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MBA Polymers is a recycling company with operations globally that recovers plastics from end-of-life durable goods. == Company history == Originally founded in 1994 in the United States,〔http://www.mbapolymers.com/mba_links/mba_bizpress/SilValley_BizJournal_3_01.pdf Silicon Valley Business Journal, "Recycling executive makes his mark with trashed computers", by David Bragi, 18 March 2001〕 the company specializes in recycling durable goods from waste streams such as electronics and auto-shredder residue.〔〔http://wasterecyclingnews.com/article/20130715/NEWS02/130719968/us-based-recyclers-may-gain-from-chinas-green-fence Waste & Recycling News, "US-based recyclers may gain from China’s Green Fence", by Jessica Holbrook, 15 July 2013〕 MBA Polymers raised USD$30 million to develop its patented technology for extracting and recycling plastic from computers, printers, mobile phones, televisions, fax machines, refrigerators, vacuum cleaners, and other forms of waste.〔(【引用サイトリンク】title=Time, "A flash of the future", by Bill Saporito, 12th December 2005 This technology means that material that might otherwise end up in landfill can be more easily recycled and is an important step in creating sustainable business processes )〕 MBA Polymers was founded by Mike Biddle. The company experienced a factory fire in October 2000, which resulted in the death of one employee.〔〔 This led to a one year shutdown of operations and an insurance payout of USD$3million.〔 Investigations revealed that the fire was caused by dust from a toner cartridge; the company no longer accepts toner cartridges into its recycling facilities.〔 抄文引用元・出典: フリー百科事典『 ウィキペディア（Wikipedia）』 ■ウィキペディアで「MBA Polymers」の詳細全文を読む スポンサード リンク
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