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ReWall receives COSC Evergreen Certification
Des Moines Business Record, July 27, 2012
Center on Sustainable Communities (COSC) launched its COSC Evergreen certification program in March as the only tool that measures the impact of sustainable choices made by individuals within their professional, civic and social communities. As companies continue to gain greater understanding of how employee actions and engagement levels influence sustainability goals of businesses, COSC is seeing companies like Des Moines-based The ReWall Company achieve certification.

Carton recycling now available in Des Moines
WHO Channel 13, June 27, 2012
You're probably used to recycling newspaper, junk mail and glass bottles. But now, there's something else people in the metro can throw in the recycling bin. And, it will help a local company make a unique product. The recycled cartons will come to a facility about a mile away to a company called ReWall. The new business will buy the recycled cartons to make for boards used construction. CEO David Phillips says, "ReWall makes 100% recycled building materials."

Recycling facility now able to take milk cartons
Des Moines Register, June 24, 2012
The Metro Waste Authority is going to milk all it can out of its Curb It recycling program starting next week. Beginning July 1, it will begin accepting milk cartons (the paper kind with a slick coating).

The facility, Greenstar Recycling, has installed a new machine that will be able to sort out the material that milk cartons are made of. Using infrared technology, the machine will detect the cartons, and separate them from the rest of the recyclables, said Kelley McReynolds, general manager of the Des Moines facility.

From there, they’ll be sold to a local company called ReWall, which will make the cartons into building materials.

ReWall receives two recycling awards
June 20, 2012
ReWall has been recognized for its impact on the local economy and environment.
The Iowa Governor’s Environmental Excellence Award recognizes ReWall in the Overall category. ReWall was selected for its recycling efforts that "serve as a model for the entire state."

ReWall was chosen to receive the Iowa Recycling Association's Murray J. Fox Recycling Innovation Award for its eco-friendly business operations. The award is one of seven Iowa Recycling Awards given every year to businesses, organizations and individuals who demonstrate excellence in recycling.

ReWall received this recognition for introducing America to a proven technology that recycles polycoated cups, cartons and their components into 100% recycled building materials. Headquartered in Des Moines, ReWall helps divert some of the 2 million tons of polycoated materials from entering U.S. landfills each year.

A local business goes green
ABC News Channel 5, May 4, 2012
A local company is going green by getting dirty. The ReWall company sells products with names like NakedBoard and DiscoBoard, all meant to recycle materials that would otherwise end up in the trash.

“We give a second life to cartons by turning them into construction materials and ceiling tiles,” said David Phillips, President and CEO of ReWall.

Cups become construction materials
Earth 911.com, April 5, 2012
Learning how to build with green principles in mind is one thing, but building with green materials in the first place brings sustainable building to a whole new level.
Over the years, we’ve seen homes become more energy efficient and water conscious, but they’re often built with new materials. Iowa-based ReWall, a recycled construction materials company, is out to redefine the green home and reduce the environmental impact of building with material reuse.

Panels made from milk cartons
Des Moines Business Record Blog, February 25, 2012
The citizens of the USA dispose of 250 million tons of trash each year or about 4.6 pounds per day. Luckily about 30% of trash is recycled. The waxy cartons used for milk and juice account for about two million tons of trash and typically go straight to the landfill. The Rewall Company of Des Moines is using a European process to turn the cartons into construction building panels.

Used cartons make new ReWall materials
Jetson Green, February 23, 2012
Tetra Pak and similar gable-top cartons have many advantages such as keeping food fresher for a longer period of time. However, one drawback has been that these polyethylene-coated packages cannot be processed in most curbside recycling programs. The ReWall Company, on the other hand, can’t get enough of the stuff.

Building a more sustainable future
Huffington Post, January 28, 2012
ReWall Company, the inspiration for today's comic strip, is an Iowa-based manufacturer using European technology to take the stuff we ate out of yesterday and make the stuff we use to build the stuff we'll live in tomorrow.