The Advanced Drainage Systems Advantage - Kristen Rinehart
Discover the secrets behind advanced drainage systems with Kristen Rinehart!
Advanced Drainage Systems (ADS), a leading provider of water management solutions, has pioneered the integration of mechanically recycled plastics into durable infrastructure products such as drainage pipes and chambers. Utilizing over half a billion pounds of post-consumer high-density polyethylene (HDPE) and polypropylene (PP) annually, ADS transforms single-use plastics into high-performance components with service lives exceeding 100 years. Through its proprietary recycling operations, ADS ensures consistent material quality by sorting, cleaning, and homogenizing recycled content for use in products like single and dual way corrugated pipes and stormwater chambers. This approach not only diverts significant volumes of plastic waste from landfills and oceans but also reduces the carbon footprint of ADS products by more than 50% compared to traditional materials. Endorsed by industry standards such as AASHTO and ASTM, ADS’s recycled plastic products exemplify the viability of circular economy principles in infrastructure, offering a sustainable, economically sound alternative for stormwater and wastewater management systems.
Importantly, the consistent, high-volume demand for recycled plastic feedstock from ADS serves as a foundational pull-through force for the recycling industry. By providing a stable and economically viable outlet for post-consumer plastics, ADS incentivizes upstream investment in collection and processing infrastructure, reinforcing the circular economy, and supporting broader sustainability goals. ADS's model exemplifies how durable goods manufacturers can integrate recycled content without compromising performance, while simultaneously driving systemic change across the recycling value chain.
Discover the secrets behind advanced drainage systems with Kristen Rinehart!
Advanced Drainage Systems (ADS), a leading provider of water management solutions, has pioneered the integration of mechanically recycled plastics into durable infrastructure products such as drainage pipes and chambers. Utilizing over half a billion pounds of post-consumer high-density polyethylene (HDPE) and polypropylene (PP) annually, ADS transforms single-use plastics into high-performance components with service lives exceeding 100 years. Through its proprietary recycling operations, ADS ensures consistent material quality by sorting, cleaning, and homogenizing recycled content for use in products like single and dual way corrugated pipes and stormwater chambers. This approach not only diverts significant volumes of plastic waste from landfills and oceans but also reduces the carbon footprint of ADS products by more than 50% compared to traditional materials. Endorsed by industry standards such as AASHTO and ASTM, ADS’s recycled plastic products exemplify the viability of circular economy principles in infrastructure, offering a sustainable, economically sound alternative for stormwater and wastewater management systems.
Importantly, the consistent, high-volume demand for recycled plastic feedstock from ADS serves as a foundational pull-through force for the recycling industry. By providing a stable and economically viable outlet for post-consumer plastics, ADS incentivizes upstream investment in collection and processing infrastructure, reinforcing the circular economy, and supporting broader sustainability goals. ADS's model exemplifies how durable goods manufacturers can integrate recycled content without compromising performance, while simultaneously driving systemic change across the recycling value chain.