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Modified:
Jul 5, 2006
Recycling Agricultural Plastics

Contacts and Resources

In addition to this list, see the Environmental Risk Analysis Program reports for references to other businesses, organizations and individuals. This listing is current as of Jan 2005.

  • Agriculture Container Recycling Council (ACRC)
    • 1156 15th St NW, Suite 400, Washington DC 20005
      (877) 952-2272        Toll free fax: (877) 951 2272        Local phone (202) 861-3144
      info@acrecycle.org        http://www.acrecycle.org
  • Ag Bag International Ltd.
    • Tim Murray, contact for Ag-Bag plastic film product recycling program
      2320 SE Ag-Bag Lane , Warrenton, OR 97146 USA
      (503) 861-1644        fax: (503) 861-2527 or toll-free phone and fax (800) 334-7432 http://www.ag-bag.com
  • American Plastics Council
  • Amidon Recycling
    • Arthur Amidon
      125 Burns Hill Road, Wilton New Hampshire, USA 03086-5113
      (603) 654-6577        fax: (603) 654 6717        aamidon@tellink.net
  • Arrowchase, Inc. (Contract service provider to ACRC and CleanSweep NY)
    • Robert L. Denny II, President, Arrowchase, Inc.
      1156 Fifteenth Street NW, Suite 400, Washington, DC 20005
      (202) 861-3146        fax: (202) 861-3147        rdenny@arrowchase.com rdenny@acrecycle.org
  • Canadian Polystyrene Recycling Association
    • John Roulston        john@cpra-canada.com
      7595 Tranmere Drive, Mississauga, Ontario L5S 1L4
      (905) 612-8290)        fax: (905) 612-8024        cpra@cpra-canada.com        http://www.cpra-canada.com
  • Cornell University
    • Lois Levitan, Ph.D., Program Leader
      Environmental Risk Analysis Program
      311 Kennedy Hall, Ithaca, NY 14853
      (607)-255-4765        Fax: (607)-254-1322        lcl3@cornell.edu
    • Suzanne M. Snedeker, Ph.D., R.D.
      Associate Director of Translational Research
      BCERF - Program on Breast Cancer and Environmental Risk Factors
      Cornell University Sprecher Institute for Comparative Cancer Research
      Box 31, Room C3505A, College of Veterinary Medicine
      Cornell University, Ithaca, NY 14853-6401
      (607) 255-5943        Fax: (607) 254-4730        sms31@cornell.edu        http://envirocancer.cornell.edu
    • Cornell Waste Management Institute
      100 Rice Hall, Ithaca, NY 14853-5601
      Ellen Harrison, Director
      (607)-255-8576        Fax: (607)-255-8207        ezh1@cornell.edu
      Jean Bonhotal, Extension Associate
      (607)-255-8444        Fax: (607)-255-8207        jb29@cornell.edu
  • National Pesticide Stewardship Alliance
    • (annual meetings have included sessions about pesticide container recycling)
      1156 15th Street, NW, Suite 400, Washington, DC 20005
      (877) 920-NPSA        fax: (877) 922-NPSA        http://www.npsalliance.org
  • New Jersey Agricultural Plastics Recycling Program
    • Karen M. Kritz, Agribusiness Development Representative
      New Jersey Department of Agriculture, P.O. Box 330, Trenton, New Jersey 08625-0330
      (609) 984-2506        fax: (609) 633-7229        Karen.Kritz@ag.state.nj.us
    • Dennis DeMatte, Recycling Coordinator
      Cumberland County Improvement Authority
      (856) 825-3700        ddematte@ccia-net.com
  • New York Center for Agriculture, Medicine and Health (NYCAMH)
    • The Mary Imogene Bassett Hospital, Atwell Road, Cooperstown, New York 13326
      Maureen Weir                     Mweir@Bassett-healthworks.com
      Dr. John May, MD              jmay@nycamh.com
  • New York State Association for Reduction, Reuse and Recycling (NYSAR3)
    • http://www.nysar3.org
      Michele LaDue Benjamin, Region 7 - Central New York representative to the NYSAR3 Board
      Recycling Coordinator/Planning Assistant, Cornell Cooperative Extension of Schuyler County
      Rural-Urban Center, 208 Broadway, Montour Falls, NY 14865
      (607) 535-7162        fax: (607) 535-6270        mlb47@cornell.edu
  • New York State Department of Environmental Conservation (DEC)
    • 625 Broadway, 9th Floor, Albany, NY 12233-7253
    • William (Bud) Colden, Chair
      Waste Reduction and Recycling
      (518) 402-8678        wccolden@gw.dec.state.ny.us
    • Stephen Hammond, Director
      Division of Solid and Hazardous Materials
      (518) 402-8651        sxhammon@gw.dec.state.ny.us
    • Carl Johnson, Deputy Commissioner
      Office of Air and Waste Management
      (518) 402-8549
    • Maureen Serafini, Bureau Director
      Bureau of Pesticides Management
      (518) 402-8651        mpserafi@gw.dec.state.ny.us
  • Otsego County Conservation Association
    • Martha B. Clarvoe
      119 East Hill Rd., Hartwick, NY 13348
      P.O. Box 931, Cooperstown, NY 13326
      (607) 547-4488(office)        (607) 293-6654 (home)        fax: (607) 547-4020       
  • Pennsylvania Plastic Pesticide Container Recycling Program
    • Don Gilbert, Coordinator
      Pennsylvania Department of Agriculture, Harrisburg, PA
      dgilbert@state.pa.us
  • Penn State University, Department of Agricultural and Biological Engineering
    • James W. Garthe, Instructor of Agricultural Engineering
      (Contact re: agricultural plastics recycling and disposal, including research on fuel nuggets derived from “dirty plastics”)
      (814) 865-7154        jwg10@psu.edu
      Solid Waste Fact sheets: http://www.age.psu.edu/extension/factsheets/c/
  • Plastic Lumber
    • Plastic Lumber Trade Association
      P.O. Box 80311, Akron, Ohio 44308-9998
      Voice/fax: 330-762-1963        http://www.plasticlumber.org
    • Agri-Plas Systems (technology for manufacture of lumber from agricultural plastics)
      Austin Boyd, CEO, Agri-Plas Systems 2000 Inc.
      52 Matwood Drive, Stratford, Prince Edward Island, CANADA C1B1K6
      (902) 569-1368        austin@pei.aibn.com        http://www.agriplas.ca
    • TREX Company (manufacture lumber from 50-50 mix of recycled wood-plastic)
      Winchester, Virginia
      Andrea Dahl, Northeast representative: 903-242-5762.
      Mike Vatuna, Director of Materials: 1-877-319-9795
      Paul McIntosh: 217-245-4329
      Recycling information: 1-877-319-9795        http://www.trex.com
  • Polystyrene Recycling
    • see Canadian Polystyrene Recycling Association
  • Re-Sourcing Associates Inc
  • Tiger Baler LLC (agricultural plastics baler)
    • Dennis Sutton
      411 65th Street Ct.. N.W., Bradenton, Florida 34209
      (941) 761-8293        fax: (941) 792-5603        dennis44@tampabay.rr.com
      http://www.tigerbaler.com/index2.html
  • USAg Recycling, Inc. (ACRC contractors for pesticide container recycling in New York State)
    • Tracy Moore                                      tmoore@usagrecycling.com
      Sam Gibson, President and CEO        samg@usagrecycling.com
      18330 Penick Road, Waller, Texas 77484
      (800) 654-3145        (936)372-5428        FAX: (936) 372-5470
      USAg@USAgRecycling.com        http://www.usagrecycling.com

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