AFBG advances plans for new Tampa recycling facility

Tampa, Florida-based American Fiber Green Products, Inc. (AFBG) announced Dec. 26 that the company expects to begin building a recycling facility in Tampa in the first quarter of 2018.

“The company has been actively pursuing financing and sourcing of equipment to build a fiberglass recycling plant in Tampa, Florida. In that regard, the company has entered phase II of engineering design,” AFBG Chairman Ken McCleave says. “We have sourced the manufacturer to produce the housing for the conditioner that is a proprietary component of the Amour process.”

The Tampa-based company notes that the facility will serve dual purposes.

The Tampa plant will be used for research and development and for demonstration purposes of the production of recycled fiberglass products. Actual demonstration of the process and its results seems to be the catalyst needed to encourage investment and give inspiration to the shareholder base, the company says.

“Hurricanes Irma, Harvey and Maria this year have added thousands to the derelict boat population left behind from Hurricane Katrina,” McCleave says. “Over 10,000 sunken boats have been identified by the Coast Guard just around the coast of Florida and in its rivers and tributaries. Many of these are navigational hazards. A Florida facility can provide an end game for these boats that will keep them out of the landfill and generate revenue for AFBG.”