Abstract: Plastic cards constructed from a material comprising recycled scrap material. The recycled scrap material may be provided from a variety of sources including plastic cards constructed from virgin polymeric material, plastic cards comprising recycled scrap material, and scrap polymeric material generated during processing of virgin polymeric material and/or recycled scrap polymeric material, and combinations thereof. A method for forming plastic cards comprising recycled scrap material comprises recovering scrap polymeric material, regrinding the scrap polymeric material to provide recycled scrap particles, forming a plastic sheet from the recycled scrap particles, and forming plastic cards from the sheet.

Abstract: A section of polymeric sheet material includes a quantity of primary polymer and a plurality of particles of at least one non-primary polymer. A plastic card formed from the section of polymeric sheet material and a method of manufacturing polymeric sheet material are also included.

Abstract: Methods for recovering plastic cards for recycling and converting into plastic cards comprising recycled scrap material. Plastic cards may be recovered by providing a receptacle to a first party, such as a retailer, for collecting plastic cards, such as transaction cards, that would normally be discarded. Arrangements may be made with a second service, such as a transport service, to collect the receptacle(s) from the first party and deliver them to a third party, such as a recycler, to be recycled (optionally into new plastic card stock and/or plastic cards). Methods for advertising on plastic cards are also provided.