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Plastic film producer, recycler partner.


Sun Valley Worldwide, a recycling recycling, the process of recovering and reusing waste products—from household use, manufacturing, agriculture, and business—and thereby reducing their burden on the environment.  and environmental services The various combinations of scientific, technical, and advisory activities (including modification processes, i.e., the influence of manmade and natural factors) required to acquire, produce, and supply information on the past, present, and future states of space, atmospheric,  company based in Delray Beach Delray Beach, resort city (1990 pop. 47,181), Palm Beach co., SE Fla., on the Atlantic coast; settled 1895, inc. 1911. Mostly residential, Delray Beach is also the trade center for a citrus-fruit and vegetable-growing region. , Fla., and Sigma Stretch Film Corp. of Lyndhurst, N.J., the largest U.S. and Canadian producer of industrial stretch film, have entered into a strategic relationship. The program, called NextLife, is designed to recycle re·cy·cle  
tr.v. re·cy·cled, re·cy·cling, re·cy·cles
1. To put or pass through a cycle again, as for further treatment.

2. To start a different cycle in.

3.
a.
 used stretch film from the marketplace.

Under the terms of the agreement, Sigma will market and promote the program to its sales force and customers, while Sun Valley will purchase the materials and recycle them.

Bob Nocek, president of Sigma Stretch Film, says the NextLife program provides stretch film waste producers a recycling channel that is convenient, reliable, consistent, profitable and environmentally sensitive. "Diverting millions of pounds from the landfill to a productive alternative is a win-win for Sigma Stretch Film, our customers and the environment," he adds.

Daniel Schrager, president of Sun Valley, notes that the resins produced from the recycled stretch film will be used in the production of products in multiple industries, including construction, automotive, agricultural and consumer goods consumer goods

Any tangible commodity purchased by households to satisfy their wants and needs. Consumer goods may be durable or nondurable. Durable goods (e.g., autos, furniture, and appliances) have a significant life span, often defined as three years or more, and
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Title Annotation:Plastics; Sun Valley Worldwide partners with Sigma Stretch Film Corp
Comment:Plastic film producer, recycler partner.(Plastics)(Sun Valley Worldwide partners with Sigma Stretch Film Corp)
Publication:Recycling Today
Article Type:Brief Article
Geographic Code:1USA
Date:Sep 1, 2004
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