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tag that they carried.
Specifically, Grossman reported that there were several
machines on the market as early as 1981 that were functionally
equivalent to, and significantly less expensive than the Sentinel
EPS recyclers. These machines included: (1) The Japan Repro
recycler, available in 1981 for $53,000; (2) the Buss-Condux
Plastcompactor, available before 1981 for $75,000; (3) Foremost
Machine Builders' "Densilator", available from 1978-1981 for
$20,000; and (4) the Midland Ross Extruder, available in 1980 and
1981 for $120,000. Grossman observed that all of these machines
were "widely available".
Grossman examined both the Sentinel EPS recycler and a Japan
Repro recycler and found that the construction of the two
machines was "nearly identical". Further, Grossman concluded
that the recycled polystyrene produced by both machines would
also be nearly identical. In Grossman's opinion, neither the
Japan Repro recycler nor the Sentinel EPS recycler represented "a
serious effort at recycling" because the end-product from both
machines was not completely devolatized and required further
processing. It was also Grossman's opinion that an individual
who seriously wanted to recycle would not purchase either of
these machines.
Grossman's opinion regarding the Sentinel EPS recycler was
based on his personal examination of a Sentinel EPS recycler, as
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