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Recycled Products Showcase

Produced in and Purchased by the Great Lakes States

ILLINOIS

AUTOMOBILE SUSPENSION PART
Oil Filter Recyclers of Illinois - Easton, IL
*Made from the steel from nine recycled oil filters

OUTDOOR CHAIR
EagleBrook Products, Inc. - Chicago, IL
*Made from 100% recycled HDPE plastic

RECYCLED PLASTIC RESIN
MRC Polymers, Inc. - Chicago, IL

DECORATIVE GLASS TILES
The Molten Glass Co. - Chicago, IL
*Made from recycled container glass

FLOOR MAT
Pace Mat, Inc. - Genoa, IL
*Made from 100% recycled tire crumb rubber

APPOINTMENT BOOKS
House of Dolittle - Elk Grove Village, IL
*Made from recycled paper and plastic

BIRD HOUSE
Future Generations Ltd. - Taylor Springs, IL
*Made from 100% recycled plastic lumber

TRAFFIC BARRICADE DRUM
Springfield Plastics - Auburn, IL
*Made from recycled HDPE plastic

WOOD PANELING
J.M. Hoffman Co. - Flossmoor, IL
*Remilled from buildings that are being demolished

RADIAL TIRE
Achiever Tire Ltd. - Chicago, IL
*Remanufactured from a high quality used casing

For more information on Illinois' recycled products, contact:

Illinois Department of Commerce & Community Affairs
355 W. Adams
Springfield, IL 62704
ph: (217) 785-2800

INDIANA

NOTEBOOK BINDERS
Plastic Innovations, Inc. - Crawfordsville, IN
*Made from recycled HDPE plastic and polystyrene

DEVULC: feedstock for rubber products
STI-K Polymers America - South Bend, IN
*DEVULC is made from scrap tires & rubber scrap

INDUSTRIAL PLASTIC FEEDSTOCK/PELLETS
Quality Thermoplastics Reprocessors - Evansville, IN
*Made from recycled thermoplastics

CRUMB RUBBER
Dillon Environmental Resources - Muncie, IN
*Made from scrap tires

PRESS BOARD PRODUCTS
Industrial Pallet/Fibertech - Remington, IN
*Made from unrepairable pallets

AUTOMOTIVE OIL
Safety Kleen - East Chicago, IN
*Made from re-refined oil

PROTECTIVE MATS
Raintree Industries - New Castle, IN
*Made from whole automobile and light truck tires

FLOOR TILE
Stoneware Tile Company - Richmond, IN
*Made from 70% recycled glass

PLASTIC TREE PROTECTORS
Tree Pro - Lafayette, IN
*Made from 100% recycled HDPE resin

PLASTIC LUMBER
Cyclemasters - Sweetser, IN
*Made from recycled HDPE plastic from milk jugs

MATH LEARNING TOOL
Pathfinder Service, Inc. - Huntington, IN
*Made from recycled corrugated cardboard by disabled workers.

For more information on Indiana's recycled products, contact:

Recycling Market Development
Indiana Department of Commerce, Energy Policy Division
One N. Capitol, Suite 700
Indianapolis, IN 46204
ph: (317) 232-8940

MICHIGAN

DECORATIVE BLOCKS & WINDOWS
Glass Alternatives - Petosky, MI
*Made from recycled GE Levan polycarbonate

STRUCTURED PLASTIC
Recreation Creations - Hillsdale, MI
*Made from recycled plastic milk jugs

PLASTIC TREE GRATES
Structured Plastic Corporation - Eliot, MI
*Made from recycled inustrial HDPE plastic containers

MAIL BOX POST/FENCE POST
Loper Corporation - Millington, MI
*Made from 100% recycled comingled plastic and rubber (tires)

PLASTIC BAGS/COMPACTOR BAGS
Petoskey Plastic - Petoskey, MI
*Made from recycled LDPE plastic

WRAPPING PAPER/CARDS
Whole World Recycled Stationary - Tecumseh,MI
*Made from recycled paper

PARK BENCH MODEL
Duratech Industries, Inc. - Lake Odessa, MI
*Made from 100% recycled HDPE plastic milk jugs

1996 MACK VIII AIR CONDITIONER HOUSING
Ford Sheldon Rood Plant - Plymouth, MI
*Made from pop bottle caps, twine, and cotton

STUDIO BOARD
Simplex Products - Adrian, MI
*Made from 90% recycled corrugated containers

For more information about Michigan's recycled products, contact:

Michigan Department of Environmental Quality - Environmental Assistance Division
P.O. Box 30457
Lansing, MI 48909-7597
ph: 1-800-662-9278

MINNESOTA

PLAYGROUND EQUIPMENT
Value Recreation - Chanhassen, MN
*Made from 80-90% recycled aluminum, rubber, and steel

TONER CARTRIDGE
Minnesota Dept. of Corrections
Prison Industries - Shakopee, MN
*Example of re-use

FIBREX - used in windows
Andersen Windows - Bayport, MN
*Made from over 50 % recycled materials, including

ALUMINUM REFLECTIVE SIGNS
Rocal - Frankfort, OH
Gopher Signs - St. Paul, MN
*Made from 100% recycled materials

For more information on Minnesota's recycled products, contact:

Minnesota Office of Environmental Assistance
520 Lafayette Rd., N. (2nd Floor)
St. Paul, MN 55155-4100
ph: (612) 215-0228

NEW YORK

HARDWOOD FURNITURE & FLOORING
Big City Forest - Bronx , NY
*Made from 100% recycled wood

REUSABLE PLASTIC CORES
(used in textile, paper and plastic film industry)
Clearvue Polymers, Inc. - Amsterdam, NY
*Made from 100% recycled HDPE plastic

For more information about New York's recycled products, contact:

Empire State Development
Office of Recycling Market Development
One Commerce Plaza
Albany, NY 12245
ph: (518) 486-6291

OHIO

COMPOST CRIB
Covered Bridge Organics - Jefferson, OH
*Made from 100% recycled mixed-color HDPE

FLOOR MAT
Durable Corporation - Norwalk, OH
*Made from recycled tires

BASKETBALL BACKBOARD
Composite Technologies - Dayton, OH
*Made from 100% recycled polypropylene-based plastics

MARKER POSTS
(for marking road boundaries ordelineating underground utilities)
Greenline - Stow, OH
*Made from recycled polycarbonate plastic

PACKAGE CUSHIONING
Molded Pulp Products - Cincinnati, OH
*Made from 100% recycled newsprint

For more information on Ohio's recycled products, contact:

Manager for Marketing & Procurement
Ohio Division of Recycling
1889 Fountain Square Court, F-2
Columbus, OH 43224
ph: (614) 265-7064

PENNSYLVANIA

COPY PAPER - Unity brand
Hammermill - Lock Haven, PA
*Made from 100% recycled newsprint

APARTMENT RECYCLING BIN
Rarig-Pacific - Erie, PA
*Made from recycled plastic

MOLDED WASTE CAN
Henry's Molded Products - Lebanon, PA
*Made from 100% recycled newsprint and office paper

For more information on Pennsylvania's recycled products, contact:

Special Assistant for Recycling
Lieutenant Governor's Office
200 Main Capitol
Harrisburg, PA 17110
ph: (717) 787-3300

WISCONSIN

DECORATIVE ART GLASS
Chicago Art Glass & Jewels, Inc. - Plymouth, WI
*Made from mixed glass

FOOD TRAY
Placon Corporation - Madison, WI
*Made from 100% recycled PET plastic

GLASS TILE
Futuristic Tile, LLC - Allenton, WI
*Made from post-consumer glass, including bottles, windows, television and computer screens, and tableware

DRAIN TILE
Wisconsin Plastic Drain Tile Corporation -Jefferson, WI
*Made from 100% recycled HDPE plastic, including laundry detergent jugs & milk containers

ETHANOL
Renewable Oxygenates Industries - Plover, WI
*Made from processed food waste

For more information on Wisconsin's recycled products, contact:

Recycled Markets Development Board
121 S. Pinkney St., Suite 110
Madison, WI 53707
ph: 1-800-991-5523

 
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