Sustainability

Recycled Materials

100% Post-Consumer Recycled Content*

Grasspave², Gravelpave², Draincore² , and Slopetame³ are made from are made from 100% post-consumer recycled content. Recycled content is gathered from post-consumer sources, re-pelletized, and then used for our product line. Post-consumer credit is 100% of total weight for LEED™ MRC

100% Pre-Consumer Recycled Content*

Rainstore³ is made from are made from 100% pre-consumer recycled content. Recycled content is gathered from pre-consumer sources, re-pelletized, and then used for our product line. Pre-consumer credit is 50% of total weight for LEED™ MRC

Please call us at 800-233-1510 so we may varify the shipment, processing, and procedure for LEED™ MRC points.

Example LEED™ MRC 5 Points – Post-Consumer

Recycled resin for Gray Gravelpave² comes from post-consumer sources in Houston, TX 77001. Post-consumer credit is 100% of the total weight for LEED™ MRC.

For Example: 20,000 sq ft of a Gravelpave² parking lot:

20,000 x .3796 lbs/sq ft = 7592.59 lbs of recycled plastic

7592.59 x 100% post-industrial credit

= 7592.59 lbs of recycled material for credit.

LEED™ MRC 5 Points Example – Pre-Consumer

Recycled resin for Rainstore³ comes from pre-consumer sources in Houston, TX 77001. Pre-consumer credit is 50% of the total weight for LEED™ MRC.

For Example: 1,000 units of Rainstore³ Stormwater Detention System

1,000 x 14 lbs/unit = 14,000 lbs of recycled plastic

14,000 x 50% pre-consumer credit

= 7000 lbs of recycled material for credit.

Recycled Amounts:

480 pounds of recycled plastic (HDPE) consumed and kept out of landfills for every 1080 sq. ft (100 sq. meters) of Grasspave², Draincore², Slopetame³, or Black Gravelpave².
Supplied anchors for Gravelpave² are made from 100% recycled steel.
Each Rainstore³ unit (1m x 1m x 0.1m) contains 14 pounds of recycled plastic (HDPE or HIPP)