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Made in North CarolinaRecycled-Content Products

Help Fuel the State’s Economy

N.C. Department of Environment and Natural ResourcesJanuary 2007

Made in North Carolina

Made in North Carolina is published by the N.C. Recycling Business Assistance Center, a program of theDivision of Pollution Prevention and Environmental Assistance of the N.C. Department of Environment andNatural Resources.

Michael F. Easley, Governor, North CarolinaWilliam G. Ross Jr., Secretary, Department of Environment and Natural Resources

Division of Pollution Prevention and Environmental AssistanceFor more information call (919) 715-6500 or (800) 763-0136, or write to DPPEA, 1639 Mail Service Center,Raleigh, NC 27699-1639.

DPPEA-FY-06-05. 600 copies of this public document were printed on recycled paper at a cost of $4,625.32, or $7.71 per copy.

From the Cover:1 - Cascades Tissue Group (p. 12)2 - Caraustar Industries Inc. (p. 11)3 - Artist Colony (p. 9)4 - Unifi Inc. (p. 25)5 - Engineered Recycling Co. (p. 16)6 - DuraLine Imaging Inc. (p. 15)7 - Owens-Illinois Inc. (p. 21)8 - Crumpler Plastic Pipe Inc. (p. 13)

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The N.C. Recycling Business Assistance Center is a partnership between the N.C.Department of Environment and Natural Resources’ Division of Pollution Preventionand Environmental Assistance and the N.C. Department of Commerce. Its mission isto support and grow the state’s recycling industry through technical assistance andpartnerships. To achieve this objective, RBAC:

N.C. Recycling Business Assistance Center

For more information, contact Matt Ewadinger, RBAC manager, at (704) 264-2980, [email protected], or visit the Web site at www.p2pays.org/rbac.

• Works one-on-one with recycling companies to assess needs and provide both direct andindirect assistance through partnering agencies.

Provides business development assistance by identifying potential funding sources, participatesin the N.C. Recycling Business Loan Fund and the funding of demonstration projects.

Promotes partnerships among government and industry to stimulate and facilitate the recoveryand reuse of secondary materials.

Fosters the development of a supply infrastructure that is capable of providing industry withclean, readily usable and available raw materials.

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Table of Contents

Foreword ............................................................................................ 1

Introduction ....................................................................................... 2

What Is Buying Recycled And Why Does It Matter?................................ 3

Buying Recycled Products .................................................................... 4

Energy Savings And Recycling: Making The Connection .......................... 7

Other Benefits To Manufacturers Using Recycled Feedstocks ................... 8

Company Profiles ................................................................................ 9

N.C. Recycling Business Assistance Providers ......................................... 26

Acronyms/Definitions ........................................................................... 29

Index ................................................................................................. 33

Index by County ................................................................................. 34

• Made in North Carolina

Foreword

In 2004, the N.C. Division of Pollu-tion Prevention and EnvironmentalAssistance produced a document en-titled Recycling Means Business! TheImpact of Recycling on NorthCarolina’s Economy (shown here),highlighting more than 40 NorthCarolina businesses that process re-cycled materials, from sorting tomanufacturing new products. Thesecompanies range in size from Nucor,a large steel manufacturer with morethan 11,500 employees, to ElizabethCity Glass, a glass processor andmanufacturer currently employingfour people. A number of manufac-turers process recyclables from startto finish. Others buy materials suchas plastic from other businesses thatperform one or more of a variety ofindustrial activities including: sorting,shredding, chipping, cleaning andpelletizing the materials.

One thing that these and the other recycling businesses listed in the state’s recyclingmarkets directory (http://www.p2pays.org/DMRM/start.aspx) have in common is theirimportant contributions to North Carolina’s economy. While other manufacturing sectorjobs have declined over the past decade, recycling jobs in the state have increased 60percent from 8,700 in 1994 to 14,000 in 2004. In addition, a number of these companiesnow occupy old textile factories and other industrial plants abandoned by some of thestate’s more traditional industries.

While Recycling Means Business! showcased a cross-section of recycling operations, Made inNorth Carolina: Recycled-Content Products Help Fuel the State’s Economy, highlights a num-ber of companies that are manufacturing recycled-content products. Some of those products,like paper and metal, have been made with recycled-content materials for decades, whileothers, like nursery containers and blow-molded plastic bottles, are only recently being madewith recycled-content materials. Regardless of how long these companies have been usingrecycled materials, manufacturers will increasingly rely on recycled feedstock to produce awide variety of products.


IntroductionManufacturing – the process of making value-added products – has long been one of the pillarsof North Carolina’s economy. But recently thatpillar has seemed to crumble in the face of globalcompetition. As documented by the N.C.Employment Security Commission and Raleigh’sThe News & Observer, manufacturing jobs in thestate have declined from 820,000 in 1990 to569,000 in 2005.* This rapid decline is unsettlingand it begs the question: how can manufacturingbe kept alive in North Carolina?

One of the answers comes from a surprising source: recycling. Long understood as a way to“keep stuff out of the landfill,” recycling is first and foremost a process that captures discardedcommodities for use in manufacturing. Manufacturing relies on access to materials and any companymaking any kind of product needs to bring in reliable and appropriate feedstocks for processing.Increasingly, manufacturers around the world are relying on recovered commodities as a supplysource, and that’s true here in North Carolina as well.

The companies profiled in this document are actively ensuring that manufacturing stays a part ofNorth Carolina’s economic future. They make a range of products from traditional everyday paper,plastic bottles and flowerpots, to relatively new items such as trash cans and polyester yarn. Youprobably use one of these products every week if not every day, unaware it was made from thematerials placed in the curbside or office recycling bin. The items these manufacturers are producinghave great utility, are high quality and can even be things of beauty, like flooring made fromrecovered heart pine boards.

Our state’s recycled product companies are doing theirpart to retain manufacturing jobs in North Carolina andthe United States. They are operating profitablebusinesses giving people the products they want. Theyare in step with a global trend to use “secondary” orrecovered materials that meet or exceed quality andspecification standards. In short, recycled productsmanufacturing is a success story in North Carolina andone that can help rebuild that central pillar of oureconomy.

How can we increase that success? The simple answer is: recycle. Households, businesses, churches,construction companies, nonprofit agencies, schools, institutions, industries and individuals acrossNorth Carolina can help make both recycling and manufacturing succeed by recognizing thatsome things are not trash, but the building blocks for a thriving economy. Why would you throwall that away?

*”China aims to innovate, compete for tech jobs,” The News & Observer, Sept. 18, 2006.

“Our s t a te ’s re cyc l edp roduc t compan ie s a redoing their part to retainmanu fac tu r i ng j obs i nNor th Ca ro l i na and theUnited States.”


What Is Buying Recycled And WhyDoes It Matter?

You know the three Rs – reduce, reuse, recycle. You’re familiar with the “chasing arrows” image thattells you if something is recyclable or made of recycled materials. But, can you list the process thosearrows represent? The truth is, placing materials in the recycling bin rather than throwing them in thetrash is only the first step.

As you can see from the recycling bin in thephoto above, curbside recycling programs canbe extensive, accepting Nos. 1 and 2 plasticbottles and jars, glass containers, magazinesand catalogs, newspapers, cardboard, spiralpaper cans, steel cans, telephone books,aluminum cans, junk mail, mixed paper andgift wrap.

Materials collected for recycling are sorted(as workers are doing in the photo on theright), cleaned, processed and sold tocompanies to use in manufacturing newproducts. Remanufacture is the second action in the recycling loop, as

shown at a mill in the photo below. Not only does the simple act of recycling save space in landfillsbut it also creates much-needed feedstock for the manufacturing sector.

To complete the “loop” the final step requires consumers to purchase and use recycled contentproducts, such as the ones shown above left. By purchasing recycled products, you are helping tocreate long-term stable markets for recyclable material collected. The more a recycled-contentproduct is purchased, the more competition improves, the more resources we save and the lesswaste and pollution we produce. If that doesn’t sound convincing, then remember, it is alsocreates jobs!


Buying Recycled Products

Recycled-content products have a lesser or reduced effect onhuman health and the environment when compared withcompeting products that serve the same purpose. They oftenhave the added benefit of being more durable, such as a picnictable made from plastic lumber. It is low maintenance, will lastmuch longer than a wooden table and it’s made from recycledmaterials!

Purchasing recycled products is like casting a vote. Requesting more recycled-content products inthe marketplace shows manufacturers that consumers care about the way products are made.Many people become good environmental stewards through recycling efforts and have joined thecampaign by participating at home and at work. But to complete the full circle, you should beginpurchasing products that are made of the materials we recycle.

What to look forWhen shopping at your local grocery, hardware and multipurpose stores, look for the recyclingsymbol(s).

But don’t just rely on symbols. Read product labels like you wouldfood nutrition labels. The use of the recycling logo is not regulatedby law. If the label says only "recycle" or "recyclable," it may containno recycled content. To ensure you are buying a product madefrom recycled materials check the label for words that indicate theproduct is made from recycled materials. Make sure you’re gettingexactly what you’re looking for in your purchases.

Recycled Product ExamplesThe following is a list of EPA’s Comprehensive Procurement Guidelines product categories, along withsome examples (http://www.epa.gov/cpg/).

Arrows superimposed on a dark backgroundindicate that the product is made with recycledmaterial.

Arrows superimposed on a white or lightbackground indicate the product can berecycled after it's used.

Construction Products: building insulation, carpet and carpet cushion, cement, concrete, paint, floortiles, pavers (shown at top of p. 5), roofing materials, shower and restroom dividers/partitions

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For some purchases, consumers are making a conscious decision tobuy the more environmentally-friendly product. Many times we’re noteven aware that what we’re buying has recycled content.

For example, steel is not only one of the most highly-utilized material inmanufacturing, it is also the most recycled commodity. Three-quarters ofall steel recycled in America is actually made back into a new product—anything from a can to a car. Insulation manufacturers also commonly userecycled materials in their product. Fiber glass insulation, traditionally madewith sand, is increasingly made with recycled glass, and cellulose insulation

is made from a variety of recycled paper categories including newsprint, food boxes and phonebooks.

These unconscious purchases, many highlighted in the following pages, include both plastic andglass bottles, cereal boxes, pipes, flower pots, coat hangers, furniture and upholstery.

Where to Buy Green Products?You can find recycled-content products at stores across the country for office supplies, buildingmaterials and yard supplies. Some examples include plastic lumber at home improvement

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Park and Recreation Products: park benches and picnic tables, plastic fencing, playgroundequipment, playground surfaces and running tracks

Transportation Products: parking stops (shown at right), trafficbarricades and traffic cones

Vehicular Products: engine coolants, rebuilt vehicular parts, re-refined lubricating oils and retread tires

Miscellaneous Products: awards, plaques, bike racks, industrialdrums, mats, pallets and signage

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• Landscaping Products: compost, garden and soaker hoses, plasticlumber landscaping timbers and posts

Non-paper Office Products: binders, clipboards, folders, clip portfolios,furniture, recycling containers and waste receptacles, plastic desktopaccessories, plastic envelopes, plastic trash bags and toner cartridges

Paper and Paper Products: commercial/industrial sanitary tissueproducts, miscellaneous papers, newsprint, paperboard and packagingproducts, printing and writing papers


stores and a wide variety of paper packaging that containhealthcare, food and household products. Everything you everwanted to know about recycled-content products and otherenvironmentally preferable products can be found on the N.C.Division of Pollution Prevention and Environmental Assistance’sEPP Web site at http://www.p2pays.org/epp/.

If you have trouble finding recycled-content products or other environmentally-friendly products, considerfilling out a comment card and dropping it into the customer commentboxes where you shop. Local stores want to carry products their customersare looking for - perhaps they are not aware that these products areavailable or that it could help their environmental image. Businesses needto know what is important to their customers, so help keep them informed.

Create an IncentiveWhether you work in a government office or in the private sector, it’s a good idea to create apolicy with your purchasing initiatives. Work with upper management and procurement professionals

to gain buy-in and create the policy document. Because everyone is involvedin purchasing decisions, educate the entire staff on the new purchasingprocedures. Contractors need to be made aware of the policy so they, too,can try to purchase more sustainable products and conduct their service inthe most sustainable way.

The federal government, as well as many states (including North Carolina),have instituted “buy recycled” or “green purchasing” programs. These programsestablish a secure commitment to buying products made with recycled products.Consumers benefit from these programs because the purchasing power ofthe government drives change in the marketplace and creates competition

that eventually drives down cost. This opens the door for industries to begin using more recyclablesto manufacture products.

Box stores are developing sustainability policies that include various efforts, from carrying moreenvironmentally-friendly products and making more sustainable products to developing productstewardship programs. Policies are being developed to encourage suppliers to improve everythingfrom packaging materials to manufacturing more recycled content products.

Reduce, reuse, recycle and be a conscious consumer! Visit http://www.p2pays.org/epp for moreinformation.


*“Waste Management and EnergySavings: Benefits by the Numbers,”Anne Choate, Luaren Pederson andJeremy Scharfenberg, ICFConsulting and Henry Ferland, U.S.EPA; Sept. 4, 2005.

Energy Savings And Recycling: MakingThe Connection

As energy costs continue to rise, it’s a goodtime to revisit the energy savingsassociated with recycling. Products thatenter the waste stream have impacts onenergy use at each stage of their life cycle.These stages include: the acquisition ofraw materials, the manufacture of rawmaterials into products, product use byconsumers and product disposal.

Recycling saves energy. Manufacturing goods from recycled materials typically requires less energythan producing goods from virgin materials. When a product is made with recycled materials,less energy is needed to extract, transport and process raw materials and to manufacture theproduct. When energy demand decreases, fewer fossil fuels are burned and less carbon dioxideis emitted into the atmosphere.

Energy savings are determined by comparing the difference between manufacturing a productusing virgin inputs and manufacturing a product using recycled inputs. For example, recyclingaluminum cans results in significant energy savings per ton. These savings reflect the nature ofaluminum production; manufacturing aluminum from virgin inputs is energy intensive whereas

relatively litt le energy isrequired to manufacture cansfrom recycled aluminum.

If the United States recyclingrate were to increase from thecurrent 30.6 percent recoveryscenario to 35 percent by 2008,energy savings would increaseto an estimated 1,720 TrillionBtu – an amount equivalent tothe consumption of 13.7 billiongallons of gasoline. A 4.4percent increase in recyclingrates would have the sameeffect as removing 27 millionpassenger cars from theroadway each year.*

“A 4.4 percent increase in recyclingrates would have the same effect asremoving 27 million passenger carsfrom the roadway each year.”

Tons of material

0.301.101.161.213.623.92 6.07 19.43

Tons required of each material to equal the energysavings of taking one car off the road per year

AluminumPlastic Bags

#1 Plastics#2 PlasticsNewspaper

Corrugated CardboardOffice Paper

Glass


Other Benefits To ManufacturersUsing Recycled Feedstock

Recycled-content products are manufactured to meet the same specifications asvirgin products. Manufacturers realize the same benefits using recycled materialsas consumers do when purchasing recycled-content products. They help theircommunities conserve energy and landfill space, create markets for recyclablesthe community generates, create jobs and build the economy.

North Carolina offers a few incentives to companies in the recycling industry.Businesses can apply for a tax exemption on equipment and facilities usedexclusively for recycling and resource recovery. The N.C. Division of WasteManagement manages the Tax Certification Program. North Carolina also offers grants to businessesinvolved in recycling from collection of materials to processing and manufacturing products, aswell as grants to communities to help develop and expand local recycling initiatives. See theRBAC Web site for additional information: http://www.p2pays.org/rbac/financing.html.


Made in North CarolinaRecycled-Content Products

Help Fuel the State’s Economy

COMPANY PROFILES


Artist Colony

Products MadeBeanbag chairs

Process DescriptionPost-industrial scrap plastics are brought in by truck-load and ground into a flake material. Plastic flake isfilled into sewn beanbags and bags are sealed.

Product FactsArtist Colony's soft goods are created using recoveredfoam products and plastic beads. Post-industrial scrapplastic foam materials are processed into chips thatbecome the filler in beanbag chairs. Artist Colony’s bean-bag chairs come in a variety of shapes and colors.

Where to BuyBeanbag chairs are sold at department stores, retailfurniture stores, catalog retail and e-marketed underthe Artist Colony brand.

Other InformationArtist Colony, which has been selling beanbag chairsto furniture outlets since 1980, has found that usingrecycled feedstocks gives it a financial advantage inthe marketplace.

Lexington

Chad Sink(336) 243-2541, ext. 225www.artistcolonyltd.com

Company Contact

Fast FactsFast FactsFast FactsFast FactsFast FactsMaterial RecycledPolyethylene, polyurethane,polystyrene and polypropy-lene

Tons Recycled Per Year234

Employees 39

Established 1978


Barnstar VintageSaxapahaw

Products MadeCustom-made frames, mirrors and indoor and outdoorfurniture

Process DescriptionFrames and mirrors are made with vintage wood andantique tin ceiling tiles. Custom indoor and outdoorfurniture is made using barnwood, architecturals,beams, porch posts and other vintage wood.

Where to BuySells products on its Web site (www.barnstarvintage.com),on www.Etsy.com and at local craft fairs.

Fast FactsFast FactsFast FactsFast FactsFast FactsMaterial RecycledSalvaged building materials

Employees 2

Established 2004

Company Contact

Tom and Heather LaGarde(336) [email protected]


Caraustar Industries Inc.

Products MadePaperboard and paperboard products

Process DescriptionAt Caraustar’s fiber recovery facility and paperboardmill in Charlotte, materials collected are processed into100 percent recycled paperboard, which is sent tovarious Caraustar converting locations including thenine North Carolina facilities listed in the chart below.

Product FactsMarkets include pharmaceutical and healthcare, candyand confectionery, specialty dry foods, frozen foods,sporting goods, pet foods, household goods and hard-ware.

Other InformationCaraustar has more than 4,500 employees at its 85+manufacturing facilities worldwide. The company pro-duces more than one million tons of recycled paper-board annually, the largest market share in NorthAmerica.

Charlotte - 3 facilities

Productstubes and coresrigid set-up boxes and vinyl lidsspecialty converted die cut paperboard productsfolding cartons; prepress and packaging servicesadhesives; tubes and coresspecialty converted die cut paperboard productsfolding cartons

LocationsAshevilleBurlingtonCharlottePineville (2)Kernersville (2)MooresvilleRandleman

Fast FactsFast FactsFast FactsFast FactsFast FactsMaterial RecycledBooks (softcover), oldcorrugated cardboard,folding cartons, fiberdrums, magazines, news-paper, card stock,greenbar, kraft, office mix,residential mix, whiteoffice, paper tubes andpaperboard

Tons Recycled Per Year55,000

Employees 500

Established 1938

Company Contact

Jason Garrison(704) [email protected]


Cascades Tissue GroupRockingham

Products MadeBathroom tissue, paper towels, paper hand towels,facial tissue and paper napkins

Process DescriptionFrom feedstock to final product, it all happens at thisfacility. Sorted office paper is sent through a de-inkingprocess to make de-inked pulp. This pulp is used tomake paper. The finished paper is converted into manydifferent tissue products that are packaged and dis-tributed around the country.

Product FactsAll products produced by Cascades Tissue Group con-tain 100 percent recycled content. The company is amajor supplier of private-label products for majorchains and drugstores. Also, its brands for the com-mercial and industrial markets can be found in NorthCarolina. These innovative lines are offered under vari-ous brand names such as “New Horizon,” “North River,”“Decor” and “Perkins.”

Where to BuyN.C. sales representative:Bill MurpheyPhone: (540) 353-5956E-mail: [email protected]

Or go to http://www.ctgebiz.cascades.com and clickon “English” at the top to find a sales representativein your area.

Fast FactsFast FactsFast FactsFast FactsFast FactsMaterial RecycledSorted office paper


Employees 150

Established 1983

Company Contact

Mike Kitner(910) [email protected]


Crumpler Plastic Pipe Inc.

Products Made3”-48” HDPE corrugated plastic pipes

Product FactsPipes can be made with up to 100 percent recycledHDPE content. Product applications include: road cul-verts, parking lot detention-retention drains, landfilldrains, industrial wastewater systems, golf course land-scape drains, sewer composting and septic sewers.

Where to BuyCPP direct sells to departments of transportation,building contractors, wholesalers, independent buildingsupply companies and hardware stores east of theMississippi, from New Jersey to Florida.

Other InformationThe company operates the largest corrugated plasticpipe manufacturing plant under one roof on the east-ern seaboard.

Roseboro

Company Contact

Houston Crumpler(800) 334-5071(910) 525-4046www.cpp-pipe.com

Fast FactsFast FactsFast FactsFast FactsFast FactsMaterial RecycledHigh density polyethyleneplastic

Tons Recycled Per Year6,000 - 10,000

Employees 75

Established 1975


Cunningham BrickCompany Inc.

Lexington

Products MadeBuilding brick and brick nuggets

Process DescriptionMaterial is blended with clay and shaped into bricks.Bricks are fired in a kiln. Whole bricks are sold directlyto consumers, contractors and building supply ven-dors. Off-spec and broken pieces of brick are con-verted to brick nuggets and bagged for sale to con-sumers and the commercial landscaping market.

Product FactsCunningham Bricks come in a variety of sizes, includ-ing modular, engineer, queen, closure, utility andnorman sizes. They are also available in a number ofcolors and specialized shapes.

Where to BuyBricks can be purchased directly from the manufacturer.Brick landscaping nuggets may be purchased fromapproved landscaping vendors. Brick products aredistributed to 37 states and Canada. Cunningham BrickCompany Inc. also sells through “big-box” homeimprovement stores. Bricks are sold under theCunningham brand name.

Fast FactsFast FactsFast FactsFast FactsFast FactsMaterial RecycledPetroleum contaminated soils,manganese powder, textilebiosolids and ceramic waste


Employees 130

Established 1909

Company Contact

Richard Cunningham(800) [email protected]


DuraLine Imaging Inc.

Products MadeRemanufactured ink jet cartridges, toner cartridgesand printer ribbons

Process DescriptionUsed cartridges are shipped in from drop locationsand rebuilt and/or refilled.

Where to BuyDuraLine Imaging sells direct to businesses andindustries and also by government contract.DuraLine Imaging products may be purchased bycalling (800) 982-3872.

Other InformationWith more than 3,900 clients served in 2005, DuraLineImaging is the Carolina's leading printer cartridgeremanufacturing firm. At present, more than 50 per-cent of North Carolina's top 100 employers purchasereplacement printer cartridges or other imaging prod-ucts from DuraLine Imaging. DuraLine also has op-erations in Cary and Charlotte.

Flat Rock

Fast FactsFast FactsFast FactsFast FactsFast FactsMaterial RecycledInk jet cartridges, tonercartridges, printer ribbons,plastic casings and gearsfrom damaged cartridges


Employees 35

Established 1970

Company Contact

Sabrina Farmer(800) [email protected]


Engineered RecyclingCompany

Charlotte

Products MadeNursery containers ranging in size from 1 to 25 gallons

Process DescriptionEngineered Recycling shreds, grinds, washes, dries andpelletizes post-consumer and post-industrial HDPE. ERCthen manufactures colored nursery containers fromthe pellets it produces.

Product FactsProduct is sold exclusively to the wholesale nurseryindustry. Distributors are used regionally, but ERC alsosells direct to growers in some areas.

Where to BuyMacKenzie Nursery Supply in Lenoir and Coors FarmSupply in Smithfield.

Other InformationThanks in part to a N.C. DPPEA Recycling BusinessDevelopment Grant, Engineered Recycling establisheda second processing line enabling the company todouble its capacity.

Fast FactsFast FactsFast FactsFast FactsFast FactsMaterial RecycledHigh density polyethyleneplastic (natural and colored)


Employees 24

Established 2003

Company Contact

Peter Suttoni(704) [email protected]


Heartwood Pine Floors Inc.

Products MadePrecision-milled tongue and groove flooring

Process DescriptionHeartwood Pine purchases the salvaged wood beamsand decking from demolition companies, sorts by qual-ity, de-nails (removes any metal contamination) andprocesses the wood into top-quality flooring. The floor-ing is marketed and sold to builders and homeownersfor both new construction and remodeling projects.

Product FactsWood beams, decking and timber are salvaged fromtextile mills being dismantled or demolished. The com-pany specializes in 100-plus-year-old heartwood pineand produces 100 percent-recycled content tongue andgroove flooring.

Where to BuyHeartwood Pine’s flooring can be purchased directlyat the showroom in Pittsboro, or through the company’sWeb page (www.heartwoodpine.com). The company alsoadvertises in Fine Home Building magazine.

Other InformationHeartwood Pine received a grant from N.C. DPPEA in2005 to purchase and install a band saw giving it thecapability to increase the amount of material reclaimedand reduce waste.

Pittsboro

Fast FactsFast FactsFast FactsFast FactsFast FactsMaterial RecycledSalvaged and reclaimedwood beams, decking andtimber


Employees 9

Established 1983

Company ContactAnn Van Orden(800) 524-7463(919) [email protected]


Intertech CorporationGreensboro

Products MadeBlow-molded plastic bottles, sizes 1.5 ounces to 160ounces. Bottles from 16 ounces to 64 ounces maycontain post-consumer resin.

Process DescriptionIntertech purchases post-consumer resin recycled frommilk and water bottles. The PCR is blended with virginresin and then blow-molded into a variety of high qual-ity plastic containers.

Product FactsAdditional products/services include container deco-ration by screen printing, labeling and sleeving, andcontainer and mold design/construction.

Where to BuyProducts can be purchased through the company’sWeb page (www.intertechcorp.com).

Other InformationIntertech also manufactures Funballs, HyGenie ballwashing systems and GigglePlay Gazebos (ball pools)for children's play.

Fast FactsFast FactsFast FactsFast FactsFast FactsMaterial RecycledHigh density polyethyleneplastic


Employees 65

Established 1974

Company Contact

Len Worsham(800) 364-2255(336) [email protected]


Laurel Hill Paper Company

Products MadeBath tissue and towels

Process DescriptionSorted office paper is sent through a de-inking pro-cess to make de-inked pulp. This pulp is used to makepaper. The finished paper is converted into many dif-ferent tissue products.

Product FactsAll products produced by Laurel Hill Paper Companyare 100 percent recycled content. Sales are about $1.5million per month. Products include bath tissue, cen-ter pull towels and jumbo roll tissue.

Where to BuyInstitutional sales only; products can be found ininterstate rest areas and prisons. Call Glen Duncan,marketing manager, (910) 997-4526 for purchasinginformation.

Cordova

Fast FactsFast FactsFast FactsFast FactsFast FactsMaterial RecycledSorted office paper,mixed paper (wastepa-per)

Tons Recycled PerYear25,000

Employees 175

Established 1983

Company Contact

Glen Duncan(910) [email protected]


Novozymes NorthAmerica Inc.

Franklinton

Products MadeNature’s GREEN-RELEAF compost, colored designermulch and specialty compost blends

Process DescriptionRecycled feedstocks are dropped off for a fee. Nitrogenrich enzyme residuals are a byproduct from theproduction of Novozymes’ food grade enzymes. Palletsare ground, colored and marketed as designer mulch.Other manufactured wood byproducts are ground tosize for compost production. Wood waste, sawdustand ground yard trimmings are mixed with food wasteand deactivated enzyme residuals. The mix is processedinto high-quality compost by using the turned windrowmethod of composting. The process takes a minimumof 90 days from start to a cured finished compostproduct.

Product FactsThe compost is tested by U.S. Compost Council Sealof Testing Assurance Program.

Where to BuyAll of Nature’s GREEN-RELEAF products can be purchasedin bulk at the facility or through distributors listed atwww.naturesgreenreleaf.com/Distributors.htm.

Company Contact

Frank Franciosi(919) [email protected]

Fast FactsFast FactsFast FactsFast FactsFast FactsMaterial RecycledYard trimmings, woodenpallets, sawdust, particle-board, medium densityfiberboard, residuals fromenzyme production and foodwaste


Employees 6

Established 2005


Owens-Illinois Inc.

Products MadeGlass bottles and containers

Process DescriptionUsed glass arrives by both truck and rail. After beingremelted, recycled glass bottles are trucked to variouscustomers. Bottlers add product, label and market tothe consumer.

Product FactsThe Lexington plant produces only beverage contain-ers. The 2.5-3.0 million containers made per day inthe plant contain 40 to 50 percent recycled glass andare commonly used for juices, sodas, teas, beer, wineand spirits. Approximately 50 percent of the glass con-tainers made worldwide are manufactured by O-I orits licensees.

Where to BuyThe company’s clients range from global multination-als to smaller, regional partners. Common retail itemsfound in grocery and convenience stores are bottledwith O-I glass containers.

Other InformationA Fortune 500 company, O-I is one of the world’s lead-ing manufacturers of glass packaging products withoperations in North America, South America, Europe,Australia and Asia. With more than 30,000 employeesworldwide, the company contributes more than $1billion annually to national, state and local economiesthrough its purchase of goods and services from U.S.businesses. O-I is an active supporter of the KeepAmerica Beautiful Foundation and the National Recy-cling Coalition.

Lexington

Company Contact

Barry Matthews(336) [email protected]

Fast FactsFast FactsFast FactsFast FactsFast FactsMaterial RecycledBrown and clear glasscontainers


Employees 200

Established 1973


Precision FibersRonda

Products MadeHydro-seeding mulch, additive for asphalt

Process DescriptionLoose newspaper is fed onto a conveyor and into ahammermill. The paper is milled into a loose fiber.The loose fiber material is then sent through a cuber.This is the process that forms the fiber into the cubeshape that gets packaged. The final product is thenpackaged and stacked onto pallets. The hydro-mulchproduct is trucked directly to hydroseeders and pav-ing locations for application purposes.

Product FactsAll products produced by Precision Fibers are 100 per-cent recycled content.

Where to BuyProducts can be purchased factory direct or throughdistributors. Call the company for details. PrecisionFibers does not compete with its distributors, so if theproject is in an area that a distributor services, thecustomer will be directed to that distributor.

Fast FactsFast FactsFast FactsFast FactsFast FactsMaterial RecycledNewspaper


Employees 27

Established 1994

Company Contact

Amber Spicer(336) [email protected]


Technimark Inc.

Products MadeHangers, plastic feet and legs for furniture

Process DescriptionRepelletized plastic resin is mixed with virgin resin andmelted. The melted material is then injected into amold to make various plastic products.

Product FactsFifty to 100 percent recycled plastic is used for prod-ucts that are black in color. Products that are any othercolor use 25 to 50 percent recycled plastic.

Where to BuyCoat hangers sold at Wal-Mart under the Wal-Martbrand name—Mainstays. Technimark produces plasticfeet and legs for furniture that is sold as one of theKlaussner Furniture brand names.

Other InformationTechnimark Inc. is a subsidiary of Klaussner Furniture.

Asheboro

Company Contact

Brad Wellington(336) [email protected]

Fast FactsFast FactsFast FactsFast FactsFast FactsMaterial RecycledPolypropylene, high densitypolyethylene


Employees 500

Established 1983


Toter Inc.Statesville

Products MadeWaste collection and material handling carts andcontainers

Process DescriptionToter Inc. purchases virgin and post-consumer resinmaterial that is extruded to produce rotationally moldedwaste collection and material handling carts and con-tainers. Toter also reprocesses all scrap material thatis generated from the production process.

Product FactsToter Inc. is the leading manufacturer of waste collec-tion carts in the United States. Made of 25–75 percentrecycled content, Toter carts have been used at mu-nicipalities throughout the country, including Charlotteand Winston-Salem. Toter products can also be foundat stadiums, arenas and convention centers such asRaleigh's RBC Center.

Where to BuyToter carts are sold direct to the consumer at Lowe’sHome Improvement stores. Contact the company forinformation about government, institutional or businessorders.

Company Contact

Jeff Gilliam(800) [email protected]

Fast FactsFast FactsFast FactsFast FactsFast FactsMaterial RecycledLinear low density poly-ethylene plastic bag andplastic wrap

Tons Recycled PerYear10,000

Employees 150

Established 1983


Unifi Inc.

Products Made100 percent recycledpolyester yarn

Process DescriptionWaste generated in the polyester-manufacturing pro-cess is combined with plastics such as recycled two-liter soda and water bottles. Unifi’s Yadkinville facilitygrinds it into a chip, extrudes, texturizes and forms itinto yarn.

Product FactsThe end product, Repreve®, is then used in fabricssuitable for a number of end uses, including contractand home upholstery, and automotive and apparel fab-rics. Malden Mills’ new line of eco-friendly performancePolartec® fabrics is designed using Unifi’s Repreve®yarn.

Where to BuyMany new styles of Polartec® fabrics are now availableusing recycled content, including Polartec® PowerDry®, Polartec® Thermal Pro® and Polartec® WindPro®. Check your local and online sports stores forbrands made with these fabrics.

Other InformationUnifi is headquartered in Greensboro and has addi-tional manufacturing facilities in Yadkinville, Madison,Reidsville and Stoneville. International manufacturingfacilities are located in Latin America, Brazil and China.Unifi employs approximately 1,065 in Yadkinville, 2,500in North Carolina and 3,500 worldwide.

Yadkinville

Company ContactBett Anderson(336) [email protected]

Fast FactsFast FactsFast FactsFast FactsFast FactsMaterial RecycledPost-industrial fiber wasteand post-consumerplastic soda bottles

Employees 1,065

Established 1971


N.C. Recycling Business AssistanceProviders

Recycling-Specific Service ProvidersA number of organizations provide a wide variety of technical and business development assis-tance to North Carolina-based recycling businesses.

Self-Help Credit UnionSelf-Help, North Carolina’s community development bankinggroup, administers the N.C. Recycling Business Loan Fund.The loan fund nurtures fledgling businesses until they be-come bankable and graduate to full-service private sector fi-nancing. The loans are structured as market-rate debt, andcan be used for working capital, inventory, equipment and real estate purchases.

Brian Schneiderman, special projects officer(919) [email protected]

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Carolina Recycling AssociationThe Carolina Recycling Association is one of the largest state-based recyclingassociations in the United States, serving North and South Carolina since 1989.CRA represents more than 400 members (individuals, small businesses, multi-national corporations, state government agencies and local governments) who

are committed to reducing waste, promoting recycling and buying recycled.

Kerry Krumsiek, executive director(919) [email protected]

N.C. Department of Transportation’s Recycled Products andSolid Waste Utilization Task ForceThe N.C. DOT’s Recycled Products and Solid Waste Utilization Task Force providesleadership and expertise in the selection and recommended use of recycled mate-rials. It conducts research, performs demonstration projects and develops bid procedures andspecifications that encourage contractors to develop and utilize recycled products.

Frankie Draper, special services squad leader(919) [email protected]/doh/preconstruct/altern/

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N.C. Department of CommerceThe Department of Commerce, the state’s leading agency for economic, community and workforcedevelopment, has been a cooperative partner since RBAC’s inception. A RBAC staff person hasworked with the DOC office as a RBAC/DOC liaison since 1995.

Ben Rogers(919) [email protected]

N.C. Small Business & Technology Development CenterSBTDC’s mission is to support the growth and development of NorthCarolina’s economy by encouraging entrepreneurship, assisting in thecreation and expansion of small businesses and facilitating technology

development and transfer for small businesses.Dan Blankenship(919) 715-7272, or (800) [email protected]

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N.C. Department of Environment and Natural Resources’Customer Service CenterThe Customer Service Center for the Department of Environment and NaturalResources is a single source of information for all of the department's programs.Through its “1-STOP” permit assistance program, the CSC helps customers determine what envi-ronmental permits are needed for a particular project as well as permit decision timelines.

Edythe McKinney, director/small business ombudsman(919) [email protected]

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General Business Assistance Providers

Waste Reduction PartnersWaste Reduction Partners, a team of highly-experienced volunteer engineers,architects and scientists, provides western N.C. businesses and industries withno-cost waste and energy reduction assessments and technical assistance.

Terry Albrecht, program director(828) [email protected]/wrp

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SJF VenturesSJF Ventures is a venture capital fund that finances and assistsexpansion stage companies in the clean technologies, businessservices and consumer products sectors. SJF Advisory Services, an allied nonprofit organization,provides entrepreneurial, workforce and sustainability assistance services to SJF prospect andportfolio companies.

Rick Larson, managing director(919) [email protected]

N.C. Agricultural Finance AuthorityThe N.C. Agricultural Finance Authority provides financing to farmers and agribusinessesengaged in the processing and manufacturing of agricultural products, andagribusinesses that support other facets of agriculture such as composting and manuremanagement.

Dr. Frank Bordeaux, executive director(919) [email protected]/northcarolina.html

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N.C. Rural Economic Development Center and its Institute forRural EntrepreneurshipThe N.C. Rural Economic Development Center seeks to develop, promote andimplement economic strategies to improve the quality of life for rural NorthCarolinians. Housed within the Rural Center, the Institute for Rural Entrepreneurshipsupports the development of entrepreneurial companies – new and existing – that can grow andgenerate jobs and wealth in rural communities.

Leslie Scott, director(919) [email protected]/entrepreneurship

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North Carolina State Energy OfficeThe State Energy Office coordinates programs to help

ensure that North Carolina businesses and industries are productive, energy efficient, technologicallysavvy and competitive.

Larry Shirley, division director(919) 733-2230 or (800) [email protected]

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AcronymsCPOEPPsHDPELDPELLDPEOCCMDFONPPEPCRPETEPPPSPUSOP

Computer PrintoutEnvironmentally Preferable ProductsHigh Density PolyethyleneLow Density PolyethyleneLinear Low Density PolyethyleneOld Corrugated CardboardMedium Density FiberboardOld NewspaperPolyethylenePost Consumer ResinPolyethylene TerephthalatePolypropylenePolystyrenePolyurethaneSorted Office Paper

Acronyms/Definitions

Biosolids – nutrient-rich organic materials resulting from the treatment of domestic sewage in atreatment facility. When treated and processed, these residuals can be recycled and applied asfertilizer to improve and maintain productive soils and stimulate plant growth.

Blow-Molded – a manufacturing process by which hollow plastic parts are formed. This method isused to make items such as commercial drums and bottles.

Card Stock – a rigid paper used for postcards, manual covers or table tents. Also known as coverpaper.

Computer Printout or Greenbar – a high-grade paper almost entirely made of uncoated chemicalpulp, although some ground wood is used.

Environmentally Preferable Products – products that have a lesser or reduced effect on humanhealth and the environment when compared with competing products that serve the same purpose.The product or service comparison may consider raw materials acquisition, production,manufacturing, packaging, distribution, reuse, operation, maintenance or disposal.

Fiber Drum – cylindrical shipping containers made of heavy paper or fiberboard.

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Folding Carton – paper product storage and shipping packages of various designs that are deliveredready-to-use in flat form and are first squared up or erected by the user.

Hammermill – a machine with a high-speed rotor equipped with large hammers for pulverizingmaterial into smaller sizes.

High Density Polyethylene – a plastic used to make bottles for milk, juice, water and laundryproducts.

Kraft Paper – strong paper used for wrapping and to make grocery bags and large envelopes.

Linear Low Density Polyethylene – higher tensile strength and higher impact and puncture resistancethan low density polyethylene. It is used for plastic bags and sheets (where it allows using lowerthickness than comparable LDPE), plastic wrap, pouches, toys, lids, pipes, buckets and containers,covering of cables, geomembranes and flexible tubing.

Mixed Paper – the term “mixed paper” is used as an inclusive, “catch all” or “what’s left over”category for a wide variety of recovered paper blends including slick advertising inserts, envelopesand other things with gummy surfaces.

Medium Density Fiberboard – a composite wood product similar to particleboard. It's made outof wood waste fibers glued together with resin, heat and pressure. MDF is appropriate for manyapplications, from cabinetry to molding, because it is smooth, uniform and will not warp.

Newspaper or Newsprint – a lightweight paper, made mainly from mechanical wood pulp,engineered to be bright and opaque for the good print contrast needed by newspapers.

Old Corrugated Cardboard – a box, in its most common form, is manufactured from containerboard,layers of linerboard and one layer of medium. The layers are combined on a corrugator, a machinethat presses corrugations into the medium and laminates a layer of linerboard to each side. Thesheets are folded, printed and glued or stapled to make a finished box.

Old Magazines – consists of coated magazines, catalogs and similar printed materials.

Paperboard – one of the two subdivisions of paper. The distinction is not great, but paperboard isheavier in basis weight, thicker and more rigid than paper. All sheets 12 points (0.012 inch) ormore in thickness are classified as paperboard.

Paper Tubes – consists of paper cores made from either chipboard and/or linerboard, single ormultiple plies.

Particle Board – an engineered wood product manufactured from wood particles, such as wood


chips, sawmill shavings or even sawdust, and a synthetic resin or other suitable binder, which ispressed and extruded.

Polyethylene – largest volume plastic manufactured. It is used for packaging films; trash, garment,grocery and shopping bags; molded housewares; toys; containers; pipe; drums; gasoline tanks;coatings and many other products.

Polypropylene –a plastic that has an excellent chemical resistance, is strong and has the lowestdensity of the plastics used in packaging. It has a high melting point, making it ideal for hot-fillliquids. In film form it may or may not be oriented (stretched). Polypropylene is found in everythingfrom flexible and rigid packaging to fibers and large molded parts for automotive and consumerproducts.

Polystyrene – is a very versatile plastic that can be rigid or foamed. General purpose polystyreneis clear, hard and brittle. It has a relatively low melting point. Typical applications include protectivepackaging, containers, lids, cups, bottles, trays and tumblers.

Polyurethane – an extremely versatile plastic in terms of the forms in which it is available: flexibleor rigid foams, rubbers, coatings, adhesives and sealants. Polyurethane’s major and best knownform, however, is a foamed or “cellular” material. Flexible foams are used in furniture, cushioning,carpet underlay, bedding, packaging, textiles and automotive seating and safety padding. Rigidfoams are used in building insulation and are found in refrigerators, trucks, boats (for flotation)and in the construction of furniture components.

Post-consumer Material – refers to a material or finished product that has served its intended useand has been discarded for disposal or recovery, having completed its life as a consumer item.

Post-industrial Material – recovered industrial and manufacturing materials that are diverted frommunicipal solid waste for the purpose of collection, recycling and disposition.

Recycled Content – materials that have been recovered from the solid waste stream, either duringthe manufacturing process (post-industrial) or after consumer use (post-consumer).

Rotational Molding – consists of a mold mounted on a machine capable of rotating on two axessimultaneously. Solid or liquid resin is placed within the mold and heat is applied. Rotation distributesthe plastic into a uniform coating on the inside of the mold until the plastic part cools and sets.This process is used to make hollow configurations and is a relatively simple concept since heat isused to melt and fuse a plastic resin inside a closed mold without using pressure. Commonrotationally molded products include shipping drums, storage tanks and some consumer furnitureand toys.

Sorted Office Paper – consists of paper, as typically generated by offices, containing primarilywhite and colored groundwood-free paper, free of unbleached fiber.


Virgin Material – a material that has not been processed or used before.

White Office – consists of paper, as typically generated by offices, containing primarily whitegroundwood-free paper, free of unbleached fiber.

Yard Trimmings – grass clippings, shrub prunings, leaves, tree branches and other discardedmaterial from yards and gardens.


Index

Acronyms/Definitions ............................................................................. 29Artist Colony ......................................................................................... 9Barnstar Vintage ................................................................................... 10Buying Recycled Products ...................................................................... 4Caraustar Industries Inc. ....................................................................... 11Cascades Tissue Group .......................................................................... 12Company Profiles .................................................................................. 9Crumpler Plastic Pipe Inc. ...................................................................... 13Cunningham Brick Company Inc. ............................................................ 14DuraLine Imaging Inc. ........................................................................... 15Energy Savings And Recycling: Making The Connection ............................ 7Engineered Recycling Company .............................................................. 16Foreword .............................................................................................. 1Heartwood Pine Floors Inc. .................................................................... 17Index ................................................................................................... 33Index by County ................................................................................... 34Introduction ......................................................................................... 2Intertech Corporation ............................................................................ 18Laurel Hill Paper Company ..................................................................... 19N.C. Recycling Business Assistance Providers ........................................... 26Novozymes North America Inc. .............................................................. 20Other Benefits To Manufacturers Using Recycled Feedstocks ..................... 8Owens-Illinois Inc. ................................................................................ 21Precision Fibers ..................................................................................... 22Technimark Inc. .................................................................................... 23Toter Inc. ............................................................................................. 24Unifi Inc. .............................................................................................. 25What Is Buying Recycled And Why Does It Matter?.................................. 3


Index By County

AlamanceBarnstar Vintage .............................................................................. 10Caraustar Industries Inc. .................................................................. 11

BuncombeCaraustar Industries Inc. .................................................................. 11

ChathamHeartwood Pine Floors Inc. ............................................................... 17

DavidsonArtist Colony .................................................................................... 9Cunningham Brick Company Inc. ....................................................... 14Owens-Illinois Inc. ............................................................................ 21

ForsythCaraustar Industries Inc. .................................................................. 11

FranklinNovozymes North America Inc........................................................... 20

GuilfordIntertech Corporation ....................................................................... 18

HendersonDuraLine Imaging Inc. ...................................................................... 15

IredellCaraustar Industries Inc. .................................................................. 11Toter Inc. ........................................................................................ 24

MecklenburgCaraustar Industries Inc. .................................................................. 11Engineered Recycling Company ......................................................... 16

RandolphCaraustar Industries Inc. .................................................................. 11Technimark Inc. ............................................................................... 23

RichmondCascades Tissue Group ..................................................................... 12Laurel Hill Paper Company ................................................................ 19

SampsonCrumpler Plastic Pipe Inc. ................................................................. 13

WilkesPrecision Fibers ................................................................................ 22

YadkinUnifi Inc. ......................................................................................... 25

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