mechanical and thermal separation of non-plastic components
Material sorting and purification, ensuring HDPE/PP flakes or pellets meet high-purity and stability standards for downstream use

Whether you are recycling household shampoo bottles or industrial chemical packaging, Boxin delivers reliable, high-efficiency solutions designed for complexity.

Types of Daily Chemical Bottles We Can Recycle

Bottle Type	Material & Characteristics
Shampoo / Body Wash Bottles	Made of HDPE or PP, often with gel-like residue on inner walls
Lotion Bottles	Covered with shrink sleeves or paper labels, often equipped with internal pump heads
Detergent Bottles	Thick-walled PE containers, may contain corrosive residue or chemical odors

Recycling Process for Daily Chemical Bottles

1. Pre-sorting

Manual or mechanical sorting is recommended to remove non-plastic contaminants early on.

This reduces downstream processing complexity and improves final product quality.

2. Pre-screening (Optional)

If the input material is highly mixed and unsorted, a trommel screening machine can help remove large debris and oversized contaminants.

3. Feeding + Pre-shredding

Mixed daily-use bottles can be directly fed into a shredder to reduce bulk volume and size for easier downstream handling.

4. Conveyor + Metal Removal (Optional)

If pump-head bottles make up more than 5% of the total feed, a magnetic roller separator is recommended to extract any metal components (e.g., springs, clips).

5. Crusher

Further size reduction of plastic fragments for uniformity and cleaning efficiency.

6. Sink-Float Separation

Removes different types of plastics (e.g., PP, HDPE) based on density, and helps eliminate non-plastic impurities.

7. Hot Washing System (Optional)

Removes residual lotion, shampoo, or detergent with high-temperature water and alkali solution.

8. Friction Washing + Rinsing (Optional)

Eliminates remaining foam, sticky residues, and small particles.

9. Zig-zag Air Separator (Optional)

Used to separate lightweight fine contaminants like label fragments or dust.

10. Drying System

High-speed dewatering followed by hot air drying ensures the flakes are clean and ready for reuse or pelletizing.