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Composite Decking Recycled and Recyclable
Correct Building Products expands recycling
to include jobsite scrap.
BIDDEFORD, Maine. (April
20, 2007) – Correct Building Products®,
manufacturer of CorrectDeck® CX with
Microban® antimicrobial product protection,
today announced a pilot program to collect
jobsite scrap, complementing its active
recycling program.
This information is timely
as spring deck building season arrives and
Earth Day celebrations begin. Additionally,
more consumers are expressing interest in
“green” building products. What
many consumers and contractors are unaware
of is that Correct Building Products produces
composite decking made from recycled materials
that can be recycled again. Green-conscious
consumers can select CorrectDeck composite
products with confidence.
Made from Recycled
CorrectDeck composite decking is made from
80% recycled ingredients such as waste sawdust,
recycled plastic and polypropylene recycled
materials. Located in Maine, Correct Building
Products harvests scrap from local lumber
yards as well as collects polypropylene
bins from retailers and post offices. The
manufacturing plant recycles and reprocesses
all manufacturing scrap at the factory,
meaning all downfall is recycled. There
are no emissions and zero manufacturing
waste. “Most forms of plastic recycling
transform the plastic into a less valuable
product,” said Martin Grohman, president
of Correct Building Products. “Upcycling
is very rare, but these products ‘upcycle’
a low-value waste product like sawdust into
a high-value product such as premium composite
decking.”
Completely Recyclable
All CorrectDeck products are also completely
recyclable as a finished product –
free of polyvinyl chloride (PVC) –
and can be safely incinerated. CorrectDeck
products are also printed with their resource
content “60 Wood/40 PP” to make
future recycling easier.
“Composite decking
is quite recyclable – it contains
no thermosetting materials and is rot-resistant.
In fact, recycling of composites is routinely
done,” added Grohman. “We’re
doing our best to promote recycling and
to reduce the usage of unsustainably-harvested
tropical hardwoods.”
Jobsite Recycling
The company will also be instituting a scrap
recycling program to make efficient use
of waste produced on jobsites. Recyclable
materials include decking, railings and
even installation sawdust. The test program
includes a recycling container located outside
CorrectDeck’s largest dealer, Hancock
Lumber. “Once we get the process worked
out,” noted Grohman, “we’ll
expand the program as quickly as possible.
Contractors have to pay to dispose of scrap.
This free program will not only help them,
it helps the environment.”
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