California Plastic Lumber Manufacturers and Distributors
The following manufacturers and distributors are located in California. You
can also search our Recycled Building Products
database, and our Recycled-Content Products database.
Enviro-Tech Resources Corporation
4311 Bergamo Dr.
Encino, CA 91436
(818) 986-8763
Fax: (818) 986-0690
Manufacturer and distributor (fencing).
Epic Plastics
1880 Garden Tract Rd.
Richmond, CA 94801
(510) 235-9339
Manufacturer specializing in engineered plastic lumber products.
Environmental Specialty Products
2807 C Guasti Rd.
Guasti, CA 91743
(800) 7-PLASTIC
(800) 775-2784
Distributor of plastic lumber and landscape products.
Plastic Pilings, Inc.
8560 Vineyard Ave., Ste. 510
Cucamonga, CA 91730
(909) 989-7685
Manufactures RPL to be used in marine, park, farm, landscape, and construction
applications.
E-Spec
4723 Tidewater Ave., Ste. J
Oakland, CA 94601-6175
(510) 536-2600
Deals with plastic lumber profile and landscape amenities (Durawood PE), and wood-filled
RPL (Durawood EX) architectural profiles.
Eagle Recycled Products
1201 West Katella Ave.
Orange, CA 92867
(714) 997-1400
Manufacturer and distributor of recycled plastic lumber products.
American Plastics Council
1275 K St., N.W., Ste. 400
Washington D.C. 20005
(202) 371-5319
Plastic Lumber Trade Association
540 S. Main St., Building 7
Akron, OH 44311-1010
Contact: Allan E. Robbins, President
(330) 762-8989
Fax: (800) 762-4741
Battelle Memorial Institute
505 King Ave.
Columbus, OH 43201-2693
Contact: Prbhat Krishnaswamy
(614) 424-5998
Society of the Plastics Industry
1275 K St., NW., Ste. 400
Washington, D.C. 20005
(202) 371-5200
Center for Plastics Recycling Research
Rutgers University
Livingston Campus, Bldg. 4109
New Brunswick, NJ 08903
Contact: Tom Nosker
(908) 445-3679
FAX: (908) 445-5636
U.S. Army Corps of Engineers
Construction Engineering Research Lab
2902 Newmark Dr.
P.O. Box 9005
Champaign, IL 61826-9005
(217) 373-6765
FAX: (217) 373-6732 Contact: Richard Lampo
Society of Plastics Engineers
14 Fairfield Dr.
Brookfield Center, CT 06804-0403
(203) 775-0471
ASTM - Standards Coordination
100 Barr Harbor Dr.
West Conshohocken, PA 19428-2959
(610) 832-9743
Contact: Richard Lampo, at Corps' Lab
Chairman of Section D20.20.01
(217) 373-6765
Mid-Atlantic Plastics Systems, Inc.
P.O.Box 507
Roselle, NJ 07203
(201) 241-9333
Sold in the U.S. by Advanced Recycling Technology, Inc. (a Belgian company). Machinery
specifically for the production of RPL.
Processing Technologies, Inc.
Dana R. Hanson
1415 Fullerton Ave.
Addison, IL 60101
Phone: (708) 916-6666
Fax: (708) 916-6680
All type of extruders.
REMA Systems Corp.
Roger Many
P.O. Box 241
Hamilton, OH 45012
Phone: (513) 844-2488
Reinfenhauser-Van Dorn
Mike Alsdorf
10 Technology Dr.
Peabody, MA 01960
Phone: (508) 977-3400
Fax: (508) 532-6777
All types of extrusion and downstream equipment.
Tex America Inc.
Phil Lail
4717 Sweden Rd.
Charlotte, NC 28273
Phone: (704) 552-5404
Fax: (704) 552-5854
Mainly dealing with the intrusion process.
Videx Machinery Corp.
50 64 Andrew W. Storero
P.O.Box 345
Fort Washington, PA 19034
Phone: (215) 643-2720
Fax: (215) 643-2544
All types of used equipment.
R-Team. Provides technical, marketing, and financing assistance to existing and
start-up recycling manufacturers. (916) 255-1000.
Plastics Recycling Information Clearinghouse. Provides all types of information
on the disposal of plastics. (916) 341-6518.
IWMB Web Site. The IWMB Web site has a growing volume of
information, including the Recycled-Content Construction Products
database and the
Recycled-Content Products database.
The following publications are available from the IWMB Publications
Catalog.
California Directory of Plastic Reprocessors and Brokers. A 265-page
directory of handlers, brokers, reprocessors, manufacturers, converters, and exporters of
recycled plastics in California, compiled from voluntary responses from businesses. (Pub
#431-95-040, 1996.)
Plastics: Waste Management Alternatives. A 90-page guide to the use,
recyclability, and disposal of plastics (Pub #401-92-001, 1992.)
Market Status Report: Postconsumer Plastics. An 8-page report that
examines market barriers to recycling postconsumer plastics and strategies to overcome
these barriers. Also available on line. (Pub. #421-96-066, 1996).
Directory of U.S. and Canadian Scrap Plastics Processors and Buyers. A
comprehensive directory of reprocessors and brokers nationwide. Purchase from Resource
Recycling (503) 227-1319.
Standardization News. A magazine published by ASTM to provide information
about the development of standards and specifications for many different materials. A good
source of information about the status of proposed and revised standards. (610) 832-9500.
Recycled Plastic Products Source Book. Published by APC to help private
and public sector buyers identify products made with recycled plastics. To order updated
editions, call 1-800-2-HELP-90.
Development of Specifications for Plastic Lumber for Use in Highway Applications.
A 60-page report discussing the results of a two-phase research program initiated in 1992
at the Ministry of Transportation (MTO) of Ontario, Canada. To obtain copies of the report
contact Dr. A. Coomarasamy at (416) 235-4678.
A Review of the Manufacturing Processes and Characteristics of Recycled Plastic
Lumber. A 40-page report detailing the current state of the art of RPL manufacture
and discussing improvements needed for future growth of this industry. The report was
prepared by Battelle to the Environmental and Plastics Institute of Canada (EPIC).
Columbus, Ohio. Nov. 1995. Contact: Dr. Prabhat Krishnaswamy (614) 424-5998.
Technologies for Structural Uses of Recycled Plastic Lumber. A prospectus
for a 3-year, multiclient partnership which addresses critical technologies that will
expand current markets for RPL. Prepared by Battelle Memorial Institute. Columbus, Ohio.
April 1996. Contact: Dr. Prabhat Krishnaswamy (614) 424-5998.
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