We began with the idea that every part of an aerosol product should be recovered rather than wasted.

Working with the EPA, the Tennessee Department of Environment and companies like yours, we have turned this simple idea into the only system that handles aerosols without generating any hazardous waste. Our unique combination of reclaim, recovery and recycling lets us work with every stage of an aerosol's life.

Most of the cans that we recycle come from one of three sources: 1) pre-consumer manufacturing culls which are filled incorrectly or not ready for the marketplace for another reason. 2) Commercial users of aerosols who need an efficient way to safely handle partially empty cans and 3) marketplace returns that often come directly from a retailer of the aerosol product.

We find a way to recycle or re-use each of the four main components of aerosol cans; the can itself, the plastic cap, the propellant and the product.

Recovered propellant is recycled and re-used by the manufacturer. The product in the aerosols is recovered, and returned to our customers for re-use or re-entry into the marketplace as a raw material feed stock. It can also be sent to other manufacturers who can make use of the product. Plastic caps are ground and recycled into other plastics parts. The cans are smelted into bars of steel or aluminum.

Because of the variety of products in aerosols, we must customize each recovery plan. How we receive, sort, re-stock, recover, re-use, and recycle aerosol products is tailored to provide all of the information and options needed to make that choice.