Recleim LLC, headquartered in Atlanta, has announced that it will serve as the recycling services provider for Pepsi Bottling Ventures (PBV), the largest privately held Pepsi-Cola bottler in North America. PBV will work with Recleim to properly dispose of retired cold drink vending machines, fountain units, glass door merchandisers and other parts and components. Recleim says its exclusively licensed recycling technology enables it to recover 95 percent of PBV equipment by weight.
Founded in 2012, Recleim provides recycling and resource recovery for refrigerators, other appliances and related electronic scrap.
“Pepsi Bottling Ventures is committed to protecting the environment and that means ensuring our machines are recycled according to the highest standards,” says Roy Taylor, marketing equipment manager at PBV. “Recleim has the technology and process in place to maximize the amount of materials recovered from the items we retire. Our objective is to work with a company that shares our passion for responsible stewardship of the environment.”
Under the agreement, Recleim will transport retired equipment from PBV’s central distribution center in Winston-Salem, North Carolina, to its flagship recycling facility in Graniteville, South Carolina, for processing. Recleim also will provide PBV with a certificate of destruction, a traceable document that guarantees all goods received by Recleim are recycled in a way that meets or exceeds federal, state and local requirements, the company says.
“Companies want to feel confident that when they recycle equipment and parts, it will be done right,” says Doug Huffer, president and general manager of Recleim. “Since not every recycler has the same capabilities, it’s crucial to work with one that can reduce the release of harmful substances—such as chlorofluorocarbons—into the environment. We provide that level of assurance which is why companies like Pepsi Bottling Ventures turn to us for their recycling needs.”