CO-INJECTION / ECOCART™

In 2007, Cascade Cart Solutions introduced the EcoCart™ to address the growing demand from the solid waste and recycling industry for products containing recycled content.

The challenge was how to incorporate a high amount of recycled content into our containers, which are subjected to weekly pick-ups by automated garbage trucks, without compromising their long term durability. The solution was to use an innovative injection molding process called co-injection to layer recycled material (post consumer resin) in between two layers of virgin plastic.

co-injection

Co-Injection is the process of injecting two separate materials into the same mold which allows one polymer to be encapsulated by another, one forming the skin, the other forming the core. The multi-layer plywood effect maintains product integrity and performance while allowing for the maximum recycled material content in the industry. Our Co-injection technology allows Cascade to use the maximum amount of recycled material in our product without compromising the quality. The multi-layer effect maintains product integrity and performance. Simple blending of recycled material into virgin resin compromises the performance of the product.

Utilizing our co-injection technology, we are able to manufacture an eco-friendly waste and recycling collection cart that contains up to 50% recycled content and carries a third part certification. With the EcoCart, recycling has come full circle. By making the carts with recycled content, we are helping to put back what’s thrown out, increasing landfill diversion and enabling cities to meet their sustainability initiatives.