All Press Releases for May 11, 2007

CorrectDeck Low-Maintenance Composite Decking Recycled and Recyclable

Correct Building Products expands composite decking material recycling to include jobsite scrap complementing its active recycling program



    /24-7PressRelease/ - BIDDEFORD, ME, May 11, 2007 - Correct Building Products(R), manufacturer of CorrectDeck(R) CX with Microban(R) antimicrobial product protection, today announced a pilot program to collect plastic wood composite jobsite scrap, complementing its active recycling program.

This information is timely as spring deck building season arrives. Additionally, more consumers are expressing interest in "green" building products. What many consumers and contractors are unaware of is that Correct Building Products produces composite decking made from recycled materials that can be recycled again. Green-conscious consumers can select CorrectDeck composite products with confidence.

//Made from Recycled//
CorrectDeck composite decking is made from 80 percent recycled ingredients such as waste sawdust, recycled plastic and polypropylene recycled materials. Located in Maine, Correct Building Products harvests scrap from local lumber yards as well as collects polypropylene bins from retailers and post offices. The manufacturing plant recycles and reprocesses all manufacturing scrap at the factory, meaning all downfall is recycled. There are no emissions and zero manufacturing waste. "Most forms of plastic recycling transform the plastic into a less valuable product," said Martin Grohman, president of Correct Building Products. "Upcycling is very rare, but these products 'upcycle' a low-value waste product like sawdust into a high-value product such as premium composite decking."

//Completely Recyclable//
All CorrectDeck products are also completely recyclable as a finished product - free of polyvinyl chloride (PVC) - and can be safely incinerated. CorrectDeck products are also printed with their resource content "60 Wood/40 PP" to make future recycling easier.

"Composite deck material is quite recyclable - it contains no thermosetting materials and is rot-resistant. In fact, recycling of composites is routinely done," added Grohman. "We're doing our best to promote recycling and to reduce the usage of unsustainably-harvested tropical hardwoods."

//Jobsite Recycling//
The company will also be instituting a scrap recycling program to make efficient use of waste produced on jobsites. Recyclable materials include decking, railings and even installation sawdust. The test program includes a recycling container located outside CorrectDeck's largest dealer, Hancock Lumber. "Once we get the process worked out," noted Grohman, "we'll expand the program as quickly as possible. Contractors have to pay to dispose of scrap. This free program will not only help them, it helps the environment."

About Correct Building Products LLC
Correct Building Products LLC is a $30MM+ producer of wood-composite products of all types, including CorrectDeck and CorrectDeck CX composite decking, RapidRail and RapidRail CX composite railing, and Dimensional Composite Lumber. Visit the website at www.correctdeck.com, email us, or call 207.824.5600 for more details.

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Mike Descoteaux
Correct Building Products
Biddeford, ME
United States
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