Granite Peak Plastics

03/12/2024

Join Granite Peak Plastics President and CEO Greg Janson at the 2024 Resource Recycling's Plastics Recycling Conference in Texas! Don't miss the plenary discussion on March 26 at 1:15pm. Hear from Greg and other experts as they discuss challenges brought to plastics recycling operations by lower-priced virgin resin that has flooded the wider marketplace over the past several years. The panel will also address tangible steps to improve demand and pricing for recycled resin over the long term.

Register now at www.plasticsrecycling.com. See you there!

10/24/2023

📣Big news! We're excited to introduce - Triton Ties - a new fiber-reinforced polymer composite tie product line for the rail industry! 🎉 We've worked hard to engineer a process and product that addresses the shortfalls of composites that went before us. This product has superior fatigue endurance and hits the sweet spot of performance and cost. A true one-for-one replacement for wood, Triton Ties will save billions of dollars over their lifetime when installed at scale. And because we are committed to using recycled plastic, Triton Ties will also create demand for massive quantities of scrap plastic, keeping it out of our landfills, waterways, and oceans. It's a triple win – performance,positive economics, and good for the planet.🌍 Visit www.tritonties.com.

Granite Peak Plastics announced the launch of Triton Ties to manufacture a new fiber-reinforced polymer composite tie product line.

10/06/2023

Join us at the upcoming Paper & Plastics Recycling Conference (PPRC) as our President and CEO Greg Janson takes part in the panel "Polyolefins Market Outlook." 🌍♻️ The October 12th panel will examine the factors shaping the supply and demand for recycled polypropylene and ethylene plastics. This conference, hosted by , is a unique opportunity for industry professionals to come together, explore the future of our industry, and work towards a more sustainable world. 🌱

To learn more, visit 👉 https://paperplasticsna.recyclingtodayevents.com/

09/14/2023

Join us in celebrating Zemina Hozdic for her outstanding contributions to the Granite Peak Plastics team. Zemina has been with us for a rock-solid eight years, starting as a maintenance crew member and swiftly climbing the ranks to become a Flake Technician on our washline. And now, we're proud to announce her promotion to Lab Technician, where she plays a crucial role in ensuring that all production meets the highest quality standards and gets the proper labeling.

When Zemina isn't busy being an absolute rockstar at work, she loves nothing more than hitting the shops and hanging out with her adorable pup, Phoebe.

One of the things that makes Zemina truly exceptional is her unwavering enthusiasm to take on new responsibilities. She's a quick learner and someone we can always rely on. We are truly grateful for her dedication. Thank you, Zemina, for being such an asset to our team.

08/30/2023

Check out the metamorphosis of slip sheet dunnage into high-quality repro pellets, ready to be used in new products. The raw slip sheets are fed into a single shaft shredder, blown into a hopper, then metered into the extruder. The now plasticized material passes through a continuous melt filter and pelletizer. The pellets are then dried and fed into a classifier to ensure proper sizing. Finally, the finished pellets are blended and packaged in super sacks for shipment to our customers. As leaders in plastic waste recycling, we take immense pride in delivering superior products daily.

08/24/2023

We are seeing this issue firsthand. It’s time that commitments to circularity go beyond lofty, unmet goals. The consistent use of PCR, demonstrated by long-term contracts, is a responsible investment in sustainability. Our CEO Greg Janson wrote about the wide spec issue this past March. Read his column here https://www.granitepeakplastics.com/post/wide-spec-plastic

Recycled plastics prices are at their lowest levels in some time, putting significant strain on material processors. Meanwhile, some resin buyers are abandoning PCR to purchase virgin plastic instead. Continue Reading→

07/27/2023

This month, we want to give well-deserved recognition to Chris Albrecht, who is an invaluable asset to Granite Peak Plastics. For the past 2 years, Chris has excelled as the input operator on our pelletizing line, as well as demonstrated expertise in operating the excavator as the washline input operator.

We truly appreciate having Chris as a member of our team. He consistently goes above and beyond to ensure everything is in order, and his attention to detail in his reports is exceptional. He is a quick learner and an outstanding coworker. Chris’ favorite part of being at Granite Peak Plastics is the work environment, noting his appreciation of the people he works with and the flexibility of evening shift hours.

Thank you, Chris, for your outstanding work and dedication! Your contributions do not go unnoticed, and we are grateful for everything you do.

06/28/2023

Granite Peak Plastics President and CEO Greg Janson wants to promote understanding of the post-consumer recycled plastics market differences by resin, processing technology, or material form throughout the value chain, from collection to the sale of the recycled resin. Read more about Greg’s insights stemming from his 40+ years in the recycling industry in a recent PetroChem Wire article.

Granite Peak Plastics President and CEO Greg Janson shares his insights with PetroChem Wire.

04/13/2023

The beginning of turning post-consumer material into new products and packaging almost always starts with shredding and size reduction. Here, a rotary drum shredder chews up post-consumer polypropylene water softener bins. Watching this never gets old!

Granite Peak Plastics is not just another plastic recycler. Our vision is to enable circularity through the creation of massive demand. We are focused on applications where the positive properties of recycled plastic replace inferior materials such as wood, concrete and metal. Contact us today to learn more!

03/30/2023

If product manufacturers and brands claim they are buying PCR for environmental reasons, but drop it when it is more expensive than other alternatives, they are in fact buying it solely on price. All other comments to the contrary are green washing. The practice of switching from recycled plastic to wide-spec resin is devastating to the growth and stability of plastic recycling.

Manufacturers of plastic products are ditching recycled plastic for cheaper virgin plastic that is being dumped on the market.

03/24/2023

Manufacturers of plastic products are ditching recycled plastic for cheaper virgin plastic that is being dumped on the market, destroying circularity. Thank you The Association of Plastic Recyclers for running Granite Peak Plastics President & CEO Greg Janson's article and raising awareness about this important topic.

The plastic recycling industry is facing a major challenge: wide-spec plastic. In this guest blog post by Greg Janson, you'll learn how using off-specification virgin plastics can reduce circularity and increase waste. https://plasticsrecycling.org/news-and-media/how-wide-spec-plastic-leads-to-less-circularity-and-more-waste

03/12/2023

Thanks to Waste Dive for coverage of the panel discussion on the role of secondary sortation at last week’s Plastics Recycling Conference. As one of the panelists, Granite Peak Plastics President Greg Janson stressed that commitments to circularity are demonstrated by contracts for post-consumer plastic. For recovery to scale, we need reliable markets for post-consumer plastics, especially for colored PE and PP.

Check out the article to learn more about the panel discussion https://www.wastedive.com/news/plastics-recycling-conference-pcr-flexible-secondary-sortation/644458/

Speakers from Republic Services, AMP Robotics, IHS Markit, NOVA Chemicals, Eunomia and others discussed how to advance their efforts at this week’s Plastics Recycling Conference.