GRAND RAPIDS, MI - Most West Michiganders who recycle can expect their sorted and baled plastic waste to be shipped to processing facilities all across the Midwest and sometimes beyond.

Since the baler’s installation, Broad Run has been producing seven OCC bales per day. It wasn’t until February 2014 that Herb and his crew began recycling plastic paint buckets, installing a second ...

The full conversion process is a company secret, but it begins with breaking bales of plastic apart, then shredding the plastic into small pellets. "We've got employees that are basically refinery ...