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Kevin buys Earth day shirts every year for the Polly crew.

Then he takes our yearly picture. Polly Products are Green.

" Green Products for a Green World"

Building a bench from recycled plastic.
Recycled plastic Polly Planks and Polly Frames are ideal materials for the do-it-yourself project.
Polly Planks are manufactured using recycled milk jugs from households. When the color and ultra violet stabilizers (to protect from the sun’s harmful rays) are added they are very durable in the outdoors. The one characteristic that makes Polly Planks different from wood is rigidity. With wood you can span a wider distance. Polly planks work best on a 32” span or less.
So let’s build a bench. You can use normal woodworking tools; a power circular saw and a power drill for drilling and putting in screws. Carbide tipped tools are best if you plan on building more than a few.
Poly Frames are very dense much like oak wood and work best when a pilot hole is pre-drilled for the screw. If using our Polly frames, drill a pilot hole for the size screw you are using. In the Polly Plank, make a clearance hole with a countersink for the screw head. We use a #12 by 3” Phillips screw with a flat head. Drill a pilot hole in bench frame 1/8”and a clearance hole in Polly Plank ¼” with a countersink. If you buy the screws at a local home center, they can advise you on what tools to use.
The Polly Planks will be cut to length. It would be wise to put a slight angle on the cut edges with a file or wood rasp as this will make the ends safer. The bench frames will be trimmed but you will need to drill the holes for mounting the Polly Planks.
Hint: All of the benches on the Polly website have assembly instructions for our finished bench kits (a great place for ideas). Just pick a bench & go to the page, scroll down until you see the PDF file marked assembly instructions then click to open.

Cleaning & Maintenance Instructions

Plastic & Recycled Plastic Products

For Routine Maintenance & Cleaning

For general cleaning of plastic products, use soap and water or a household cleaner such as 409, Windex, etc.  Do not use an abrasive cleaner.

For Most Stains

Most stains can be easily removed from plastic products with soap and water or a household cleaner such as 409, Windex or Simple Green.  A pressure washer may be used. For best results only use the fan spray option and test a small inconspicuous area first.

For Persistent Stains

For more persistent stains, try an industrial-strength cleaner with a pressure washer or a 10% solution of bleach or vinegar. Test a small inconspicuous area first.

Polly Products is adding capacity to meet our growing customers’ needs. In the future best in class lead times will be the norm at
Polly Products. Additional molding equipment and an advanced CNC machining center are being added to ensure quicker
response times for our customers.

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Prospective Eagle scouts are required  to complete projects as part of the criteria of becoming a scout. A local Eagle scout candidate came to us after having problems working on his project. Our engineering department suggested solutions and Polly Products became part of the solution. Our plastic lumber was engraved on our CNC machine and the a colored inlay was added to make the wording more visible.

The young candidate met with the township board every step of the way until final approval was given. Polly Products works with Eagle scout candidates all over the United States supplying bench components and giving guidance on construction and installation. We should applaud our young citizens for seeking environmentally responsible building materials.

Every year we celebrate Earth Day with a company picture. We wear our new Earth Day t- shirts and gather in front of our Polly Products sign. Every year we are blessed with bright sunshine for the picture. Please recycle as you are allowing  finite natural resources to be reformed into usable products, instead of being squandered by burying Earth's natural resources in landfills.

How to build your own bench and save$ Simply visit the Polly Products website and review the frequently ask questions section about building benches. Then go to build a bench collections and pick from a wide variety of bench frames from simple to ornate in design. Visit any of the ready made bench pages and look for the pdf logo, click on the logo and see a drawing of the bench you wish to build.

Recycled plastic benches are durable and attractive. " Green Products for a Green World"