Academy Commendation

FPC, Inc., the pioneering film recycling company formed 47 years ago, was presented with an Award of Commendation by the Academy of Motion Picture Arts and Sciences on March 4, 2000, at the organization's Scientific and Technical Awards Presentation dinner.
The Award of Commendation, a plaque, was given "to FPC, Inc., under the leadership of Barry M. Stultz and Milton Jan Friedman for the development and implementation of an environmentally-responsible program to recycle or destroy discarded motion picture prints."

"FPC was a truly visionary company when it recognized the need 47 years ago to keep discarded motion picture prints out of landfills," said Richard Edlund, chair of the Scientific and Technical Awards Committee. "Their work not only provides a valuable service to the motion picture industry, but their intelligence and foresight has benefited the community at large as well."

FPC, founded in late 1952 by Friedman, has destroyed or recycled more than 330 million pounds of discarded motion picture prints.

Film that is not recycled into magnetic film stock is destroyed by incineration for energy. The alternative method for print disposal, by discarding them in landfills, can result in a nasty chemical that may leach into the surrounding environment, including local water table.

FPC's award, along with all of the other Scientific and Technical Awards, were handed out at this year's presentation dinner at the Regent Beverly Wilshire Hotel on March 4, 2000.