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Are You Still Throwing Away That Industrial Scrap Plastic
As a company that specializes in post-industrial plastic recycling, we buy scrap plastic from customers in seven states. Our home base is Tennessee, but we also have operations in Arkansas, Indiana, Kentucky, Michigan, Missouri, and Ohio. If you produce industrial plastic scrap in any of these states, we have a question: are you still throwing…
Read MoreMarket Reports Suggest Strong Future for Plastics Recycling
It is always good to see a market research report suggesting that your particular industry is projected to show substantial growth in the coming years. As such, we are thrilled with a brand-new report that shows exactly this for recycled plastics. It looks like our industry has nowhere to go but up right now. The…
Read MorePlastic Odyssey Embarks on a 3-Year Around the World Cruise Teaching About Recycling
A former research ship renamed and repurposed for something completely new, recently left the port of Marseille for a 3-year cruise around the world. But this will be no pleasure cruise. Rather, the Plastic Odyssey will be visiting 30 ports on three continents where they will teach locals the benefits of plastic recycling. The project’s…
Read MoreThrow Away or Sell Scrap Plastic: Which Sounds More Attractive to You
As a business owner, one of your main priorities is to keep your costs in check. Lower costs ultimately mean a higher profit margin. Nonetheless, you know that some of your unavoidable costs are tied up in waste. Take industrial scrap plastic. It is a waste to you. But you don’t have to throw it…
Read MoreHow Long Does It Take Plastic to Break Down in a Landfill
We are 100% in favor of recycling as much plastic waste as possible. Still, it is not unusual for our team members to cringe at some of the things recycling proponents present as fact. A good example can be found in the many different estimates of how long it takes plastic to break down in…
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