Our favorite benefit to working with a third-party provider, like Pritchard, for recycling services is simple; you don’t have to think about all of the intricacies, sourcing talent for that leg of business, or manage the compliance and organizational procedures. We love doing these things, you don’t have to.
Pritchard facilitates direct-to-facility recycling, including materials compacting, dumpster and bin operation and management. You deserve the freedom to focus on your business. We’ve made this business our own.
Which Materials Are Safe to Recycle?
When it comes to managed recycling services, Pritchard provides you with precise sorting. We manage these materials and we may be able to manage others, on a case-by-case basis.
Plastic Type Overview
- PET & PETE (Class 1 Plastics) – PET and PETE plastics are most commonly used in creating soda, water, and other beverage bottles, as well as lightweight plastic containers that store foods, such as peanut butter jars, vegetable oil containers, and more. Both PET & PETE plastics are safe to recycle.
- HDPE (Class 2 Plastic) – High-Density Polyethylene (HDPE) is another common plastic, generally used for bottling detergents, shampoo, and cleaning products. This produces a notable percentage of plastic milk jugs. HDPE is safe to recycle.
- PVC (Class 3 Plastic) – Used to produce plastic furniture, plastic tubing & piping, plastic trays. PVC CANNOT is NOT safe to recycle.
- LDPE (Class 4 Plastic) – Low-Density Polyethylene (LDPE). This is used for the bags that hold newspapers, store bread loaves & other consumer-grade applications. LDPE can sometimes be recycled.
- PP (Class 5 Plastic) – Polypropylene (PP) – Used for dairy food containers, such as sour cream & yogurt. It can make plastic rope, carpet & straws. PP can sometimes be recycled.
- PS (Class 6 Plastic) – Polystyrene (PS) commonly used in styrofoam products, like basic office-style coffee cups, packing peanuts, and takeout food boxes. PS can sometimes be recycled.
- Other Plastics (Class 7 Plastics) – Products stamped with a seven often contain multiple types of plastic, though it can also indicate that the plastic used is not one of the first six classes. Class 7 Plastics can sometimes be recycled.
Materials
Paper – Magazines, Newspapers, Books, Office paper & other formats of paper. Thermal paper, like that used in commercial receipts, however, cannot. Thermal paper commonly contains BPA, which is a harmful chemical if ingested.
Metal – Aluminum cans and bottles as well as those made from steel are commonly recyclable. Other industrial metals, such as copper wiring, aluminum-coated conductor wiring, and even logistics-related metals, such as semi-truck rims may be recyclable. Comprehensive recycling services include sorting even these metals.
Glass – Most glass bottles, jugs & jars can be recycled.
Commercial Byproducts – Pritchard may evaluate surplus materials on a case-by-case basis. Feel free to reach out to a specialist at our recycling services for more information.
Commercial Recycling Services – Sustainable Solutions
Recycling isn’t just about the environment, though it is largely. Pritchard believes in efficiency—one of many reasons we’ve kept more than 96% of our clients after more than a century of business. We provide top-notch recycling services.
We support the following business types in maximizing their resource efficiency, though we may be available for service contracts with others on an individual basis.
- Commercial Real Estate Companies that manage
- Class A Office Buildings
- Corporate Parks
- Work Centers
- Educational Facilities (K-12 & Higher Education),
- Medical Office Buildings,
- Government Buildings and
- Industrial
- Manufacturing
- Distribution
- Data Centers
Additional Benefits Working with Pritchard:
- Industry-leading training & preparation programs related to recycling services
- We are an LEED Green certified & Green Seal company that ensures consistent environmental awareness & care
- Pritchard techs receive consistent training updates & refresher briefings
- More than a century in operation ensures a refined & effective approach to planning & implementation
- An industry-leading customer retention rate over 96% shows our attention to detail
- eDocumented QA process ensures that Pritchard employees miss no minutiae
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