Be green

In the plastic world, and other industries, becoming "green" has been on the to do list for years. Our world is becoming more and more conscious of what we are doing to our planet and slowly companies are putting their effort into making positive changes operationally to help.

The good thing about the milk crate business is that recycling is a large component of it. From what I learned, plastic milk crates are made from a percentage of regrind material. Regrind material means taking broken milk crates and grinding the crates into pieces that can be mixed with "virgin" material. This is HUGE!.

This process helps the environment because the milk crates are reused, not just thrown out in the landfills. Also plastic does not decompose (the majority of its components do not). The material and proportions we use at Adali Plastic is a perfect blend of about 80% virgin material and 20%regrind. While the proportions can be changed, depending on a client's needs, this is a huge money saver to the client because material that is recycled is less expensive.

While being "green" is a process and normally not the most cost effective option for companies, I am glad we are doing our part and can use the plastic material in our product to help the environment and help keep the cost down for our customers.