Champion Polymer Recycling Named CARE Recycler of the Year

Champion Polymer Recycling, a division of Infiltrator Systems, Inc., was honored as Recycler of the Year by the Carpet America Recovery Effort.

"Champion Polymer Recycling embodies the innovative spirit we strive for at CARE. They are a market leader, and their business continues to grow. They are a great company to work and partner with. Champion Polymer Recycling has shown it is possible to combine superior business results and environmental stewardship by using post consumer feedstocks," said Robert Peoples, PhD, executive director of CARE, in announcing the honor.

The company, begun in 1987, operates plants in Winchester, KY and Ogden, UT.

"Champion Polymer Recycling, a division of Infiltrator Systems, Inc., has been successful in implementing a polypropylene carpet recovery system. The CARE organization has been a major influence in this effort. It is an honor to be recognized as the Recycler of the Year by this organization," said Roy Moore, president of Infiltrator Systems, Inc.

"Polypropylene carpet is a key component in our raw material feedstocks for the manufacturing of our leachfield chamber systems, which are manufactured out of 100 percent recycled plastic. We are honored to be recognized for our role in keeping post- consumer carpet out of our nation's landfills. This is clearly a win for Champion and a win for the environment," added Moore.

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Honored alongside Champion at last night's awards banquet was Ronald Greitzer, president of Los Angeles Fiber, the world's largest recycler of post-consumer carpet. Greitzer was named CARE's Person of the Year for his efforts in the field of carpet recovery.