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Take Recycling to the Next Step for your Home and Yard
Remodeling ProjectBrita Sailer, Executive Director
Close the Loop! Add recycled
products to your home - inside and
out!
The importance of buying recycledMinnesotans are among the top Recyclers in the Nation – 5th
MN Recycling rates … in 2017 we reported 1,952,029 tons of recyclable materials collected. • Rate Recyclables = 1,773 T/household • Municipal Solid Waste = 2,605 T/household
We can be the best recycling collectors in the world, but if we are not intentional about the circular nature of recycling we are missing a critical part of it.
Majority of glass collected in Minnesota goes to Strategic Materials in St. Paul and from there to fiberglass insulation manufacturers.Other uses include:
Glass
Outdoor Gas Fire pits Countertops Lighting
Insulation
Fiber Glass manufacturers using recycled glass • Owens Corning• Knauf Insulation
Past solutions were limited to government-run programs or private hazardous waste
haulers
Approximately 80 million gallons of paint are leftover or unused each year
In 2003, ACA & stakeholders began a dialogue to better manage
postconsumer paint 11 states plus DC have passed state-level, industry supported
paint stewardship laws
What’s going on with paint?
What can you do?
Visit paintcare.org to find out how
Minnesota’s Paint Recycler…Amazon Paint Fridley, MN
Composite Wallboard and tiles
ReWall Company Des Moines, IAManufactures 100% recycled composite panels and ceiling tiles from beverage cartons and their components (milk and juice cartons). ReWall products are manufactured in Des Moines, Iowa using regionally collected raw materials.
Carpet
Types of Recycled Carpet1)Nylon2)Polypropylene3)Polyester (made from recycled
water and beverage bottles)
Carpet Recycling Process
Carpet comes in from 40 + drop sites
Each piece of carpet is tested to identify the polymer type and to prevent cross contamination of the finished product
Post-Consumer Carpet (PCC) is recycled in one of several ways. There are several processes by which the carpet fibers can be recovered and reused. Bro-Tex collects and recycles over 12 million pounds of carpet annually.
1. Shearing: The process of shearing is to shave off the top 20% of the carpet face fiber separating it from the backing.
2. Grinding: The process of grinding is where the entire carpet is shredded into a fiber blend.
3. Pelletizing: The process of pelletizing is to melt the carpet fibers into a molten resin and cut it into pellets for extrusion and molding.
Carpet Recycling Processes
Nylon face fiber after shearing is extruded into pellets for molded and
extruded plastics or carpet yarn.
Nylon pellets are used in engineered resins, molded and
extruded plastics, or carpet yarn
Recycled carpet and pad could become:
New carpet New carpet pad Plastic drainage pipe Acoustic matting Oil absorbent material for water pollutants Concrete filler Road underlayment Plastic lumber Energy substitute for natural gas and coal
Potential Products and Markets for Recycled Consumer Carpet
Carpet Recycling and Impacts on the Environment About 45% of carpet is recyclable nylon
There are more than 6.5 billion pounds of carpet going into landfills inNorth America every year
By diverting 1,000 square yards of carpet from landfills, it saves :
• 440 gallons of oil, • 10,000 BTU’s of energy • diverts 4,500 lbs from a landfill
Recycling saves resources & creates jobs
Partial list of exhibitors at this show who carry recycled content carpet
Plastic Lumber and Decking
Made from HDPE plastic such as milk jugs, laundry detergent bottles
Bottles and containers that you recycle every day in your curbside or drop off recycling program
These materials are collected and sold to companies like Minnesota manufacturers Bedford Technology and Avon Plastics who make them into lumber-like products
Bedford Technologies Worthington, MN
Avon Plastics Paynesville, MN
Decking and Railings
Lawn Edging Master Mark Brand
Outdoor furniture
The Trex boards bench is 4’ long, 17” height and 18” wide.
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=kkUfo7iNXT0
Rain barrel and compost bins
Made from 100 % recycled plastic !
RAM partners with Counties, Cities and others to provide these low cost, high quality containers to residents.
More for you
Did you hear about these????
Recycle your shopping bags at drop –off sites like this
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=kkUfo7iNXT0
Bags become benches
Do NOT put batteries from cordless power tools and other sources in the garbage or in regular recycling bins
Only YOU can help prevent dumpster
fires
Lithium Ion and other rechargeable batteries pulled off the line at a Materials Recycling Facility
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Lithium Batteries in your everyday life.
• Li-Ion batteries are replacing most other rechargeable battery chemistries
• Lithium batteries have a much higher energy density than other rechargeable chemistries
• Many “dead” Li-Ion batteries still have significant energy and must be properly managed at end of life
• Lithium batteries require terminal protection to avoid thermal runway or sparking risks
DeconstructionHennepin County Deconstruction Grants
Funding available for building projects that use deconstruction techniques instead of standard demolition to remove materials from the destruction, alteration, or renovation of a building.
Homeowners and developers of residential properties can receive up to $5,000 to help offset the additional time and labor costs associated with deconstruction.
Learn more and apply online at https://www.hennepin.us/[email protected], 612-348-4843
MattressesIt is estimated that 82 percent of a mattress can be recycled. Once disassembled and sorted, all recyclable materials are sold to make new products.
Recyclable materials include: • 30 percent metal • 38 percent cotton• 10 percent foam • 4 percent wool shoddy• The remaining 18 percent is synthetic materials
that cannot be recycled at this time
Mattress Recycling Options• https://mattressrecyclingcouncil.org/resources/#recycling• https://byebyemattress.com/
LOCAL • Green Lights Recycling Blaine
https://www.glrnow.com/#front-page-6
• Second Chance Recycling Minneapolis http://www.secondchancerecyclingmn.com/mattress-recycling/
