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RECYCLING <br />ASSOCIATION <br />nr Mintr-.rota <br />Plastic <br />Container <br />Recycling <br />There are several locations throughout Minnesota where plastic bottles and jugs <br />are recycled into new pop bottles, milk containers, landscaping materials, polar <br />fleece, carpet, and plastic lumber. <br />Where Plastic Goes for Recycling: <br />• Bedford Technology, (Located in Worthington): Bedford Technology <br />uses 10 million pounds of recycled # 2 plastics annually to make 30 <br />different plastic lumber products. www.cedtordtech.com <br />• Ladtech, Inc. (Located in Lino Lakes) Since 1994, Ladtech uses 2 <br />million pounds of recycled #2 plastic pellets annually to make sewer <br />adjustment rings used in manholes that still have shown no signs of <br />breaking. 52 milk jugs, shampoo and detergent bottles are required to <br />manufacture one 2" adjustment ring. www.ladtech.com <br />• Master Mark (Locations in Albany and Paynesville): Each year, Master <br />Mark uses over 1 billion recycled plastic containers and sawdust to make <br />lawn, garden, and building supplies. www.mastermark.com <br />How Plastic Recycling Helps Minnesota's Economy: <br />• In 2009, Minnesotans recycled over 57,000 tons of plastic; manufacturers <br />around the state need our recyclable plastics so they can meet their <br />demand for recycled products. <br />• Plastic recycling keeps bottles out of our environment, preserves <br />biodiversity of our habitats, and reduces the need for taxpayer money to <br />fund cleanup efforts. <br />How Plastic Recycling Helps Minnesota's Environment: <br />• Americans buy an estimated 34.6 billion single -serving (1 liter or less) <br />plastic water bottles each year. Almost eight out of ten end up in a landfill <br />or incinerator. <br />• Hundreds of millions of plastic bottles end up as littler on roads, beaches, <br />and in streams and waterways. Keep our state clean; recycle every <br />plastic bottle! <br />Did You Know: <br />• Five PET bottles (# 1 plastic soda bottles) yield enough fiber to make one <br />extra large T-shirt, one square foot of carpet or enough fiber to fill one ski <br />jacket. <br />Recycling Association of Minnesota <br />852 B East Lake Street <br />Wayzata, Minnesota 55391 <br />Office: 651-641-4589 Website: recycleminnesota.org <br />