Worker health and safety

Plastic dust can linger in the air and accumulate in confined spaces. When inhaled, it leads to respiratory irritation, allergic reactions, or long-term lung conditions, particularly in a facility that processes PVC, PET, or other thermoplastics. The right plastic dust collector is your first step in reducing these health hazards significantly.

Combustible dust risk

Plastic dust may be invisible to the eye, but it’s highly flammable. Without implementing the proper airflow and filtration, it can ignite in enclosed areas to cause devastating explosions. Not only does this jeopardise the safety of your workers, it can spell the end of your plant entirely. Industries like plastic recycling and fabrication must take this risk seriously, or face the consequences. 

Environmental compliance

Dust emissions from plastic processing facilities are tightly regulated. Failing to control airborne dust not only puts workers at risk but can also result in costly fines and production shutdowns. Stay compliant with Mideco systems and remove airborne plastic particles before they reach critical levels.

Grinding, cutting and moulding: Mechanical processing of plastic parts, such as trimming, sanding, and cutting, releases fine, airborne particulates. These must be captured using a high-performance plastic dust collector.

Extrusion and injection moulding: These high-temperature processes often result in plastic fume and particulate formation that require dedicated management systems.

Plastic recycling: Large amounts of dust are released during the shredding and grinding of plastic waste, especially from brittle or degraded materials. This is where a plastic dust collector becomes essential, helping to keep your operations clean and safe at all points of the production process.

Storage and handling: Even moving raw pellets, flakes, or regrind material can release dust into the air. This is particularly true in poorly ventilated storage environments.

Mideco brings an advanced suite of solutions engineered for the complexities of plastic dust. Our systems are built to the material, the process, and the volume of dust being generated. Whatever solution you need, find it here: 

Plastic Dust Collectors: Our purpose-built plastic dust collectors capture fine and ultrafine plastic particulates at the source. This enables you to maintain a cleaner, safer working environment.

Centralised Dust Management Systems: Designed for large-scale manufacturing sites, these integrated systems are adept at multi-point capture, consistent performance, and centralised filtration.

Mideco Plastic Dust Management: Built specifically for plastic processing, our systems are customised to the properties of materials like PVC, PET, HDPE, and other industrial plastics.

Baghouse Dust Collectors: These pulse-cleaned or reverse-air filtration units offer high-capacity dust collection with minimal maintenance and are ideal for dry and fine plastic dust.

HEPA Filtration Systems: For applications where air purity is absolutely critical, HEPA filters capture ultrafine dust before it re-enters the workspace.

Source Capture vs Ambient Control: Some operations benefit from capturing dust directly at the machine; others require ambient air filtration to manage general air quality. Mideco helps you strike the right balance between both with the correct choice of plastic dust collector for each application.

For over 70 years, Mideco has been a leader when it comes to industrial dust management solutions. Our range is built to perform in the harshest environments, and we boast experience in industries like dust collection in bulk material handling and dust collection in pharmaceuticals, to dust collection solutions in quarries and dust collection solutions in farms. Wherever it’s needed, our tools promise a solution to the challenges you face. 

In the plastics industry, that same depth of knowledge is unmistakable. It ensures safe, compliant, and efficient dust control across the board, with custom-built systems engineered specifically for plastic materials and high-dust applications. They’re backed by advanced filtration technologies like HEPA and multi-stage systems and keep environmental and safety compliance always at its core.

Airborne plastic dust is a nuisance, but it’s also a safety risk and a liability. Whether you’re moulding, recycling, or machining, contact Mideco for plastic dust collection solutions that are tailor-made for your environment. Invest with the experts and create a business that’s compliant, safe, and working to the most efficient level possible.