POM Recycling

Buy and sell POM (acetal / polyoxymethylene) scrap worldwide on WasteTrade. We connect industrial sellers with verified plastics reprocessors so you can move natural POM, Delrin-type offcuts, sprues and purge without traditional brokerage mark-ups.

What is POM (acetal)?

Polyoxymethylene (POM) is a crystalline engineering polymer known for stiffness, wear resistance and tight machining tolerances. It appears in automotive, electrical, medical-device and consumer-hardware supply chains — which means consistent industrial scrap volumes from moulding, machining and purge.

On the marketplace you will typically see natural POM, coloured grades, glass-filled variants, and production scrap such as sprues and purge. Clear grading (homo- vs co-polymer, filled vs unfilled, moisture and metal contamination) is what drives price.

Sell POM scrap on WasteTrade

Creating an account is free. After a short verification you can list POM materials with photos, specs and Incoterms. Offers come from vetted buyers — the price you see is the price the end user is offering, not a broker’s opaque quotation.

WasteTrade does not charge listing fees or take commissions on materials sold through the platform. Logistics and compliance support are available so exporting POM scrap is no longer blocked by paperwork alone.

POM recycling process

Reprocessors typically sort non-POM contaminants, dry the material, shred or regrind it, then melt-filter and pelletise. Clean, dry, single-polymer POM commands the best values; mixed polymers, oil, metal and excessive fines reduce recoverable yield.

• Sort and remove non-POM plastics, metals and foreign matter
• Dry to processing specification — POM is moisture-sensitive in melt
• Shred / regrind and melt-filter into recycled pellet
• Return pellet into compounding or moulding where the grade allows

Trade names and specifications

Buyers often search for “acetal”, “Delrin”, “POM-C” or “POM-H”. Use those terms in your listing title and description alongside form (bale, regrind, lump) and colour. Where known, include melt flow, filled content and whether the material is post-industrial or post-consumer.

Why use WasteTrade for POM

You reach a global network of verified recyclers, keep full visibility of offers, and avoid splitting margin with a middleman. Secure payment handling reduces the risk of chasing invoices after collection.