- Clean, clear acrylic
- Clean, clear PETG
- Clean, clear polycarbonate
- Clean, white styrene
- HDPE
- Mechanical plastics
- Mixed ABS
- Mixed acrylic
- Mixed or printed styrene
- Mixed PETG
- Mixed polycarbonate
- Polyethylene films
- Polypropylene
- Rigid vinyl
- Segregated ABS
- UHMW
Laird Plastics Leads the Charge Toward Plastics Recycling
May 12, 2014
Laird Plastics, a leading independent plastics distribution, manufacturing and recycling solution provider with more than 40 locations across the United States, was honored with the 2015 SGIA Sustainability Recognition Award — and it’s easy to see why.
According to the Laird Plastics corporate team, “Laird Plastics operates its business and seeks to improve profitability by incorporating a clear view of how we interact with the natural environment. Environmental and resource considerations are an integral part of our strategy and executive decision-making. We will continue to reduce our environmental impact and consumption of non-renewable resources, increase the impact of our market-wide recycling efforts and selectively add environmentally preferable products to our sales portfolio. We have and will continue to incorporate practices, programs and products that enhance overall environmental sustainability.”
Laird Plastics has long been excelling in the recycling realm. In 2007, Laird launched their energy reduction program and recycled 2,140,000 pounds of plastics and plastic-related materials and saw an 8.3 percent reduction in gas and power usage. As they continued to recycle more year over year, they reached a staggering 6,800,000 pounds of recycled materials in 2010 and a more than 35 percent reduction in overall natural resource consumption in 2011.
Currently, the materials Laird is recycling include, but are not limited to: