Return Polymers

Employee Size

51-200

Organization Type

Privately Held

Headquarters

Ashland, OH

Founded

1994

Ashland-based Return Polymers turns industrial and construction PVC scrap into recycled resin and new building products through its Full-Circle Recycling Program. The company handles collection, logistics and in-house reprocessing, and processes more than 100 million pounds of material each year. With 30 years in rigid PVC recycling and a management team bringing more than a century of PVC-specific expertise, Return Polymers works with manufacturers, recyclers and job sites to keep valuable plastic out of landfills.

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