The present invention relates to a recycling method of a mixed waste of
polyester and polyamide (hereinafter, referred to as "mixed waste") in
which polyesters including polyethylene terephthalate and polyamides are
inseparable from one another. In accordance with the recycling method of
the present invention, it is possible to prepare a solid block polymer
having an acid value of 1 to 150 mgKOH/g, a weight average molecular
weight of 3,000 to 50,000 and a softening point of 10 to 150.degree. C.,
or a liquid polyester-amide block polymer composition having good
compatibility, solubility and dispersibility. In addition, the polymer
having an acid value of more than 20 mgKOH/g is reacted with a basic
compound to form a neutralized salt which is then used to prepare a
water-soluble polyester-amide block polymer composition. The prepared
water-soluble polyester-amide block polymer composition can be utilized
as industrially useful material such as synthetic resin fine particles,
microcapsules, adsorbents, polymerization toner binders for electron
photography, fiber processing agents, sizing agents for use in
paper-making and paper strength agents, wastewater treatment agents,
dispersants, cement admixtures, inkjet ink binders, epoxy resin curing
agents and modifiers, water-dispersible epoxy resin curing agents and
modifiers. The solid or liquid polyester-amide block polymer composition
having an acid value of less than 10 mgKOH/g can be employed as
industrially useful material such as printer ink, coating materials,
powder paints, adhesives, hot melt adhesives, binders for toner
manufactured by grinding methods, waterproofing agents, unsaturated
polyester-amide resins, and polyurethane resins.