The Institute of Scrap Recycling Industries (ISRI) board of directors recently approved the addition of an auto bumper plastics specification.
The spec will be added to the plastics specifications listed in the Scrap Specifications Circular. The specification is as follows:
Name: Post Consumer TPO Plastic Automotive Bumper Covers
Description: This grade consists of painted auto bumper covers removed from motor vehicles.
Product: Post-Consumer Auto Part
Source: Post-Consumer material generated by collision or refurbishment centers or automobile dismantlers.
Contamination: The following parts must be removed from the bumper cover: head lamps, tail lamps, grills, emblems, rub strips, reflectors and any other components attached to the bumper. Everything attached to the bumper cover should be removed before baling.
Contamination should be limited to small metal parts such as clips, bolts and screws.
No TPU or RIM Plastic allowed.
General: Refer to the “General Information” section for more information.
Published in the September 2016 Edition of American Recycler News
