The facility will create 500 green jobs and recycle more than 100 million pounds of agricultural plastic annually.
Salinas, CA (August 8, 2013) - Command Packaging, a US manufacturer of reusable shopping and restaurant bags, today announced the opening of Encore Recycling. The new 200,000 square foot, state-of-the-art agricultural plastic recycling facility, in Salinas, CA is scheduled to begin operations in October 2013.
Encore Recycling will partner with growers to collect, wash, and recycle the more than 100 million pounds of agricultural plastic that is currently being disposed of in California landfills every year. The facility will turn the plastic into reusable bags called smarterbagsTM for the California grocery market. Read more of the press release...
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For more information or for press inquiries, please contact: Naja Hayward nhayward@commandpackaging.com.
COMMAND PACKAGING: 800.996.2247 | 3840 East 26th Street, Vernon, CA 90058 | www.commandpackaging.com
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