Recycling Policy

PakTech is located in the beautiful Pacific Northwest, where people are incredibly conscientious about the environment. We invite you to learn more about our manufacturing process and how we strive to be an eco-friendly company.

PakTech designs and manufactures packaging handles that provide a simple, low-waste alternative for bulk packaging. Our handles are injection molded using High Density PolyEthylene (#2 HDPE) which is universally recyclable. It comes in on a railcar, in the form of pellets which travel via tubes to each injection molding machine station. This direct connection essentially eliminates spillage of raw material, which could be a hazard to small animals and wastewater. We have the injection molding process almost perfected so that our waste is minimal. PakTech manufactures using environmentally friendly practices. For example, we exceed all recommendations provided by our local power provider for energy conservation. We also purchase a significant percentage of our electrical supply from ‘green’ power (ie, Eastern Oregon ‘farmed’ wind power) and have incorporated ‘green’ construction practices in building improvement/expansion projects. In addition, all of our 'scrap' material is used to make 'composite' lumber which replaces wood in construction applications.

We encourage end-user recycling by stamping every handle with the #2 symbol and 'please recycle.' Every community recycling center, or hopefully a curbside recycling bin, will be able to recycle our handles with ease which is the safest option for wildlife and the earth. Our patented handles are designed to be as light-weight as possible while maintaining optimum strength.

In turn, we practice what we preach as PakTech employees have great recycling habits. The lunchroom contains a large co-mingled recycling bin next to the garbage bin, and employees fill it with lunch and dinner waste. All desks, copier and printer areas are equipped with paper recycling boxes which are more full than the garbage cans. Our company culture maintains a strong commitment to recycling and we actively pursue new technology and practices in order to innovate in the area of low-waste packaging.

In March 2007, PakTech became proud members of the Sustainable Packaging Coalition. This organization is active in providing education for companies seeking significant packaging waste reduction. PakTech also received local and national coverage because of our manufacturing practices and low-waste products (see ‘In the News’ tab’), and we continue to innovate in our industry. We feel strongly that PakTech handles provide the food and beverage and household consumer goods industries with simple, low waste packaging solutions, and we are committed to being a positive manufacturing company.