ETA Recycling

Before Environmental Technologies of Alabama (ETA) was established in December 2005, the owner worked for one of the largest waste management companies in the United States for over 10 years. After being in the business for 10 years he kept hearing the same old story from customer after customer. In the 1990's when the big environmental companies begin buying each other and merging with their competitors, it appeared the bigger the waste disposal companies got, the less they listened to their customers. This is why ETA was established. Here at ETA, 'We understand Rule # 1... If You Don't Take Care of the Customer Someone Else Will'.
ETA began in December 2005 as a consulting firm in North Alabama working mainly with Government contracts and asbestos abatement projects. With the experience of our Technical Field Service (TFS), crews and our Health, Safety & Environmental staff, we developed into a full service environmental company. Our services range from asbestos abatement projects to remediating hazardous waste sites. We have our own fleet of tractor trailers, box trucks with liftgates and roll-off containers. Please visit our newest service, 'Recycling Services' & 'Intergrated Services'. These services were both added from listening to our customers.
Just as our mission statement says.... ' To provide environmental products and services that meet our customers' expectations to their 'Total Satisfaction' through continuous improvements.'
ETA has teamed up with Spilltech Absorbents, Justrite Cabinet and a whole sale industrial supplier. Spilltech's Polypropylene mats and loose absorbents, including absorbent spill kits & containment products. Please visit their web site at www.spilltech.com. By teaming up with Justrite, we now offer safety containers, cabinets and environmental products by an industry leader with over 100 years of experience.

ETA is a full service recycling firm. We manage virtually all post industrial and post consumed plastics, rubbers, additives and polymer recyclable materials. Our services includes industrial and commercial waste recycling administration, transportation, universal waste handling, purchase and sale of post industrial or post consumed plastics.
ETA specializes in the Recycling and International trade with the support of regular leading suppliers and buyers in all types of high quality plastics, rubbers, raw materials and semi finished products in scrap, offgrade, prime, grinoud, powders, regranulate, resin, offcuts, pellets, purge, film, bottles, rolls, bales, sheets forms in mono and mixed colour, from (post) industrial and consumer waste for worldwide customers.

SPECIAL SERVICES FOR PRODUCT MANUFACTURERS
We provide a complete product destruction in a secure manner to protect your interest. We manage total ongoing programs to work with you and your distributor. We also setup customers returns for recycling. On a large scale we provide on-site destruction of your surplus, overruns and off-spec products. We work closely with your QC department to setup a cost effective programs. To find out more, please contact us for a free evaluation of your recycable materials.

Our basics terms are:

• Pick-up all generated scrap at a given location(s)
• Give you a Firm Price on the materials with provision for increase or decrease. (Based on market value.)
• Handle large volumes with out problems
• Find solutions to all your plastic waste
• Provide bins, if necessary, to collect plastic scrap (20, 30, 40 yard roll-off containers available)
• We will pickup all scrap in timely manner to keep your plant clean

WE PROVIDE FULL CERTIFICATE OF DESTRUCTION AND RECYCLING OF YOUR POLYMERS AND ADDITIVES WASTE AND PRODUCTS.

Polyethylene Terephthalate (PET, PETE). PET is clear, tough, and has good gas and moisture barrier properties. Commonly used in soft drink bottles and many injection molded consumer product containers. Other applications include strapping and both food and non-food containers. Cleaned, recycled PET flakes and pellets are in great demand for spinning fiber for carpet yarns, producing fiberfill and geo-textiles. Nickname: Polyester. Clarity, strength, toughness, barrier to gas and moisture, resistance to heat Plastic soft drink, water, sports drink, beer, mouthwash, catsup and salad dressing bottles. Peanut butter, pickle, jelly and jam jars. Ovenable film and ovenable prepared food trays. Fiber, tote bags, clothing, film and sheet, food and beverage containers, carpet, strapping, fleece wear, luggage and bottles.

Plastic Recycling

ETA is a full service recycling firm. We manage virtually all post industrial and post consumed plastics, rubbers, additives and polymer recyclable materials. Our services includes industrial and commercial waste recycling administration, transportation, universal waste handling, purchase and sale of post industrial or post consumed plastics.
ETA specializes in the Recycling and International trade with the support of regular leading suppliers and buyers in all types of high quality plastics, rubbers, raw materials and semi finished products in scrap, offgrade, prime, grinoud, powders, regranulate, resin, offcuts, pellets, purge, film, bottles, rolls, bales, sheets forms in mono and mixed colour, from (post) industrial and consumer waste for worldwide customers.

High Density Polyethylene (HDPE). HDPE is used to make bottles for milk, juice, water and laundry products. Unpigmented bottles are translucent, have good barrier properties and stiffness, and are well suited to packaging products with a short shelf life such as milk. Because HDPE has good chemical resistance, it is used for packaging many household and industrial chemicals such as detergents and bleach. Pigmented HDPE bottles have better stress crack resistance than unpigmented HDPE bottles. Stiffness, strength, toughness, resistance to chemicals and moisture, permeability to gas, ease of processing, and ease of forming. Milk, water, juice, cosmetic, shampoo, dish and laundry detergent bottles; yogurt and margarine tubs; cereal box liners; grocery, trash and retail bags. Liquid laundry detergent, shampoo, conditioner and motor oil bottles; pipe, buckets, crates, flower pots, garden edging, film and sheet, recycling bins, benches, dog houses, plastic lumber, floor tiles, picnic tables, fencing.

Vinyl (Polyvinyl Chloride or PVC): In addition to its stable physical properties, PVC has excellent chemical resistance, good weatherability, flow characteristics and stable electrical properties. The diverse slate of vinyl products can be broadly divided into rigid and flexible materials. Bottles and packaging sheet are major rigid markets, but it is also widely used in the construction market for such applications as pipes and fittings, siding, carpet backing and windows. Flexible vinyl is used in wire and cable insulation, film and sheet, floor coverings synthetic leather products, coatings, blood bags, medical tubing and many other applications. Versatility, clarity, ease of blending, strength, toughness, resistance to grease, oil and chemicals. Clear food and non-food packaging, medical tubing, wire and cable insulation, film and sheet, construction products such as pipes, fittings, siding, floor tiles, carpet backing and window frames.. Packaging, loose-leaf binders, decking, paneling, gutters, mud flaps, film and sheet, floor tiles and mats, resilient flooring, cassette trays, electrical boxes, cables, traffic cones, garden hose, mobile home skirting.

Low Density Polyethylene (LDPE).Used predominately in film applications due to its toughness, flexibility and relative transparency, making it popular for use in applications where heat sealing is necessary. LDPE is also used to manufacture some flexible lids and bottles and it is used in wire and cable applications Ease of processing, strength, toughness, flexibility, ease of sealing, barrier to moisture. Dry cleaning, bread and frozen food bags, squeezable bottles, e.g. honey, mustard. Shipping envelopes, garbage can liners, floor tile, furniture, film and sheet, compost bins, paneling, trash cans, landscape timber, lumber.

Polypropylene (PP). Polypropylene has good chemical resistance, is strong, and has a high melting point making it good for hot-fill liquids. PP is found in flexible and rigid packaging to fibers and large molded parts for automotive and consumer products. Strength, toughness, resistance to heat, chemicals, grease and oil, versatile, barrier to moisture. Catsup bottles, yogurt containers and margarine tubs, medicine bottles Automobile battery cases, signal lights, battery cables, brooms, brushes, ice scrapers, oil funnels, bicycle racks, rakes, bins, pallets, sheeting, trays.

Polystyrene (PS). Polystyrene is a versatile plastic that can be rigid or foamed. General purpose polystyrene is clear, hard and brittle. It has a relatively low melting point. Typical applications include protective packaging, containers, lids, cups, bottles and trays. Versatility, insulation, clarity, easily formed Compact disc jackets, food service applications, grocery store meat trays, egg cartons, aspirin bottles, cups, plates, cutlery. Thermometers, light switch plates, thermal insulation, egg cartons, vents, desk trays, rulers, license plate frames, foam packing, foam plates, cups, utensils.

Other. Use of this code indicates that the package in question is made with a resin other than the six listed above, or is made of more than one resin listed above, and used in a multi-layer combination. Dependent on resin or combination of resins Three and five gallon reusable water bottles, some citrus juice and catsup bottles. Bottles, plastic lumber applications.

Transportation Services

ETA owns and operates their own fleet of tractor trailers, roll-off containers, dry vans (48', 52' & 53') and straight trucks with liftgates. We only use company drivers, no owner operators. All drivers initially receive 24/hrs of Hazwopper training with annual 8/hr refresher training each year. They are always eager to assist when loading and or unloading at our customer's site. ETA offers 2/hrs for loading and or unloading before charging demurrage. We provide transportation services for industrial customers, including TSD facilities throughout the southeastern United States.

Environmental Services

ETA provides products and services that help businesses streamline waste processing and disposal operations. It is an area where huge, long-term cost reductions can be derived with just a few simple approaches. And, due to the degree of neglect and overall mismanagement in this area of business operations, paybacks can be suprisingly quick!One of the most neglected areas of business operations involves the methods that are utilized for managing waste processing and disposal. Typically, streamlining efforts are greatly dependent upon (and evolve in conjunction with) technology or work-flow innovations. As a result, businesses have placed most of their streamlining emphasis in the areas of production, accounting, sales forces and other such areas where software technology and equipment automation have made it more feasible.

ETA provides products and services that help businesses streamline waste processing and disposal operations. It is an area where huge, long term cost reductions can be derived with a few simple approaches. And, due to the degree of neglect and overall mismanagement in this area of business operations, paybacks can be surprisingly quick.
For over 15 years, ETA has been involved extensively in this field. The methods and strategies that we employ are based on a comprehensive, methodical approach that include industry needs, company needs, management needs, employee needs and the needs of our customers.
As a company, we recognize that the needs of each industry with respect to waste processing and disposal are unique. Therefore, our agendas for each of the customer we are involved with are all very different from each other. Within each industry group we are constantly on the look-out for innovative technologies and approaches that address our mission statement.

ETA has been instrumental in the design and implementation of numerous 'tailor made' waste disposal programs that have resulted in tremendous cost reductions and immediate paybacks for our customers.In the years ahead, increasing competition and labor concerns should continue to keep businesses on their toes. Continued consumer resistance to price increases will require plant managers and environmental managers to manage their facilities with extreme efficiency. The new bottom line is that businesses who do not take advantage of cost-reduction alternatives will be at a major disadvantage. Businesses owe it to themselves to evaluate every area of their operations for additional savings.