51,000-square-foot facility will play a vital
role in increasing recycling rates across the region
PHOENIX, Jan. 24,
2024 /PRNewswire/ -- Republic Services, Inc. (NYSE:
RSG), a leader in the environmental services industry, and local
community leaders celebrated the opening of Republic's
state-of-the-art Salt River Recycling Center. The new facility will
play a vital role in helping improve recycling rates in the Valley
with higher capacity and more modern technology than its
predecessor.
The 51,000-square-foot recycling center, located in the Salt
River Pima-Maricopa Indian Community, will manage recyclables from
approximately 1.4 million residents and more than 2,000 businesses
throughout the Valley. The high-capacity facility will process up
to 40 tons, or eight truckloads, of recyclables per hour, including
paper, cardboard, plastic bottles and jugs, metal food and beverage
cans, and glass bottles and jars.
"The new Salt River Recycling Center reinforces Republic
Services' commitment to circularity, sustainability and the
community," said Area President Javara
Perrilliat. "This facility will help meet growing demand for
recycling throughout the Valley and help our customers achieve
their sustainability goals."
The facility leverages cutting-edge recycling technology,
including five optical sorters that use digital recognition to
identify and separate paper or plastic in milliseconds and
artificial intelligence to help reduce contamination. AI system
data also enables operators to make real-time adjustments to
maximize the volume of materials recycled.
Plastics from the Salt River Recycling Center will be
transported to Republic's new Polymer Center in Las Vegas, the first facility of its kind in
North America. The Polymer
Center's innovative processes will grind, sort and wash the
plastics so they can become new bottles, jugs and containers,
enabling true bottle-to-bottle circularity.
As one of the nation's largest recyclers, Republic Services
processes 5 million tons of recyclable materials annually through
75 facilities across the country.
About Republic Services
Republic Services, Inc. is a
leader in the environmental services industry. Through its
subsidiaries, the Company provides customers with the most complete
set of products and services, including recycling, solid waste,
special waste, hazardous waste and field services. Republic's
industry-leading commitments to advance circularity and
support decarbonization are helping deliver on its vision to
partner with customers to create a more sustainable world. For more
information, please visit RepublicServices.com.
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