Minnesotans are among the top recyclers in the nation. In 2018, Minnesota reported that 1,995,534 tons of recyclable materials were collected. We can be the best recycling collectors in the world, but if we are not intentional about the circular nature of recycling, we are missing a critical part of it. There are a lot of manufacturers in Minnesota that make products using recycled material—the same recyclable materials that you put in your curbside bin! Explore the map below to see who and where they are.
Products Made From Recycled Materials That You Can Buy In Minnesota
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Plastic Lumber and Decking
Avon Plastics in Paynesville, MN
Brands include Armadillo plastic decking and MasterMark garden products, both made from recycled plastic.
Bedford Technology in Worthington, MN
Bedford manufactures plastic lumber in a variety of different colors, made from recycled plastic.
Trex
Trex is a national company that makes plastic lumber from Minnesota recyclable materials.
Carpet
Mohawk Flooring
Mohawk is a national company that makes a variety of flooring, including EverStrand carpet made out of up to 100% recycled plastic bottles.
Paint
Amazon Paint in Fridley, MN
Amazon Paint recycles unwanted or leftover paint into a new product in a variety of popular colors.
Paper
Liberty Paper in Becker, MN
Liberty Paper is a large scale recycler in the area, taking post-consumer corrugated products
and creating new paper products.
Roof Board
The ReWall Company/Continuus Materials
in Des Moines, IA The ReWall Company, purchased by Continuus Materials, manufactures EVERBOARD, a roof board made from post-industrial and post-consumer plastic and cellulose fiber.
Glass
Strategic Materials
in St. Paul, MN Strategic processes much of the glass recycled in Minnesota to send to manufacturers that create fiberglass insulation, decorative glass products and new glass containers.
Anchor Glass
in Shakopee, MN Anchor Glass processes glass recycled in Minnesota and also produces new glass containers from a mixture of new and recycled glass.
Other Minnesota Recycled Products
To discover more products that are made in Minnesota out of recycled materials, visit the Minnesota pollution control agency’s Minnesota recycled products directory.