Did You Know?

• Plastic bags are manufactured from petrochemical substances. These ultimately limited resources add to pollution and are becoming increasingly expensive.
• According to Worldwatch Institute, four to five trillion plastic bags are manufactured each year.
• Americans recycle only about 0.6 percent of the 100 billion plastic bags they use annually.
• Plastic bag production requires 40% less energy than paper bags. It results in 80 percent less solid waste and 94% less water-borne waste, as well as 70% less air pollution.
• Roughly 80% of the U.S. population–nearly 200 million people–have access to a plastics recycling program.

In light of the ongoing concerns about global warming, it is important for all of us to take steps to increase conservation and develop new strategies to alleviate the crisis. Pitt Plastics is proud to introduce Green Solutions, an assortment of new and existing products which are tailored with conservation and recycling in mind.

These products include:

• Bio•Star: Our new compostable bag.
• Deja Vu: Manufactured using up to 50% of both internally recycled virgin resins and high quality post-consumer resin.
• Re-Run: Manufactured using up to 80% of both internally recycled virgin resins and high quality post-consumer resin.
• Performance HD: Our source reduction bag which performs on a level equivalent to traditional gauges and microns.

• U.S. Green Building Council: The U.S. Green Building Council is a 501(c)(3) non-profit community of leaders working to make green buildings available to everyone within a generation.
• U.S. Environmental Protection Agency-Recycling: This section of the EPA website addresses many questions regarding waste management and the concept of Reduce, Reuse, Recycle.
• Earth 911: A wide variety of tips and information about recycling, source reduction and waste management.
• U.S. Environmental Protection Agency-Composting: A solid overview and specific information regarding all types of composting.
• U.S. Environmental Protection Agency-Publications: The EPA provides a large variety of publications on a wide range of subjects. Alphabetized by topic.