Company History

Butler-MacDonald has a rich history of diverse experience and ongoing success in industrial recycling. Many practices used today for recovering plastic from mixed resin, parts and scrap have come from Butler-MacDonald's efforts. Since 1983, the company has grown to serve hundreds of businesses in a multitude of industries.


Butler-MacDonald works with manufacturers, plastics brokers/recyclers and prime resin producers to "recover value from unusable plastic" coming from pre- or post-production plastics and finished products. This includes helping organizations:

• Reduce production costs by recovering plastic from a multitude of different streams
• Maintain market share by reclaiming plastic value from expired or sub-standard end products
• Comply with environmental missions through plastic recycling initiatives
• Create revenue by recovering valuable plastic to a form suitable for manufacturing or sale.

Founded in 1983, Butler-MacDonald is privately held and headquartered in Indianapolis, IN. To learn more about the company, its proprietary processes, security measures or the vast industries it serves, contact us for additional information.

Our plastic separation solutions are used in a wide variety of applications. Click here to read more about the industries we serve.