New recycling plant accepts and converts co-mingled plastic trash

Journal Article · Thu Jun 01 00:00:00 EDT 1989 · JAPCA, International Journal of Air Pollution Control and Waste Management; (USA)

OSTI ID:5155320

The plant, owned and operated by Innovative Plastic Products Inc. (IPPI), uses a new patented German process to convert co-mingled plastic trash, including impurities like wood, papers, and metal, into a plastic alloy that is immediately molded into finished product. The products currently being produced by IPPI's facility in Greensboro, Ga., are: flat sheets in various thickness called InnoPlast GP(tm); a modular drainage trough called InnoDain(tm); pallets, dollies, industrial floor tile, and cable spools. Ken Carrier, vice president of Marketing, says that by year end the plant should reach an operating capacity of about 1 million pounds per month of finished product from the recycled plastic waste.

• OSTI ID: 5155320
• Journal Information: JAPCA, International Journal of Air Pollution Control and Waste Management; (USA), Vol. 39:6; ISSN 0894-0630
• Country of Publication: United States
• Language: English

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32 ENERGY CONSERVATION, CONSUMPTION, AND UTILIZATION
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RECYCLING
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GEORGIA
MATERIALS RECOVERY
METALS
PAPER
WOOD
ELEMENTS
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MATERIALS
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PETROCHEMICALS
PETROLEUM PRODUCTS
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