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UNITED DMS of Tennessee, LLC, a United Resource Recovery Corp Company

UNITED DMS of Tennessee, LLC, a United Resource Recovery Corp Company. Boosting Recycling in Tennessee. UNITED RESOURCE RECOVERY CORPORATION. Develops PET Bottle to Bottle recycling technology Have 8 plants around the world utilizing URRC process for Bottle to Bottle Recycling of PET

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UNITED DMS of Tennessee, LLC, a United Resource Recovery Corp Company

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  1. UNITED DMS of Tennessee, LLC, a United Resource Recovery Corp Company Boosting Recycling in Tennessee

  2. UNITED RESOURCE RECOVERY CORPORATION • Develops PET Bottle to Bottle recycling technology • Have 8 plants around the world utilizing URRC process for Bottle to Bottle Recycling of PET • Have invested in IRG. They are taking low value non recylable plastics and making a replacement fuel for Coal Coke in the steel industry

  3. UDMS COMMITMENT • Founded in 1988 • URRC Acquires DMS 2005 • JV Purchase Gemark Film Recovery Assets 2011 • Installing Thermo-Reduction Units 2012

  4. UDMS Commitment • The largest recycler of X-ray film in the US. • 3 Plants – Knoxville, Dandridge & Exeter, PA • Recycle 30 + million pounds per year of silver bearing materials • Employ approximately 55 people

  5. UDMS Commitment • We are a secure document destruction company • We are NAID certified • We source our material internationally • We will be upgrading the value of the PET flake

  6. Plastic Recycling Industry

  7. Industry Commitment • PET & HDPE continues to expand recycling capacity even though supply is not keeping up • 90% plus of the PET & HDPE recycling capacity is in the Southeast • 2 end users of Pet are in Tennessee

  8. Understand The Sustainability Factor • There is a sea change in attitudes to create a more sustainable world. • Wal-Mart • Energy availability • Global warming • Carbon foot print • Scarce commodities • Pressures from Global Growth

  9. What does This Mean to You ? • In total and every case the most frequently mentioned answer is RECYCLING. • You will see increasing demand • You will see increasing Value • You will have to opportunity to deliver

  10. We are sending moneyto the landfill

  11. The Market Supply Situation • PET baled bottle supply is not keeping up with Market demand • PET bales collected in 2010 – 1.557 billion pounds • 719.6 mm pounds exported • 775.9 mm pounds for US Reclaimers • 61.7 mm pounds are component of mixed bales exported

  12. PET

  13. The Market Supply Situation • HDPE baled bottle supply is not keeping up with Market demand • HDPE Cleaning Capacity – 1,006 mm lbs • HDPE bales collected in 2010 – 984 million pounds • 197 mm pounds exported • 787 mm pounds for US Reclaimers

  14. Understanding Pricing • Recycling is a substitution business. • The commodity cannot sustain net pricing different from the next choice for long. • Recycling is a matter of freight. • Proximity to market and full loads matter. • Recycling is not the trash business • Quality in terms of Yield is money

  15. Understanding Your Market • Understand the economics of recycling as your municipality or county may not. • If you use a middleman understand if he/she provides value. • Meet your recycled plastics processors to help you make the case to expand markets and improve value. Find Them at www.plasticsrecycling.org

  16. Understand How to Drive Supply • SMART legislation – Save Money And Recycle Trash ( aka PAYT) • Tipping fees to fund infrastructure • Contact Recycle Bank to drive curbside participation. • Develop Grass Roots Support (such as SERDC) to drive incentive based programs

  17. End Use Demand • Bottle to Bottle demand is extremely strong. • Thermoform industry has very strong demand for FDA PCR • Domestic Fiber demand may start to strengthen due to the demand by major retailers for PCR content.

  18. Disclaimer • Any resemblance to real persons, living or dead, is purely coincidental. Some assembly required. Batteries not included. No warranty is made as to the accuracy of any prediction, opinion or conclusion. Contents may settle during shipping. Use only as directed. No other warranty expressed or implied. Do not use while driving a motor vehicle. No trans-fats. This is not an offer to sell or buy securities. Apply only to affected area. May be too violent for some viewers. For recreational use only. If condition persists, see your physician. Freshest if consumed before date on the carton. No postage necessary if mailed in Canada. For off-road use only. Colors may fade. One size fits all. Many suitcases look alike.

  19. Questions?

  20. Contact Information Steve Carreras scarreras@uniteddms.com 865-637-2560 ext 205

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