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About

HIS ZERO-WASTE SOLUTION

In the early 1980s, founder Gerry Rains worked for a large aerosol manufacturer, he saw the inevitable demand each day for a sustainable solution for off-spec, expired,and seasonal aerosol hazardous waste. He believed he could find a use for each part of the product and that he could reduce the environmental footprint of his company and possibly for future customers. With the idea of each of the four main components of an aerosol: the can, its plastic cap, the propellant, and the product would be recycled, Gerry Rains founded Recycle Inc.
Since then, Recycle Aerosol’s facility in Bells, Tennessee has gone on to recycle tens of millions of aerosol cans over the last 30 years. Reclaiming a variety of commercial and institutional aerosol and non-aerosol products that are deemed unsaleable and removed from the supply chain for a variety of reasons such as off-spec, out of date, damaged, or seasonally-packaged.

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Environmental Awards

• 1993 Governor’s Environmental Stewardship Award –Haz Waste Reduction – aerosol can recycling

• 2011 Governor’s Environmental Stewardship Honorable mention – Waste Reduction of Aerosol Recycling

• 2012 Rosie Award winner in Environmental Management – Waste & Recycling News.

Company Honors and News Mentions

  • 10 years - with zero lost time incidents.
  • 2018 SATA guest speaker on Aerosol Recycling
  • 2009-2012 Guest speaker on Energy/Environmental Technology – WestStar Group
  • Discovery Channel – Today's Environment – Business Spot Light
  • News Channel 3 WREG – CBS affiliate – Earth Watch Business Spot Light
  • 2011 Rising Star Award winner by (TSBDC)
  • 2010 Nomination for SBA Business person of the year.
  • 2005 Crockett County Business of the year

CORPORATE MEMBERSHIPS

We're proud to sponsor and participate in these industry organizations. They feature the industry’s most prominent leaders, executives, and pioneers in the aerosol industry.

 

HCPA-Household & Commercial Products Association

NAA - National Aerosol Association

SATA-Southern Aerosol Technical Association

WAIB- Western Aerosol Information Bureau

EAA- Eastern Aerosol Association

In view of Tennessee’s Landfill situations, I would like to commend your company’s efforts in recycling aerosol and non-aerosol products rather than landfilling these products. This is the type of concern and interest we need for the environment of Tennessee.

J.W. Luna

Tennessee Commissioner Department of Health and Environment

I would like to take this opportunity to commend Recycle Aerosol on this venture, which we hope will become a model for other manufacturers. Recycling Aerosol and our company will have successfully implemented the three R’s of waste management, “Reduce, Reuse, and Recycle.” Innovative approaches such as this conserve our natural resources.

Garey L. Mabry

Manager Hazardous Waste Management Program

This agreement between our company and Recycle Aerosol with the concurrence of EPA represents the first of its type in the country

John F Addison

Vice President Quality Control and Technical Services

Our company has investigated all methods of handling aerosol wastes and determined that Recycle Aerosol's recovery operation was the most economical and environmentally friendly approach that coincided with company’s position of protecting the environment in all of its operations.

Bob Gasper

Manager Environmental Affairs and Technical Service

Processing Plant

Our unique Tennessee aerosol processing center is the most sophisticated and complete aerosol recycling facility in North America.

The entire indoor operation (Staging and Processing) safeguards the community, customers, employees and the environment. The processing center began operation in 1988, operating within a purpose built, fully-licensed, and environmentally-compliant facility.

Since then, Recycle Aerosol’s facility in Bells, Tennessee has gone on to recycle tens of millions of aerosol cans over the last 30 years. Reclaiming a variety of commercial and institutional aerosol and non-aerosol products that are deemed unsaleable and removed from the supply chain for a variety of reasons such as off-spec, out of date, damaged, or seasonally-packaged.

Centrally Located

Conveniently located in the central part of West TN, just off Highway 412 and 12 miles north of US Interstate 40, the facility is situated on 10.5 acres zoned for commercial/industrial.

We are proud of our operation and welcome customer visits.  The site is a convenient drive from the Memphis airport. Contact us if you would like to visit and we will help you arrange a site tour and extend our heart-felt hospitality.

Learn about our history

Leading the industry with over 30 years of aerosol recycling history

Facility Specs

  • Facility is ideally located on Hwy 412 and 12 miles north of Interstate 40.
  • Industrial location – zoned commercial/industrial.
  • All operations, product storage, & processing are located indoors.
  • Facility size - 130,000 sqft building on 10.5 acres.
  • 12 unloading docks, 5 drive in doors.
  • Bulk receiving capabilities in pallets/gaylords/drums/totes/tankers.
  • Best Available Technology to recycle aerosol containers.
  • Regulatory – approved reclaim, recovery and recycling process that can process pressurized containers without the usual hazardous waste classification.
  • Site security – facility is monitored by alarms, equipped with CCTV security cameras, and the entire property is surrounded by a secure fence enclosure.

Aerosol Process Expansion

In 2012, Recycle Aerosol completed a major expansion on a new Aerosol Processing Facility. The commissioning and start-up increased processing capacity to 270,000 cans a day, giving it the largest and most technologically advanced aerosol recycling capacity in North America.  Our production/engineering team continuously makes process improvements that enhance our flexibility and efficiency of our operation.

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