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Recyclable alternatives for Corrugated Plastic

MikePro

Active Member
imho, best option is a reuseable panel
we worked for a real estate company for a long time and we suggested we build them reuseable MDO kits & panels on the front-end, and then they simply pay us to remove/re-install as needed with optional regraphic overlays.
(four 4x4's, some bolts, rebar/sandbags, and a 4x4 or 4x8 primed&painted MDO, just one kit saw maybe 30 installations on its own over a decade and only a couple of regraphics)
golf outings, we still use coroplast because the stakes are stupid cheap&simple BUT we request they collect and repackage everything immediately after the event and we store & regraphic for them every year.
we still regraphic church event banners that we originally made in the 90's and just have to peel&stick new dates on the bottom because they're only up for a month on a fence and then neatly stored.

however, what to do with all this plastic? I'm all for giving it to this guy
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kcollinsdesign

Old member
For most shops, Coroplast will be your greenest option. Poly-coated cardboard is a less expensive option (about 75% initial cost), and are usually 22" x 28 fold-over designs to attach to a wire stake. The plastic in the cardboard, however, renders the product un-recycleable, and the production of this material leaves a larger carbon footprint.

Rather than bundling coroplast waste and transporting materials to a recycling facility, a more effective way to offset the carbon impact would be to purchase carbon credits (better for the environment and your wallet). Poly-coated cardboard signs offset with appropriate carbon credits would be the most economical and environmentally friendly option for volume producers who desire to lower their carbon footprint.
 
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