At Brightmark, we believe it is essential to practice what we preach. We are living this out at the construction site of our Ashley Indiana plastics renewal facility where we are committing to #ZeroWaste and recycling all plastic waste from the construction process.
Our Commitment to #ZeroWaste
Since breaking ground in 2019 we have collected 20,958 pounds of plastic waste from the project site, diverting it from local landfills. Here is a breakdown of what we have collected:
- 158 pounds of plastic packaging collected from the job trailers (that’s a lot of candy wrappers and cups)
- 400 pounds of plastic pipe scrap from the natural gas line installation crew
- 1,000 pounds of stretch wrap, strapping, paint buckets and packaging from our contractors
- 3,000 pounds of unwanted clothes hangers from our neighbors at Family Dollar Distribution
- 16,400 pounds of heavy plastic drainage tile removed from the property during site preparation
#PlasticOnly with RUFUS
The Remote Universal Feedstock Utilization System (RUFUS) assesses plastic waste offered to Brightmark Energy’s Plastics Division as potential feedstock for conversion to energy products. Processing samples on-site using the mobile RUFUS configuration quickly establishes the suitability of materials from a technical standpoint and pre-qualifies the source as a potential long-term supply partner for a Brightmark facility. Watch our video below for a demonstration of how RUFUS works.