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Plastics sorting operation shutters in Atlanta

Published: June 7, 2016
Updated: January 19, 2017
by Bobby Elliott

mixed plastics for recycling Due to challenging market conditions and technology constraints, the Atlanta division of secondary plastics recovery company QRS has declared bankruptcy.

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