Flip Top Caps or Hand Sanitizer Bottle Caps by UCMPL

There are many types of plastic and to identify that it is recyclable and such system is used, according to the specific material and some initials below: pet (polyethylene terephthalate), typical of food and beverage packaging, Recycled is used to make furniture, carpets, textile fibres, auto parts, HDPE (high-density polyethylene), has great versatility and chemical resistance, is used in containers, household cleaning products or chemicals: shampoo bottles, detergents, also in milk, juice, yogurt, water and garbage bags and supermarkets.

It is mainly recycled in pipes, garden furniture or PVC (vinyl or polyvinyl chloride), very resistant so it is widely used in window cleaners, oils and also in hoses, cable lining, drain pipes. It is not recycled very often but if it is done it is used in panels, rugs, pallets, road gutters. LDPE (low density polyethylene), it is strong, flexible and transparent, it is found in bottles and bags, in some furniture and carpets.

After being recycled, it is used again in containers, tiles, pp (polypropylene), has a high melting point so it can contain hot liquids and food.

It is used in the manufacture of ketchup jars, yogurts, medical containers, straws after recycling, luminous signs, battery cables, trays, brooms,PS (polystyrene) are obtained, it is used in disposable cups and plastics, boxes DVD, egg cups, aspirin containers, it has a low melting point so it can melt in contact with heat, it is difficult to recycle and can emit toxins, others, include a wide variety of plastics that are very difficult to recycle, with these materials are made: bulletproof materials, sunglasses.

Flip Top Caps by UCMPL for Hand Sanitizer Bottles

Different types of caps being used:

• FLIP TOP Caps: Flip top caps are widely used for dispensing liquid products. Flip top closures are available in different styles and designs, but the main varieties are threaded or snap closure versions.Instructions for the use of a flip top cap: The flip top closure is a one-piece cap with a body and cap connected by a hinge. The hinge allows the lid to close onto the body of the cap, which typically has some kind of finger hole allowing the user to open the cap more easily and comfortably.In the latest versions of flip top caps, the cap also has a slight protrusion that creates an even larger surface to open the cap. When the product is opened, the liquid flows through the hole in the flip top cap by squeezing the bottom bottle. The cap has a pin that closes the hole in the cap. The diameter of the pin is slightly larger than the hole, which prevents the lid from opening accidentally. The opening force of flip top closures has particular ranges corresponding to the resin and the colorants used in their production.
• Pilfer Proof Caps: A manual pilfer capper allows placing the pilfer caps with greater quality control. These are characterized because they are threaded, placed with some pressure and also with a security band welded with points to the lid. This ensures that people know if the container has been previously opened, thus achieving quality control over its content.This type of caps have been widely used in the pharmaceutical industry, spirits, soft drinks and in any type of products that require a cap of this category. It is worth mentioning that pilfer type caps are in great demand, and a good closure system can mean the difference between success or failure on the shelf. Tightness problems, opening difficulties or caps / lids that do not inspire complete confidence in the product they protect, can lead to consumer rejection.Also, within the metal closures, pilfer proofs are widely used, screw caps with a security ring, widely used in the spirits and wine segments.
• Safety Plug: According to Dr. Pou, a safety cap is one that adults can open, but not nests: “I only know of one product, Tylenol syrup, that has a true safety cap: it is a screw cap that must be opened press down and to the side simultaneously, a coordinated movement that only adults can make. If a child tries to unscrew it, the cap turns as if it were screwed on, but does not open. “Safety is a fundamental requirement in the packaging of dangerous products. 10 ranges, available to the markets. From the simplest to the most sophisticated, these ranges are distinguished by the wide variety of capping solutions they offer.

The benefit of plastic caps

Looking back in our country we can remember that plastics and their derivatives hardly existed as they do today. However, with the passage of time and in the face of the visual impact that seeing the used and scattered plastics caused in nature or anywhere else, recycling was chosen, creating new industrial production standards, and, above all, the population on the benefits that it produced.

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From an industrial point of view, it was agreed to simplify production by establishing new measures and weights of containers. Socially, recycling was promoted by strategically placing some containers that promoted the separation of garbage, and in order for them to be correctly distinguished, they were associated in the National Waste Plan, the colour yellow.

Once the plastic has been collected from the containers, it is transported to the recycling plants, where according to its composition, hardness, etc., it is classified well to be treated mechanically or chemically:

• Mechanical recycling allows the plastic to be regenerated to be used again
• Chemical recycling allows new materials to be obtained from plastic to produce different products

In mechanical recycling, no distinction is made between what is collected. With the collected plastic, it is crushed and after a chemical process a lower purity plastic is obtained with which new objects can be made.

However, in recent years there have been private initiatives and associations that exclusively collect plastic caps, since they are objects made with a very pure and high-quality plastic, in such a way that with crushing and a small chemical treatment, a pure plastic is obtained and ready to be used again.

From the collection of caps, 200e per ton is obtained in the treatment plants. With the benefit obtained, help is generally provided to children with rare diseases who need medical treatments that are not carried out in Spain and that their parents cannot afford due to their high cost, or with this collection, wheelchairs are acquired that allow them to have a higher quality of life.

So why not keep helping by collecting the plastic plugs? We all benefit from it!