Plastics recycler investing $3.9M to turn retired synthetic turf into railroad ties

Synthetic railroad ties stacked outside of Triton Inc.

St. Louis-based Triton Group, a plastics recycler and railroad tie manufacturer, has formed a partnership that will turn retired synthetic turf fields into composite railroad ties.

Triton Group has formed a partnership with synthetic turf manufacturer TenCate. A recycling consulting company, iSustain, connected Triton and TenCate and is a party to the agreement. Financial terms of the five-year agreement were not disclosed.

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