Delray Beach, FL, June 18-- Recycler Sun Valley Worldwide Inc. has commissioned a plant to reprocess bags, carpet and other plastic materials.
Sun Valley opened the 75,000 sq ft plant in Morristown, TN, in Feb 2004, and expects to be reprocessing 100 million lbs of plastic there within two years.
The company is also close to reaching agreements with companies to significantly increase the recycling of grocery bags.
The Morristown plant has separate areas for recycling nylon and polyester carpet, for grinding a variety of plastic and densifying plastic grocery bags and a variety of LDPE, LLDPE and HDPE polyethylene film and bags. The plant produces clean flake and has 25 employees. It required about $500,000 worth of new equipment. It will allow the company to expand its markets, which include construction, automotive, agriculture and household goods.
