ACC recognizes plastics processors

ACC recognizes plastics processors

By Editorial Staff, Resource Recycling

The American Chemistry Council has announced the winners of its first Innovation in Plastics Recycling awards.

Axion International, Nepco Industrial Company Ltd., and Trex Company were all honored by the ACC for their work in producing products made from recycled plastic. The three companies employ an estimated 700 workers in the United States and process approximately 325 million pounds of post-consumer recycled plastic scrap each year.

It should also be noted that all three companies recognized by the ACC are large consumers of plastic types that are increasingly under attack from environmentalists and anti-litter groups. Axion and Trex both manufacture plastic lumber and plastic industrial building materials made from recovered polyethylene scrap, including bags and film. Nepco manufactures high-end moldings for picture frames using post-consumer expanded polystyrene.

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