BLOW FILM FEEDSTOCK AND METHOD OF MAKING

1 . A feedstock comprising:

a film conventionally considered recyclable material in a range of about 2 wt % to about 100 wt % of the feedstock; and

a multi-layer film conventionally considered to be non-recyclable,

wherein the recyclable film and the non-recyclable films contain polymers that are immiscible.

2 . The feedstock of claim 1 , wherein the feedstock is a pellet or a flake.

3 . The feedstock of claim 1 , wherein the non-recyclable films contain polymer material comprised of polyethylene terephthalate, a polyamide, a polyurethane, ethylene vinyl alcohol, or a mixture thereof.

4 . The feedstock of claim 3 , wherein the polyamide comprises:

nylon-6;

nylon-6,6;

nylon-4,6;

nylon-5,6;

nylon-5,10;

nylon-4,10;

nylon-6,10;

nylon-7;

nylon-11;

nylon-12;

a copolymer of nylon-6, a copolymer of nylon-6 or nylon-6,6 having at least one repeating unit that is:

poly(hexamethylene terephtalamide),

poly(hexamethylene isophthalamide), or

a copolymer of poly(hexamethylene terephtalamide) and poly(hexamethylene isophthalamide);

a mixture thereof; or

a copolymer thereof.

5 . The feedstock of claim 1 , wherein the recyclable film comprises polyethylene or polypropylene.

6 . The feedstock of claim 1 , wherein the recyclable film comprises a mechanically recycled polymer.

7 . The feedstock of claim 1 , wherein the recyclable film comprises polyamide, a polyester, a polyether, a polycarbonate, a polyolefin, a polystyrene, a polyacrylate, a polyvinyl chloride, a polyvinyl ether, a fluoropolymer, a copolymer thereof, or a mixture thereof.

8 . The feedstock of claim 1 , wherein the recyclable film comprises a polyolefin.

9 . The feedstock of claim 8 , wherein the polyolefin comprises a polyethylene or a polypropylene.

10 . The feedstock of claim 9 , wherein the polyethylene comprises a low-density polyethylene, a high-density polyethylene, an ultra high-density polyethylene, or a mixture thereof.

11 . A blown film formed from a feedstock comprising:

a conventionally considered recyclable film material in a range of about 2 wt % to about 100 wt % of the feedstock; and

a multi-layer film considered to be non-recyclable,

wherein the recyclable film material and portions of the non-recyclable film are immiscible.

12 . The blown film of claim 11 , wherein the non-recyclable film material comprises polyethylene terephthalate, a polyamide, a polyurethane, ethylene vinyl alcohol, or a mixture thereof combined with polyethylene or polypropylene.

13 . The blown film of claim 12 , wherein the polyamide comprises:

nylon-6;

nylon-6,6;

nylon-4,6;

nylon-5,6;

nylon-5,10;

nylon-4,10;

nylon-6,10;

nylon-7;

nylon-11;

nylon-12;

a copolymer of nylon-6, a copolymer of nylon-6 or nylon-6,6 having at least one repeating unit that is

poly(hexamethylene terephtalamide),

poly(hexamethylene isophthalamide), or

a copolymer of poly(hexamethylene terephtalamide) and poly(hexamethylene isophthalamide);

a mixture thereof; or

a copolymer thereof.

14 . The blown film of claim 12 , wherein non-recyclable film comprises polyethylene terephthalate.

15 . The blown film of claim 11 , wherein the recyclable film comprises a mechanically recycled polymer.

16 . The blown film of claim 11 , wherein the non-recyclable film comprises a polyamide, a polyester, a polyether, a polycarbonate, a polyolefin, a polystyrene, a polyacrylate, a polyvinyl chloride, a polyvinyl ether, a fluoropolymer, a copolymer thereof, or a mixture thereof combined with polyethylene.

17 . The blown film of claim 16 , wherein the polyolefin comprises a polyethylene or a polypropylene.

18 . The blown film of claim 17 , wherein the polyethylene comprises a low-density polyethylene, a high-density polyethylene, an ultra high-density polyethylene, or a mixture thereof.

19 . A method of making a feedstock, the method comprising:

feeding a film comprising a recyclable polymer material and multilayer film comprising a non-recyclable polymer material into a twin screw extruder;

extruding the feedstock, wherein the feedstock comprises:

a recyclable polymer material in a range of about 2 wt % to about 35 wt % of the feedstock; and

a non-recyclable polymer,

wherein the recyclable polymer material and portions of the non-recyclable polymer are immiscible.

20 . The method of claim 19 , wherein the non-recyclable polymer material comprises polyethylene terephthalate, a polyamide, a polyurethane, ethylene vinyl alcohol, or a mixture thereof combined with polyethylene or polypropylene.