Universal Textile, Yellowstone Form Partnership

Dalton, GA, March 31, 2011 -- Universal Textile Technologies said it has entered a new recycling partnership with Yellowstone National Park to reduce the amount of plastic bottles that go into landfills and help Yellowstone National Park meet its recycling goals.

The company said it will purchase the recyclable plastic bottles Yellowstone collects each year and convert them into a non-woven, fleece material used to manufacture BioCel and EnviroCel
backing for carpet and synthetic turf.

The Georgia Tech Research Institute has provided third-party verification for this project.

Most plastics collected in Yellowstone had previously been sold overseas. There they were used to produce plastic products that were later sold in the U.S.