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Other Materials
 These LinkUp partners process a variety of recyclable materials or use recycled materials in the products they manufacture.
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LinkUp partners establishing markets for other recycled materials:
 Alchemy Goods
Recycled Products: messenger bags, tote bags and accessories
Who would have thought that old seat belts could make a fashion statement? Alchemy Goods knew. This Seattle company has created a line of handbags that are stylish, innovative and good for the environment. The complete line of bags, which includes the Messenger, Haversack and Ad bags, are made with used bicycle inner tubes, car seat belts and vinyl ad banners. Each bag is one-of-a-kind, handmade and stamped with the percentage of recycled content by weight. All of their products are made from at least 70% recycled material. Alchemy Goods bags are available online and in stores throughout the Seattle region.
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 American Plastic Manufacturing, Inc.
Recycled products: plastic retail bags
This Seattle, Washington, company uses more than 300,000 pounds of recycled plastic each year to make plastic bags for area retailers. That accounts for approximately 1.5 million plastic milk jugs taken out of the waste stream. Since 1995, the company has recycled more than 10 million plastic milk containers, collected through curbside recycling programs in Washington, Oregon and British Columbia.
LinkUp assistance:
- Market research
- Marketing
- Communications
- Media outreach: issued press release
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 Big Shrimpy
Recycled products: pet beds for cats and dogs
This company, based in Seattle, Washington, manufactures two types of pet beds for dogs and cats. The pet beds, made of fleece and nylon packcloth, are filled with fleece pieces salvaged from local clothing and outdoor gear manufacturers located in the Pacific Northwest. Since 2002, the company has recycled more than 18,000 pounds of nylon fleece, keeping these fabric scraps out of the landfill.
LinkUp assistance:
- Logo and tagline refinement
- Design of retail hang tags
- Communications
- Research
- Media outreach: issued press release
- Design product catalog
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 Cedar Grove Composting
Materials processed: yard, food and wood waste, and soiled paper
With facilities in Maple Valley and Everett, Washington, this company makes compost from yard waste, such as grass and leaves, and food waste collected through curbside recycling programs. The compost, available in bags or bulk, can be used as a soil amendment or landscape mulch or for erosion control.
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 Creation Station
Recycled products: science and craft kits made from 100 percent recycled materials. Also sells surplus and recycled materials for individual arts and crafts projects.
This innovative crafts store and art studio, located in Lynnwood, Washington, collects surplus and recycled materials, from plastics, paper and metals to wood, textiles and glass, and then resells them in its store. About 60 percent of its retail sales are made up of recycled materials.
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 Custom Handweaving
Recycled products: rag rugs and other functional woven items
This Seattle, Washington, business uses scrap textiles from clothing and furniture manufacturers and discarded fabric items from hotels and restaurants, businesses and individuals to create colorful, durable, handcrafted rag rugs. Owner/weaver Susan Snover spends a large part of her time searching for sources of quality discarded textiles.
LinkUp assistance:
- Promotional campaign
- Material sourcing
- Media outreach: issued press release
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 Durable Plastic Design, LLC
Recycled product: Orcaboard™ plastic lumber
This company, based in Redmond, Washington, is currently developing Orcaboard™, a new plastic lumber product made from recycled milk jugs. The product is durable, attractive and low maintenance. Durable Plastic Design estimates it will use 140,000 pounds of recycled plastic each month to make Orcaboard™ plastic lumber and other Orcaboard™ products, including raised garden beds, planter boxes, Adirondack chairs, dock and pool boxes, commercial-grade benches and picnic tables.
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 L & S Tire Company
Recycled products: tire chips for civil engineering applications; tire bales for road building
This company, with facilities in Lakewood and Spokane, Washington, collects about 1.5 million scrap tires annually from waste transfer stations, landfills, tire retailers and wrecking yards in Washington, Idaho and parts of Oregon. It is the state's largest scrap tire recycler.
LinkUp assistance:
- Communications
- Financial statements
- Funding sources
- Loan application letter of support
- Media outreach: issued press release
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 MetroPaint
Recycled product: latex paint
MetroPaint is one of the only operations in the Northwest that is recycling latex paint and making a recycled latex paint product. It manufacturers about 21,000 gallons of 100% recycled paint each month. The paint is collected from hazardous waste programs in Oregon and Washington. Based in Portland, MetroPaint is operated by Portland Metro and has been recycling paint since 1992. MetroPaint will work with LinkUp to expand its operations and begin to collect and sell paint in King County.
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 Recovery 1, Inc.
Materials processed: construction, demolition and land-clearing debris
This Tacoma, Washington, construction, demolition and land-clearing debris recycling facility is one of the few in the country that can manage mixed debris shipments. In its facility at the Port of Tacoma, Recovery 1 recycles more than 99 percent of incoming debris materials into marketable products, making its operation a more affordable alternative to trucking that same "waste" to the landfill.
LinkUp assistance:
- Development of communications materials
- Direct-mail marketing campaign
- Market evaluation and material testing
- Media outreach: issued press release
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 Renton Concrete Recyclers
Recycled product: crushed construction debris aggregate
This Renton, Washington, company crushes some 1,500 tons of construction debris each day, including concrete, ceramic, marble, brick, stone and asphalt. The recycled aggregate is sold for roadbed material and fill for sidewalks, driveways and paths.
LinkUp assistance:
- Conducted a workshop on "Building Roads with Recycled Materials"
- Media outreach: issued press release
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 Schuyler Rubber Company
Recycled products: custom marine fenders, front-loader bucket scraper blades, wheel chocks and ballast rings
This Woodinville, Washington, company is the country's largest laminated rubber manufacturer, producing primarily custom marine fenders for docks, tugs, barges and workboats. Its newest product is a recycled rubber bucket scraper blade for front-loaders, which has a unique adjustable slide channel that makes it easy to match, tighten, and secure bolts to the bucket. Schuyler recycles up to 500 truck tires per day, reusing 100 percent of the steel-belted tires and about 90 percent of the bias-ply tires. Unused tire scraps are sent to another local manufacturer where they are turned into crumb rubber.
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Tiger Mountain Innovations, Inc.
Recycled product: Squak Mountain Stone – stone-like countertops, tabletops and kitchen islands
This Issaquah, Washington, company recently developed a composite stone slab that uses 35 to 50 percent recycled material, primarily mixed waste paper fiber and pulp. The slab also contains recycled granite dust and fly ash recovered from local manufacturing processes. Squak Mountain Stone is an attractive, durable yet lightweight material that comes in three rich hues that will complement any residential or commercial décor. It contains no rebar or reinforcing steel, so it can be easily cut on the jobsite for a custom fit.
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 Y.K. Products, LLC
Recycled product: U.S. Cold Patch (asphalt patch)
This Everett, Washington, company produces U.S. Cold Patch, a dry, odorless compound that uses up to 70 percent recycled asphalt for patching potholes and making other concrete repairs. U.S. Cold Patch hardens through compaction, not evaporation, thereby eliminating the release of petroleum-based solvents, which are used in most other cold-patch asphalt materials. The product has been used by more than 60 area municipalities and public works facilities, and is available at several home improvement centers.
LinkUp assistance:
- Marketing assistance
- Business and strategic planning
- Financing and grant assistance
- Development of local government purchasing connections
- Media outreach: issued press release
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