TRANSPLASTICS CORP RICK CARTER took merchandise on credit and never paid. ripped several companies off. left 4 companies in debt. LONG BEACH California

A source informed me about this report some years after the event.  This report remains the only claim against Transplastics for a reason: We're a solid company that develops business prospects instilling both trustworthiness and transparency in all dealings.  The story entered on this site, one that uses falsehoods to forge a story filled with inaccuracies while asserting claims without validity. is just that: A highly reimagined work of fiction. The story also omitted any responsibility on the part of the claimant. 

When I met Manuel Rivera, he ran a second-rate recycling plant that operated on the property of his uncle's vacant lot in Cabo San Lucas, Mexico, although he sold the business as a sophisticated recycling enterprise.  His business went bankrupt due to his failure to understand that, unlike his rich family, no one owes him anything, and that purchase orders must be filled on commodity goods per contract terms and dates, not as an afterthought to parties and carousing.  Unfortunately, he wanted a business relationship where he attempted to use Transplastics investment monies to mask his inadequacies while using those same monies for personal purposes. He also ripped me off on our first business venture where he sold material to Transplastics Corp in the following way:

·        Solicited American quality PET bottles delivered to the US/Mexican border for crossing.

·        Demanded U.S. pricing while assuring Transplastics that the material was first-rate and would cross the border.

·        Assured Transplastics that the material would be compacted to fit the crossing container.

·        Received payment in 2 cash payments from Transplastics: 50% up front and the balance with pictures as proof—the pictures were falsified.  His excuse for the condition of the bottles when they arrived was that he power washed them before sending them nearly 1000 miles in an open, 52’ flatbed rig.

Unfortunately, the material arrived in such poor shape that it could not cross the border.  Moreover, he suggested that we park the material at his “friend’s” lot that charged us for storage while we waited for determination by the US Customs.  He later suggested that we use another “friend” of his to sort and grind the material to get it across the border.  Finally, yet another “friend” bought the material where naturally, since we could never cross the material, Transplastics lost more money.  In total, we lost over $2,000.00 in the transaction for the container of PET and never received the full 20-tons of material from the “friend” that processed the material. 

Using his greed against him, we entered another agreement to procure OCC—another commodity.  I knew Manuel Rivera thought I was a fool at this point so I set-up a chance to see if either he was a complete crook, or simply inept.  I wasn’t completely sure, and he is charismatic.  Additionally, he did have contacts I wanted to source throughout Baja, California.  With that said, a company I worked with needed OCC.  I issued Manuel Rivera a purchase order that he agreed to fill in 30 days.  Over 3 months later he still hadn’t filled the PO and the price for OCC had dropped. Unbelievably, he still demanded the pricing for the PO that was over 3 months old. So, I agreed, although, this time I made sure Transplastics kept the material and controlled the money.  Since, like the first deal, the purchase order went unfulfilled, I kept the material and recovered the money that Manuel Rivera originally stole from me. 

I have no regrets for what happened on the second transaction, and believe that I put a dent in both his pocketbook and reputation so that he keeps from thieving from other Americans.  To all that read this, do not engage with Manuel Rivera.  He’s a young man that has yet to learn responsibility, and his business ethics remain unscrupulous.

PS I’ll refrain from using the name the third-party company that issued the original PO’s to Transplastics since they are not either responsible for the transactions in any way, or ever engaged with Mr. Rivera directly.  He purposely used their name to coerce and black-mail them into paying him directly.  He failed to do either.