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JP Recycling LLC, is a full service plastic recycling company located in Pennsylvania who truly believes in providing invaluable service and the highest integrity to both our suppliers and customers.
Our main focus is to be a one stop shop for our clients, so that they can concentrate on their core competency. Our management has over twelve years of experience in the recycling industry.
We reprocess all forms and grades of plastic scrap which include plastic bins, pallets, buckets, crates and dunnage. We also acquire a variety of Paper, Aluminum, Metal and clear plastic film in baled form.
No doubt about it... Plastic products are a big part of our lives
what about recycled plastic products?
It's lightweight durability, ability to mold into any shape and cost have made it a popular material for just about every need. While it has it's good points there are also some big problems. Our ever increasing demand for plastic means even more petroleum needed but as we have found one of biggest problems is the amount of trash created from discarded plastic. With a little looking though we can improve on this situation by buying items made from recycled plastic.
When we buy recycled plastic products we make a difference in several ways. We keep more plastic out of landfills. We encourage interest in finding new ways to recycle plastic. Less fossil fuels are needed to manufacture new items from recycled materials. Plus many recycling efforts provide income to people in need. All this just by buying recycled.
Benefits of Recycling
- Recycling protects and expands U.S. manufacturing jobs and increases U.S. competitiveness.
- Recycling reduces the need for landfilling and incineration.
- Recycling prevents pollution caused by the manufacturing of products from virgin materials.
- Recycling saves energy.
- Recycling decreases emissions of greenhouse gases that contribute to global climate change.
- Recycling conserves natural resources such as timber, water, and minerals.
- Recycling helps sustain the environment for future generations.
Plastic Recycling Facts
- According to the Beverage Marketing Corp, the average American consumed 1.6 gallons of bottled water in 1976. In 2006, that number jumped to 28.3 gallons.
- More than 2.4 billion pounds of plastic bottles were recycled in 2008. Although the amount of plastic bottles recycled in the U.S. has grown every year since 1990, the actual recycling rate remains steady at around 27 percent.
- In 2007, more than 325 million pounds of wide-mouth plastic containers were recovered for recycling. (This included deli containers, yogurt cups, etc.)
- In recent years, the number of U.S. plastics recycling business has nearly tripled. More than 1,600 businesses are involved in recycling post-consumer plastics.
- Plastics in the U.S. are made primarily (70 percent) from domestic natural gas.
- Plastic bags and product wraps (known collectively as “plastic film”) are commonly recycled at the many collection programs offered through major grocery stores.
- Recycling 1 ton of plastic saves 7.4 cubic yards of landfill space.
- During Keep America Beautiful’s 2008 Great American Cleanup, volunteers recovered and recycled 189,000,000 PET (plastic) bottles that littered highways, waterways and parks.
Types of Plastic for Recycle
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