The new testing and processing capabilities can accommodate all packaging types, including: PET bottles and thermoforms, and both rigid and flexible PP and PE-based packaging. Clients working with PFE will receive a complete assessment of how their packaging performs in the recycling system – from sortation, through to recycling and reprocessing, and performance in end market applications. To meet the data needs of all clients, PFE has the capability to perform both ISO and ASTM testing. PFE is a technical supporting partner of the Association of Plastics Recyclers, RecyClass and European PET Bottle Platform, and How2Recycle to help clients meet the requirements of these protocols and certification programs. All of the immediate and planned expansion is happening in direct response to the rapid increase in demand for services in recent years.
In addition to offering a substantial expansion, the move to Merrimack is also meaningful, being the place where the PFE tradition was started more than 40 years ago when founder, Louis Tacito, was tasked with developing a PET recycling process for beverage bottles being returned through the newly implemented state bottle bill system. His work on recycling while at the CPET Division of the Continental Can Company in Merrimack, would lay the groundwork for the services PFE would eventually offer clients from around the globe.
“The move is a new chapter for PFE and equips us to continue to support the growing needs of the plastic packaging industry, but is also harkens back to our roots,” notes Kristi Hansen, President of PFE. “There’s a symbolism about the circularity of bringing the company back home to Continental Blvd. that further reinforces the exciting direction of our growth.”
