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existing technology was available that provided equivalent
capability of recycling polystyrene. Specifically regarding the
Sentinel EPS recycler, Grossman also concluded that recycling
equipment that achieved the same result as the Sentinel EPS
recycler sold for about $50,000 during the relevant period.
2. Lindstrom
Lindstrom graduated from the Massachusetts Institute of
Technology with a bachelor's degree in chemical engineering.
From 1956 until 1989, Lindstrom worked for Arthur D. Little,
Inc., in the areas of process and product evaluation and
improvement and new product development, with special emphasis on
plastics, elastomers, and fibers. At the time of trial,
Lindstrom continued to pursue these areas as a consultant.
In his report, Lindstrom determined that several different
types of equipment capable of recycling expanded polystyrene were
available and priced between $25,000 and $100,000 in 1982. With
respect to the Sentinel EPS recycler in 1982, Lindstrom stated:
“Several machines were available that could reprocess EPS into
higher quality, more useful, higher value product and these
machines or processing systems cost $50,000 to $100,000.”
Lindstrom examined the Buss-Condux Plastcompactor and the
Regenolux. Lindstrom found that these machines were functionally
equivalent to the Sentinel EPS recycler and were available in the
years and at the prices reported by Grossman, detailed supra.
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