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How MRFs and brands are adding materials to the bin

Published: December 3, 2024
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Amy Uong, second from right, speaks during ‘Saying Yes in the Land of No,’ a session held during the Resource Recycling Conference in Kentucky last month. | Dan Holtmeyer/Resource Recycling, Inc.

Faced with challenges moving recycled materials in recent years, MRFs and curbside recycling programs have occasionally opted to stop accepting certain materials, particularly experimental or harder-to-market packaging types.

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New tech identifies batteries and more with X-rays

Published: December 3, 2024
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Battery-bearing devices are detected in the municipal recycling stream using X-ray imaging. | Courtesy of Battery Detection Solutions

An emerging equipment supplier uses an advanced type of X-ray imaging to locate batteries in MRFs and other recycling facilities while also aiming to capture data on the overall composition of commodities in the stream.
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Haulers: Easing commodity prices present headwind

Published: November 13, 2024
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WM truck on a city street.

Although third quarter revenues reached record levels for some of the nation’s top five haulers, plummeting OCC pricing in October was an indicator for commodity values heading into 2025. | 2p2play/Shutterstock

Third-quarter commodity prices contributed to record quarterly revenues and margins for several of North America’s largest publicly traded garbage and recycling companies, according to recent financial disclosures. But that has changed moving into the final stretch of the year.

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AMP, Waste Connections partner on Colorado MRF

Published: November 19, 2024
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Sorted materials at the recycling facility.

The new MRF is expected to open in early 2026 near Denver and will be the first such facility for AMP. | Jantsarik/Shutterstock

AI-driven sortation systems provider AMP and hauler Waste Connections are partnering to build a new MRF in Colorado, slated to open in early 2026. Continue Reading

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Using automation to improve MRF revenue

Published: October 21, 2024
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Materials on a conveyor at a MRF.

Automation using AI, optical sorters and robotics can also help reduce compliance costs and improve revenue, AMP representatives said in a recent webinar. | Jantsarik/Shutterstock

MRFs looking to improve their profit and loss should consider automation, AMP representatives said in the third installment of the AMP Live Talks webinar series.  Continue Reading

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WM’s $100 million MRF campus in Denver moves forward

Published: September 24, 2024
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The Denver East facility will have a yearly capacity of 168,000 tons. | Ken Wolter/Shutterstock

WM’s $100 million Denver, Colorado, MRF campus will come online just in time to capture an anticipated increase in recyclable materials, buoyed by the state’s new extended producer responsibility law for packaging. Continue Reading

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Northeast commodity values for Q2 reach 2-year high

Published: September 10, 2024
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View inside a MRF.

Average prices for blended residential commodities rose by 5% to 6% during the quarter, according to data collected from 15 MRFs in the Northeast. | Nordroden/Shutterstock

Average commodity prices for April-June 2024 were higher by about 40% on the year, marking their highest level since the second quarter of 2022, according to the latest MRF Values Survey Report from the Northeast Recycling Council. Continue Reading

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Rumpke’s new MRF centers on education, collaboration

Published: August 13, 2024
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The new recycling center in Ohio combines vast processing capacity with community outreach and education, company leadership said in an interview. | Courtesy of Rumpke

Understanding customer needs has shaped the new Rumpke Waste & Recycling facility in Columbus, Ohio, and will help increase incoming volumes, according to company leadership. Continue Reading

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Industry investment supports Balcones equipment purchase

Published: August 6, 2024
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Inside Balcones Resources' Austin, Texas MRF.

American Beverage and Closed Loop Partners provided a $3 million loan to Balcones Recycling to help buy equipment for a MRF in San Antonio, Texas. | Courtesy of Balcones Recycling

A $3 million loan will facilitate additional sorting machinery to be installed at Balcones Recycling’s new MRF in San Antonio, Texas. Funding partners offered details on the recently-opened MRF’s total equipment capabilities. Continue Reading

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AMP’s vision: Next-generation, recirculating, AI-driven MRFs

Published: July 30, 2024
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Mixed plastics for sorting and recycling.

AMP’s systems combine color cameras and AI to improve sorting accuracy in MRFs, but the company founder said there are more ways to harness that power. | Marina Onokhina

Putting AI and robotics into a MRF is one thing. Designing a MRF with AI and robotics makes for an entirely different experience, according to AMP founder and CEO Matanya Horowitz. Continue Reading

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