One of the key U.S. Senate Republicans working on a bipartisan infrastructure package paid a recent visit to pipe extruder Advanced Drainage Systems Inc. to talk about both infrastructure and recycling.
Rob Portman of Ohio visited ADS' plant in Pandora, Ohio, on Aug. 19 to talk about how the maker of pipes and drains for municipal systems will benefit from an updated infrastructure plan. The Senate proposal, which passed and now is up for discussion in the U.S. House of Representatives, could see companies like ADS benefit from $110 billion in new spending to build, rebuild and maintain roads and highways, ADS said in a news release.
A new bill supporting recycling infrastructure also will benefit ADS, which recycles 510 million pounds of plastics every year for pipes and ancillary products, making it the second-largest plastics recycling company in North America.