A brief look at the impact of using recycled materials to create composite rail road ties:

  • · Rail road ties, the rectangular objects used as a base for rail road
      tracks, have traditionally been made of wood.
  • · There are companies today that produce ties out of 85% recycled
      materials including plastic bottles, plastic bags, and recycled
      billboard substrates.
  • · The US rail system replaces about 20 million ties per year.
  • · One mile of composite ties saves 750 trees and reduces landfill waste.
 
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