East-Terra Plastics uses advanced recycling technology to wash, separate, dry, shred and grind virtually any type of plastic. The company has managed to grow despite restrictions beginning in 2018 on scrap shipments of plastic to China, which roiled much of the industry.
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East-Terra Plastics uses advanced recycling technology to wash, separate, dry, shred and grind virtually any type of plastic. The company has managed to grow despite restrictions beginning in 2018 on scrap shipments of plastic to China, which roiled much of the industry.
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East-Terra Plastics uses advanced recycling technology to wash, separate, dry, shred and grind virtually any type of plastic. The company has managed to grow despite restrictions beginning in 2018 on scrap shipments of plastic to China, which roiled much of the industry.
Why it Matters
Expansions like East-Terra’s indicate that there’s a way around China’s National Sword import ban—and a way to make recycling profitable and more functional here in the U.S. by investing in advanced technologies as East-Terra has. “Our goal is to recycle this plastic to bolster infrastructure in the U.S.,” said East-Terra Business Manager Lawrence Bowlin.
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