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As stewards of the environment, we are responsible for preserving and protecting our resources for ourselves and for future generations. Recycling plastic is important as it not only helps to reduce human environmental impacts but it also helps to support the recycling industry. According to the Earth Policy Institute, an environmental organization in Washington D.C., 29 billion plastic bottles are produced for use in the United States each year. At DK Enterprises, we pride ourselves on partnering with innovative companies that offer sustainable solutions that best utilize recycled plastics. | |||||||||||||||||||
| Listed below are some of the companies that work with DK Enterprises to offer quality recycling solutions to combat today's growing plastics recycling need. | ||||||||||||||||||||
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Since 1975, Petoskey Plastics has been the innovator in manufacturing blown plastic film and bags that are engineered for performance. They are an industry leader supplying the automotive, recycling, food, retail, packaging and construction industries with engineered solutions that meet specific needs. Petoskey's Greenshare Solutions™ closed loop recycling program takes post-use plastic out of the waste stream and puts it back into customer products. Thanks to their exclusive, multi-layer manufacturing process, they're supplying their customers with high-performance polyethylene products that are good for both the consumer and the environment. Website: http://www.petoskeyplastics.com |
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Event Recycling Container & Bag Leader Event recycling containers and bags have to be clear in order to work every time. ClearTainers are the #1 "On-The-Go" Recycling Solution. ClearTainers is the clear bag recycling container system that is in use in 10's of 1000's of communities. People want to recycle at events and other "on-the-go" locations. The clear bag, which can never be confused with a trash can, produces both clean marketable recyclables and cleaner events. Attendees who use the system feel good because they can see their choice to recycle make a difference. Website: http://www.cleartainers.com |
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Since adding more plastics to the nation's trash heap is unsustainable, Rocky Mountain Recycling (RMR) trademarked the Super Sandwich Bale process which revolutionized the way companies like Wal-Mart recycle hangers and shrink wrap accumulating in their stores. Today, RMR does this for Wal-Mart nationally. The company licensed the system to third parties to create an infrastructure of more than 40 material recovery facilities (MRFs) across the US where bales are broken down, separated, and sent into the market for reuse. Website: www.rockymountainrecycling.com |
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| Click here to read the article featuring RMR in American Executive Magazine. | ||||||||||||||||||||
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Timbron International, Inc. – Interior Molding for Residential and Commercial Uses Timbron International, based in Stockton, California, collects and recycles waste polystyrene from throughout the world and converts this debris into premium interior moldings for residential and commercial uses. Timbron’s proprietary process extrudes a finished white colored product that has the same density as a soft wood. Its hardened exterior skin with soft cellular core can be painted or left its white color. The durable molding can be cut, nailed, glued and painted “just like wood” and is great for use in the “wet” and “high traffic” areas. The 100% recycled product is SCS certified, Green Building’s spec top 10 product for 2006, and LEED credits available. Timbron offers the definitive closed loop solution to waste polystyrene. Website: http://www.timbron.com |
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| Click here to watch the five minute segment shown on the Discovery Channel. | ||||||||||||||||||||
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Wausau Tile is a company dedicated to utilizing recyclable resources in making environmental priorities include reducing waste in our manufacturing process and developing products that are friendly to the environment. Wausau Tile specializes in the production of precast concrete and thermo-coated metal site furnishings, recreation equipment, paving products and terrazzo floor tiles. Website: http://www.wausautile.com |
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| Click here to watch the three minute video on the capabilities of Wausau Tile. | ||||||||||||||||||||