Skids for shipping remanufactured engines

 

"Changing our returnable packaging to recycled plastic from wood has proven to be a benefit to both the environment and Marshall Engines. This new design pays for itself within 5 round trips and lasts well beyond. Wood skids would have had to be replaced at two to three round trips."

  – Dan Crookshank, Engineer, Marshall Engines, Inc.

Support for the Smithsonian Castle bell

The 821-lb. bronze bell that chimes from the top of the clock tower rests on recycled plastic beams manufactured by Plastic Recycling of Iowa Falls.

 

"I must report on the effectiveness of this recycled lumber, both as a leveling material and as a vibration-dampining media. The lumber varies in thickness from 3/4" to 3-1/2" to give the bell a flat footing on the domed roof."

  – David H. Shayt, Specialist, Crafts and Trades, Division of Cultural History, Smithsonian Institution