Contacts:
Anne Macmillan, Agency of Agriculture, (802) 828-3479

Friday, August 1, 2008

Complete this survey to be entered into a drawing for 1 gallon of Vermont Maple Syrup!

Your help is needed to determine the economic viability of producing plastic lumber products in Vermont made from agricultural waste plastics.

The Agencies of Agriculture and Natural Resources, and a Tuck Business School intern are surveying potential users of building materials to determine the economic viability of opening a manufacturing facility in Vermont to recycle agricultural film plastic waste into plastic lumber*.

To help with our market study, please take 5-10 minutes to fill out our online survey:
http://www.surveymonkey.com/s.aspx?sm=feV6FD1rZJs6alMbXXbC0w_3d_3d

To have a copy of the survey mailed to you, please call Anne Macmillan at the Agency of Agriculture (802) 828-3479 or email anne.macmillan@state.vt.us.

* A Canadian company, Think Plastics, is looking to franchise its technology to manufacture Baleboard® -- a 100% plastic lumber product made from agricultural film plastics. This product, which could be made from Vermont-generated plastic film is an environmentally-friendly alternative to wood and wood composites. See http://thinkplastics.ca/baleboard/pages/bb_products.html for a list of available products.

Please complete the survey by August 15th 2008
All responses will be entered in a drawing to win a gallon of 2008 Vermont maple syrup!