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Abstract

PET and PE fishing net wastes were compression molded into sandwich-type boards, which were evaluated mechanically by three point bending test. The PET and PE fishing nets were knitted beforehand, then molded into PE/PET/PE laminates with three layers and PE/PET/PE/PET /PE laminates with five layers. The process was controlled so that only the PE layers were melted by the infrared heaters, and air was trapped in the non-melted core PET layers. As a result, a flexible, heat insulating board was achieved. The molding method described herein shows promise in contributing toward the recyclability of cord-type waste materials, such as fishing nets.