Independent Durability Tests Show AXION Formulated Rail Ties in Use for More Than 8 Years Continue to Exceed Performance Standards

"We're very pleased to be working with AXION as a customer for of our baled high-density polyethylene (HDPE) plastic, produced from the New York City curbside recycling program," added Tom Outerbridge, General Manager, Sims Municipal Recycling. "It's exciting to think that detergent bottles put out for recycling collection by New Yorkers can show up in a long lasting and local application like transit lines right here in our own backyard. It's just a great example of the value of recycling and local manufacturing. "

Ron Gonen, New York Deputy Commissioner of Sanitation, Recycling and Sustainability also added, "Local companies and agencies partnering together to utilize recycled materials in their products demonstrates the importance and opportunity that recycling provides our local economy."