The Lethbridge MRF sorts and bales recyclables from 30,000 single-family houses and over 2,500 multi-family units.
A MRF in Canada’s Alberta province was built with future growth in mind.
The Lethbridge MRF sorts and bales recyclables from 30,000 single-family houses and over 2,500 multi-family units.
A MRF in Canada’s Alberta province was built with future growth in mind.
Quincy Recycle plans to start up the 64,000-square-foot facility early next year.
Quincy Recycle has opened its eighth recycling facility to handle material from back-of-house commercial and industrial settings, underscoring opportunity in these areas despite a pandemic-driven decline in commercial material generation.
Waste Management issued its September 2020 “Report on Recycling” to identify gaps in U.S. plastics recycling infrastructure, among other goals. | Natallia Boroda/Shutterstock
A recent report from the nation’s largest waste and recycling hauler outlines MRF infrastructure and reviews the current state of reclamation capacity for key recovered plastics.
In 2019, Waste Management processed a record amount of recyclables: 15.5 million tons, up from 15.2 million tons in 2018. | Courtesy of Waste Management.
The largest hauler in North America processed a record amount of recyclables in 2019, and it invested more than $100 million to improve its recycling infrastructure, according to its latest sustainability report.
A 2019 retrofit at the Midwest Fiber Recycling facility involved installing a screen and optical sorter, as well as modifying the existing equipment.
As a result of the acquisition, GFL now operates in nine Canadian provinces and 27 U.S. states. | Gajus/Shutterstock
Toronto-based waste management provider GFL Environmental reported a milestone in its quest to grow its U.S. presence.
MRFs are seeing more containers and office paper in the residential stream as Americans continue to stay home in the midst of the coronavirus pandemic. | Evan Lorne/Shutterstock
During the third quarter, Waste Management enjoyed commodity prices that averaged 33% higher than the prior-year period. | David Tonelson/Shutterstock
The waste sector’s biggest companies extended their recycling business rebound into the second half of this year, helped by higher fiber prices.
