Recycling in South Carolina “It’s Good Business”

Kurt Schmitz

Pratt Industries Overview

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•  $1.6 Billion, privately-held company

•  Recycle 1.6 Million tons of recycled materials annually, saving…

–  20+ million trees –  1 million tons of greenhouse gas emissions

•  5th largest U.S. paper and packaging company – 4,000 employees

•  Largest 100% recycled containerboard company in U.S.

•  State of the art alternative energy generation

•  16 Recycling Centers/MRFs

•  3 – 100% Recycled Paper Mills….+ Coming Soon – 4th (Valpo)

•  1 Clean Energy Plant

•  12 Corrugating Plants

•  26 Converting Plants

•  6 Display Facilities

•  9 Specialty Retail DCs

Pratt in the South

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•  2  –  100%  Recycled  Paper  Mills    

•  5  Corrugators  –  4  with  box  plants    

•  14  Box  Plants  –  VA,  NC,  SC,  GA,  TN,  MS,  TX,  AL,  LA    

•  1  P.O.P.  display  Plant    

•  14  Recycling  FaciliMes/MRFs  •  The  largest  consumer  of  any  mill  group  for  curbside  mixed  

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Pratt has opened two Recycling facilities in as many years in the State of South Carolina…

Duncan, SC – 2012 Rock Hill, SC - 2014

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Both facilities took over two years of working with State and local Governments

q Site Location

q Local Supply of Recyclable Materials

q Zoning/Permitting

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Capital Investment

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q Duncan

§  Over $4.5MM processing equipment

§  Over $1.5MM in building and site improvements

q Rock Hill

§  Over $500K in processing equipment

§  Over $1.5MM in building and site improvements

Employment

q  Duncan § Over 40 new jobs created in South Carolina

q Rock Hill § Over 15 new jobs created in South Carolina

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Continuing Support of South Carolina Recycling Efforts

q Recycle More Campaign

q Green is Good for Business

q Carolina Recycling Coalition

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