[GreenYes] recycling polystyrene and plastics FYI

[Bette Danse <bettdanse@no.address>]

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Subject: APC - Reply to your question
Date: Thu, 25 Sep 2003 15:17:53 -0400

American Plastics Council - Response to Information Request

Thank you for contacting the American Plastics Council via On-line
comments.

Your question as we understand it is:

School system in Florida looking to recycle styrofoam trays--need contact
info

Our Response to your question is:

Enclosed is a list of organizations that can assist you with recycling of
plastics:

APC maintains a database of buyers and sellers of recycled plastics in the
United States and Canada. This database is a cooperative effort of APC in
the U.S. and the Environment and Plastics Industry Council (EPIC) in
Canada and contains more than 1650 recycling companies in the post
industrial and post-consumer plastics industry in North America. Please
visit our website at:
http://www.plasticsresource.com/s_plasticsresource/rmd_default.asp?TRACKID=&CID=86&DID=760,
you will be able to customize a database search of recyclers in your area.

The INSTITUTE OF SCRAP RECYCLING INDUSTRIES (ISRI) represents the private,
traditional, industrial recycling industry. The majority of ISRI member
companies are family-owned businesses, many of which have been in
continuous operation for 100 years or more. Thus, they are often referred
to as "The Original Recyclers". Please visit there website at:
http://www.isri.org/

Recycler?s World is an interactive recycler's exchange with free listings
of materials to buy, sell and trade. Please visit there website at:
http://www.recycle.net/recycle/

Resource Recycling Inc. has a directory entitled "1999 Scrap Plastics
Markets Directory. The address is:
Resource Recycling Inc.
P.O. Box 10540
Portland, OR 97296-0540
Phone: 503-227-1319
Email: resrecycle@no.address
Website: http://www.resource-recycling.com/

Global Recycling Network (GRN) is a free-access public site dedicated to
recycling-related information. We offer all companies involved in the
Recycling Industry a wide exposure through: Web-publishing Services,
Online Sales and Catalogs, Advertising. Please visit their website at:
http://grn.com/index.html

Earth?s 911 at: http://www.1800cleanup.org

Thomas Register at: http://www.thomasregister.com

Plasticx Universe, http://www.plasticx.com

Rainier Plastics is a Post-Industrial LDPE, LLDPE, HDPE, and PP plastics
reprocesser. Buys clean scrap in all forms (bales, film, regrind, parts,
etc.), then repelletize, post-blend pellets, package in lined gaylords and
sells to manufactures of plastic products. You may contact Rainer Plastics
at: Plastics at: http://www.rainierplastics.com/



We hope this is helpful. If you have further questions, please call us at
1-800-2-HELP-90 (USA) or visit our family of websites at
http://www.plastics.org.

Sincerely,

APC Customer Service

APC works to ensure plastics are a preferred material by actively
demonstrating they are a responsible choice in a more environmentally
conscious world.




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