The best way to impact the amount of plastic waste consumed is to not purchase single use plastics and find alternatives whenever possible. When that is not an option, it is important to recycle plastic. Many of the plastics you place in your curbside bin or bring to the transfer station have good solid domestic markets. These plastics are separated by grade and sold out of Billerica, MA (where our NH recyclables go).
Waste Management, our provider for solid waste disposal and recycling, is committed to the Association of Plastics Recyclers (APR) Demand Champion Program. They pledge to increase the use of post-consumer resin (PCR) in products we purchase.
One of Waste Management’s largest purchasers of recycled plastic is Unifi, a company that uses recycled plastic to create a textile fiber known as REPREVE. Together, Waste Management and Unifi have recycled more than 20 billion bottles into new products such as shoes, clothing and bags.
Here are some examples of companies that buy and repurpose our plastics and paper:
HDPE and PP
https://www.kwplastics.com
PET
https://unifi.com/repreve
Cardboard
https://www.westrock.com/company
Mixed Paper
https://www.prattindustries.com/
Brought to you by the Integrated Waste Management Committee
Questions about recycling or composting? Email us at Durhamrecycles603@gmail.com
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