{"id":14493,"date":"2026-07-09T19:13:24","date_gmt":"2026-07-10T02:13:24","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.recyclemachine.net\/polyester-recycling-machine\/"},"modified":"2026-07-09T19:20:34","modified_gmt":"2026-07-10T02:20:34","slug":"polyester-recycling-machine","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.recyclemachine.net\/ru\/polyester-recycling-machine\/","title":{"rendered":"\u041c\u0430\u0448\u0438\u043d\u0430 \u0434\u043b\u044f \u043f\u0435\u0440\u0435\u0440\u0430\u0431\u043e\u0442\u043a\u0438 \u043f\u043e\u043b\u0438\u044d\u0441\u0442\u0435\u0440\u0430: \u0431\u0443\u0442\u044b\u043b\u043a\u0438 \u0438\u0437 \u041f\u042d\u0422 \u0438 \u0442\u0435\u043a\u0441\u0442\u0438\u043b\u044c\u043d\u044b\u0435 \u043e\u0442\u0445\u043e\u0434\u044b \u0432 \u043f\u043e\u0432\u0442\u043e\u0440\u043d\u043e \u0438\u0441\u043f\u043e\u043b\u044c\u0437\u0443\u0435\u043c\u043e\u0435 \u0432\u043e\u043b\u043e\u043a\u043d\u043e"},"content":{"rendered":"

A polyester recycling machine<\/strong> turns PET waste \u2014 bottles or textiles \u2014 back into reusable polyester fiber or pellets. Polyester and PET are the same polymer, which is why the two biggest feedstock streams end in the same place: post-consumer bottles washed into flake that spinning mills draw into recycled fiber, and polyester garments or fabric scrap shredded and repelletized. This guide explains both routes, the equipment each one needs, and what actually determines the price of a line.<\/p>\n

Polyester and PET: one polymer, two waste streams<\/h2>\n

Polyester fiber is polyethylene terephthalate \u2014 the same resin as a water bottle. A polyester recycling machine is therefore not one machine but a line matched to the form the waste arrives in:<\/p>\n

\n\n\n\n\n\n\n
\u0421\u044b\u0440\u044c\u0435<\/th>\nProcess route<\/th>\n\u0412\u044b\u0445\u043e\u0434<\/th>\n<\/tr>\n<\/thead>\n
PET bottles (baled)<\/strong><\/td>\nSort \u2192 wash \u2192 separate \u2192 dry<\/td>\nHot-washed rPET flake for fiber spinning or pelletizing<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n
Polyester textiles<\/strong> (garments, fabric scrap, offcuts)<\/td>\nShred \u2192 open fiber \u2192 densify or pelletize<\/td>\nRecovered fiber for filling\/nonwoven, or rPET pellets<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n<\/tbody>\n<\/table>\n<\/figure>\n

The bottle route is the volume business \u2014 most recycled polyester fiber in the market starts as bottle flake. The textile route is growing fast as brands take back garment waste, and it needs completely different front-end machinery.<\/p>\n

Route 1: PET bottles to polyester fiber<\/h2>\n

Spinning mills buying flake for fiber have one non-negotiable demand: clean, dry, PVC-free flake with stable intrinsic viscosity. The washing line delivers that in five stages:<\/p>\n

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  1. Debaling and label removal<\/strong> \u2014 bales are opened and a label remover strips the PVC and PP label film that would contaminate the melt.<\/li>\n
  2. Crushing to flake<\/strong> \u2014 bottles are wet-crushed into 10\u201314 mm flake.<\/li>\n
  3. Hot washing<\/strong> \u2014 a \u043d\u0435\u043f\u0440\u0435\u0440\u044b\u0432\u043d\u0430\u044f \u0433\u043e\u0440\u044f\u0447\u0430\u044f \u043c\u043e\u0439\u043a\u0430<\/a> with caustic solution removes glue, oil, and food residue that cold water cannot touch. For fiber-grade flake this stage is mandatory, not optional.<\/li>\n
  4. \u041e\u0442\u0434\u0435\u043b\u0435\u043d\u0438\u0435 \u043f\u043e \u043c\u0435\u0442\u043e\u0434\u0443 sink-float<\/strong> \u2014 in a \u0431\u0430\u043a \u0434\u043b\u044f \u043e\u0441\u0430\u0436\u0434\u0435\u043d\u0438\u044f-\u043f\u043b\u0430\u0432\u0430\u043d\u0438\u044f<\/a>, PET flake sinks while PP\/PE caps and label fragments float off, taking the polyolefin contamination out in one pass. A \u0444\u0440\u0438\u043a\u0446\u0438\u043e\u043d\u043d\u0430\u044f \u0448\u0430\u0439\u0431\u0430<\/a> scrubs the flake between stages.<\/li>\n
  5. \u0421\u0443\u0448\u043a\u0430<\/strong> \u2014 centrifugal then hot-air drying brings moisture down so the flake stores and ships without hydrolysis loss.<\/li>\n<\/ol>\n

    From there the flake either sells directly to the spinning mill or runs through a PET flake pelletizer<\/a> when the buyer wants pellets instead of flake. The complete configuration is our \u0421\u0438\u0441\u0442\u0435\u043c\u0430 \u043f\u0435\u0440\u0435\u0440\u0430\u0431\u043e\u0442\u043a\u0438 \u041f\u042d\u0422-\u0431\u0443\u0442\u044b\u043b\u043e\u043a<\/a>.<\/p>\n

    Route 2: polyester textile waste to recovered fiber<\/h2>\n

    Garments, cutting-room scrap, and polyester fabric rolls cannot enter a bottle wash line \u2014 fabric wraps rotors and holds water. The textile route starts with size reduction built for fiber:<\/p>\n