Dive summary:
- Sonoco Recycling has invested $4 million in its Columbia, S.C., materials recovery facility, permitting the facility to accept materials such as composite cans, glass, magazines and new types of plastic.
- With the funding, Sonoco added three sorting screens for corrugated cardboard and paper sorting, an optical sorter to retrieve plastic, and a new glass crusher.
- Sonoco Recycling is a subsidiary of Sonoco packaging manufacturer; the company says it is interested in closing the loop between production and disposal by operating 50 locations and collecting 3 million tons of recyclables annually.
From the article:
"Sonoco has always prided itself on 'closing the loop,'" said Ray Howard, general manager, Sonoco Recycling. "We use recycled materials in our products, which are then recycled by the consumer and come back to us for processing. With this upgrade, we're now able to recycle even more of the packaging produced by Sonoco, in addition to the other items we collect that aren't produced by us."
Derek Trader, division marketing manager, Global Rigid Paper and Closures, agreed, "Sonoco is one of the largest providers of composite can packaging in the world for products such as coffee or Pringles® potato crisps. The ability to both produce and recycle this item is exciting for us and further demonstrates the Company's commitment to sustainable business practices." ...
