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USPR Doubles Shredding/Destruction Capacity

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Lawrenceville, Georgia – January 6, 2026 – US Plastics Recovery (“USPR”), a leading processor of industrial polymer scrap, announced today that it has doubled shredding capacity at its Lawrenceville location.

“We are pleased to announce a doubling of shredding capacity at our facility in Lawrenceville, Georgia,” stated Daniel Nolan, President. “This major modification of existing machinery increases capacity and durability, which has opened up even more capacity. Our engineering team custom specified these upgrades to have them manufactured for us. The team installed the upgraded machine parts around Hanukah and they are running at top speed as of the beginning of the year.”

About USPR

Established in 2006, USPR is a leading re-processor of post-industrial polymer scrap and provider of destruction services for sensitive industries. With its facility just north of Atlanta in Lawrenceville, Georgia, USPR currently processes approximately 50 million pounds of scrap polymer back into quality molding materials suitable as a substitute for virgin plastics for the automotive and other industries around the world. Visit USPR at usprecovery.com to learn more.

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USPR Increases Float/Sink Capacity by 50%

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Lawrenceville, Georgia – June 21, 2023 – US Plastics Recovery (“USPR”), a leading processor of industrial polymer scrap, announced today that it will increase its float/sink capacity by 12MM lbs. per year. For more information on the USPR float-sink purification process, please see this case study.

above: contaminated PP floor sweep

“We are pleased to announce another large increase in float-wash capacity at our facility in Lawrenceville, Georgia,” stated Steve Hogan, Chief Trading Officer. “This additional line cleans up contaminated floor sweeps and mixed polymer streams, turning them into molding materials that can be used in applications with stringent quality requirements. The new line removes a large bottleneck that was formed last year when we increased upstream facility size-reduction capacity by 70%. The facility is now unleashed to run 40% more tonnage. The engineering and maintenance team brought this to fruition through tireless work and creative ingenuity. This additional capacity will enable USPR to help many new and existing clients add to their successes.”

About USPR

Established in 2006, USPR is a leading re-processor of post-industrial polymer scrap and provider of destruction services for sensitive industries. With its facility just north of Atlanta in Lawrenceville, Georgia, USPR currently processes approximately 40 million pounds of scrap polymer back into quality molding materials suitable as a substitute for virgin plastics for the automotive and other industries around the world. Visit USPR at usprecovery.com to learn more.

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USPR Unveils “Hosenator”

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Lawrenceville, Georgia (October 5, 2022) — US Plastics Recovery, a leading processor of post-industrial plastic scrap, announces the startup of the “Hosenator.” This new production line granulates and removes fiber from garden and other types of hoses. This is USPR’s 11th machine line and it adds 1MM lbs. of monthly granulation capacity.

 

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About USPR

Established in 2006, USPR is a leading re-processor of post-industrial polymer scrap and provider of destruction services. With its facility just north of Atlanta in Lawrenceville, Georgia, USPR currently processes approximately 35 million pounds annually of scrap polymer back into quality molding materials suitable as a substitute and compliment for virgin plastics for the automotive and other industries around the world. Visit USPR at usprecovery.com to learn more.

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US Plastics Recovery

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USPR sponsors Friends of Refugees Job Fair

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Clarkston, Georgia (April 24, 2019) — US Plastics Recovery, a leading processor of post-industrial plastic scrap, exhibited at the Friends of Refugees Job Fair on April 19, 2019 at the Clarkston Community Center in Clarkston, Georgia. This year’s conference had over 500 attendees from over 20 countries and over 30 exhibitors and sponsors.

The April event is USPR’s first time presenting at the fair.  USPR president Daniel Nolan stated “USPR has several United Nations designated refugees working at our Lawrenceville facility. We have found them to be highly dedicated employees that day-in and day-out put out finished products that compete directly with virgin resins in many stringent end-use applications.”

“To gain UN refugee status, an individual had to have been forced to flee his or her  home country because of persecution, war, or violence. Many refugees have endured hardships that are difficult to contemplate. The US is very picky regarding the refugees admitted to this nation. The interview process for US entry is extensive. It requires the UN designee to prove positive reasons to be admitted into the US program. The organizer of the fair, Friends of Refugees, brings together refugees, non-profits, and hiring employers in pursuit of refugee well-being, education, and employment. US Plastics Recovery is honored to be a sponsor of this organization.”

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About USPR

Established in 2006, USPR is a leading re-processor of post-industrial polymer scrap and provider of destruction services. With its facility just north of Atlanta in Lawrenceville, Georgia, USPR currently processes approximately 30 million pounds of scrap polymer annually back into quality molding materials suitable as a substitute for virgin plastics for the automotive and other industries around the world. Visit USPR at usprecovery.com to learn more.

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Media Contact:
Steve Hogan & Brandon Weems
US Plastics Recovery

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USPR to Exhibit at the Plastics Recycling Conference in DC March 11-13, 2019

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Lawrenceville, Georgia (March 7, 2019) — US Plastics Recovery, a leading processor of post-industrial plastic scrap, will showcase its capabilities at the upcoming Plastics Recycling Conference in Washington, DC. The previous year’s conference had over 2,000 attendees from 35 countries and 200 exhibitors and sponsors. This year’s conference will be held in Washington, DC from March 11-13, 2019.

The March event will be USPR’s second time presenting at the conference.  “It is an important venue for USPR, because of the opportunity to interface with leading plastic product producers and compounders needing to liquidate their scrap or needing toll processing services,” stated Steve Hogan, Chief Trading Officer of US Plastics Recovery. “USPR tripled production capacity in 2018. We moved into a much larger facility, added a second float-sink-wash system, added a brand-new 62″ 150 horsepower Vecoplan shredder, and completely refurbished our existing Vecoplan 70″ 200 horsepower HiTorc shredder. We expanded and balanced our entire process, which includes shredding, granulating, screening, washing, elutriating, floating, and brokering. Our new plant is outfitted with the latest IT and it is hungry. We added many clients at last year’s conference and we hope to do the same this year.”

Professionals from the plastics industry come to the conference to advance their learning about new machinery, technology, and suppliers in the plastics industry. The conference provides compounders, molders, and other plastics firms with the venue to engage with service suppliers like US Plastics Recovery to discuss how to advance their materials processing performance. The conference and tradeshow are expected to draw more than 2,000 attendees to the DC area.

US Plastics Recovery will host an exhibit at booth #239 at the conference in the Gaylord National Resort and Conference Center. We invite conference attendees to visit the USPR booth to learn more about our company and to speak to our technical sales team about how USPR can help them with their plastics scrap and raw material requirements.

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About USPR

Established in 2006, USPR is a leading re-processor of post-industrial polymer scrap and provider of destruction services. With its facility just north of Atlanta in Lawrenceville, Georgia, USPR currently processes approximately 30 million pounds of scrap polymer back into quality molding materials suitable as a substitute for virgin plastics for the automotive and other industries around the world. Visit USPR at usprecovery.com to learn more.

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Media Contact:
Steve Hogan & Brandon Weems
US Plastics Recovery

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USPR Expands Float-Wash Capacity 4X

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Lawrenceville, Georgia – November 20, 2018 – US Plastics Recovery (“USPR”), a leading processor of industrial polymer scrap, announced today that it will quadruple its float-wash capacity to 25MM lbs. per year. For more information on the USPR float-sink purification process, please see this case study.

above: contaminated PP floor sweep

“We are pleased to announce a large planned increase in float-wash capacity at our new facility in Lawrenceville, Georgia. We no longer have to turn away customers needing purification services due to insufficient float-wash capacity,” said Chief Trading Officer Steve Hogan. “This new machinery cleans up contaminated floor sweeps and other mixed polymer streams, turning them into molding materials that can be used in applications with stringent raw material quality requirements. We already had existing capacity with this same process. The only difference is now we are able to do much more of it. This increased float-sink capability works well with the tripling of shredding capacity we added earlier this year. Like any tool, it is the skill of user that makes the work. We will have to figure it out.”

About USPR

Established in 2006, USPR is a leading re-processor of post-industrial polymer scrap and provider of destruction services for the medical device industry. With its facility just north of Atlanta in Lawrenceville, Georgia, USPR currently processes approximately 25 million pounds of scrap polymer back into quality molding materials suitable as a substitute for virgin plastics for the automotive and other industries around the world. Visit USPR at usprecovery.com to learn more.