More than 200 million pounds of post-consumer nylon 6 carpet waste will be kept out of U.S. landfills each year because of the efforts of environmentally conscious Evergreen Nylon Recycling LLC (ENR), Augusta, Ga. Honeywell International (formerly AlliedSignal Inc. Performance Polymers), Colonial Heights, Va., and DSM Chemicals North America Inc. (DCNA), Augusta, Ga., are the joint venture partners of ENR. The recycling plant, which celebrated its grand opening in November 1999, is the first economical, large-scale recycling operation for the recovery of first-quality caprolactam from waste carpet and nylon scrap, according to Richard Lawson, manager, total quality and training, DCNA. The operation allows nylon to be recycled repeatedly in a truly closed loop.
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机译:由于乔治亚州奥古斯塔的环保环保长荣尼龙回收有限责任公司(ENR)的努力,每年将有超过2亿磅的消费后尼龙6地毯废物被拒入美国垃圾填埋场。霍尼韦尔国际公司(原AlliedSignal Inc.高性能聚合物) ),弗吉尼亚州的Colonial Heights和佐治亚州奥古斯塔的DSM Chemicals North America Inc.(DCNA)是ENR的合资伙伴。总体质量和培训经理Richard Lawson表示,该回收工厂于1999年11月盛大开业,它是第一个经济,大规模的回收工厂,用于从废地毯和尼龙废料中回收优质己内酰胺。 DCNA。该操作使尼龙可以在真正的闭环中重复使用。
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