Recycling in South Carolina “It’s Good Business”
Kurt Schmitz
Pratt Industries Overview
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• $1.6 Billion, privately-held company
• Recycle 1.6 Million tons of recycled materials annually, saving…
– 20+ million trees – 1 million tons of greenhouse gas emissions
• 5th largest U.S. paper and packaging company – 4,000 employees
• Largest 100% recycled containerboard company in U.S.
• State of the art alternative energy generation
• 16 Recycling Centers/MRFs
• 3 – 100% Recycled Paper Mills….+ Coming Soon – 4th (Valpo)
• 1 Clean Energy Plant
• 12 Corrugating Plants
• 26 Converting Plants
• 6 Display Facilities
• 9 Specialty Retail DCs
Pratt in the South
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• 2 – 100% Recycled Paper Mills
• 5 Corrugators – 4 with box plants
• 14 Box Plants – VA, NC, SC, GA, TN, MS, TX, AL, LA
• 1 P.O.P. display Plant
• 14 Recycling FaciliMes/MRFs • The largest consumer of any mill group for curbside mixed
paper
Pratt has opened two Recycling facilities in as many years in the State of South Carolina…
Duncan, SC – 2012 Rock Hill, SC - 2014
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Both facilities took over two years of working with State and local Governments
q Site Location
q Local Supply of Recyclable Materials
q Zoning/Permitting
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Capital Investment
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q Duncan
§ Over $4.5MM processing equipment
§ Over $1.5MM in building and site improvements
q Rock Hill
§ Over $500K in processing equipment
§ Over $1.5MM in building and site improvements
Employment
q Duncan § Over 40 new jobs created in South Carolina
q Rock Hill § Over 15 new jobs created in South Carolina
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Continuing Support of South Carolina Recycling Efforts
q Recycle More Campaign
q Green is Good for Business
q Carolina Recycling Coalition
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