Clear Path Recycling Lines Up and Running

Fayetteville, NC, Dec. 8, 2010 -- Although not yet operating at full capacity, both PET recycling lines at Clear Path Recycling are now up and running, giving Clear Path a nameplate annual capacity of 160 million million pounds at the present time, according to Plastics News.

The company has been operating a second line, which has a capacity of 120 million pounds, since early November, according to the story.

The company said it is selling a significant amount of flake to its owners, which includes Shaw Industries, as well as to outside firms.

About 75 percent of Clear Path’s output is targeted for internal use.

The 120-million pound line is for clear flake and the 40-million pound line, used initially for clean flake, is for green flake.

Long-range plans call for another 120-million pound line, which would make it the largest PET recycling plant in North America.

Unlike many PET recycling plants, Clear Path gets a majority of its PET bottles from materials collected at curbside, rather than deposit programs. 

Related Topics:Shaw Industries Group, Inc.