Flexible Plastics
Despite making up a significant portion of post-consumer waste, flexibles remain underutilized due to sorting complexities, lack of scalable technology, and limited market awareness.
However, with increasing government mandates, Extended Producer Responsibility (EPR), and growing corporate sustainability goals, recyclers and brand owners are actively seeking innovative, scalable solutions.
Ishitva® AI-powered sorting systems provide a breakthrough in flexible waste management, capable of accurately sorting complex mixed streams with efficiency and precision.
What Ishitva® AI Can Sort
Multilayer Packaging (MLP)
Traditionally difficult to recycle and often incinerated or downcycled, MLPs pose a major challenge.
Ishitva®’s IoT-connected, AI-enabled solution can detect and sort MLPs from mixed waste streams, unlocking new recycling potential.
High-Molecular (HM) Bags
These thin, lightweight single-use bags often escape traditional sorting methods.
Our custom-engineered Air Knife Blocks and Vacuum Chambers ensure efficient capture and sorting of HM bags, even from fast-moving waste flows.
Paper and Cardboard
Paper products in mixed waste can offer good recovery value. Ishitva®’s AI classifies paper into:
- White Paper
- Cardboard
- Newspaper
- Colored Paper
Transparent Films
From mixed flexible streams, Ishitva®’s system can identify and sort:
- PP Films
- PET Films
- LDPE Films
- BOPP Films
PP Woven Bags
Widely used as a textile alternative, PP woven bags can take over 400 years to degrade.
Our AI system enables effective separation, supporting sustainability efforts and extended material life cycles.
Milk Pouch Sorting
Milk pouches, commonly made from LDPE, are often mixed with low-grade or contaminated waste. Ishitva’s AI-powered solution accurately identifies and separates them—enabling the recovery of high-purity, food-grade PCR material.
Oil Pouch Sorting
Oil pouches are a staple in household packaging, but their multilayer structure makes them difficult to sort manually. With Ishitva’s advanced AI-driven systems, recyclers can Identify and separate oil pouches from mixed flexible waste streams to ensure safe material recovery and Improve the quality of PCR output for reuse in similar applications
E-commerce Packaging Bags
The e-commerce boom has significantly increased the use of plastic mailers and packaging bags.
Ishitva®’s automated sorting brings these materials back into the circular economy, closing the loop on high-volume waste.
Recommended Solution
SANJIVANI - Autonomous MRF
Ishitva® Sanjivani, our multi-stream plastic sorting system, is engineered to handle mixed flexible plastic waste with high accuracy and efficiency. It enables recyclers to recover valuable fractions while minimizing operational costs.
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