Company Investing $2 Million in New Technology and Plant Upgrades to Create State-of-the-Art Recycling Center
BUFFALO, N.Y., Oct. 30 /PRNewswire-FirstCall/ -- Allied Waste Services
announced today that work has begun at its Buffalo Recyclery to upgrade the
facility to single stream processing of recyclable materials instead of the
dual-stream system used currently. Upon completion of the project, which is
expected in the first quarter of 2009, Allied Waste's Buffalo facility will be
able to process over 350 tons of recyclable material daily. Single stream is
an innovative process that automates much of the sorting and bundling of waste
materials such as paper, cardboard, bottles and cans for recycling.
'Allied Waste has 53 recycling centers around the country and this
investment will put Buffalo among the most advanced facilities in the
country,' said John Beszczynski, Division Manager for the Buffalo Municipal
Recycling Facility. 'As a leading waste collection and environmental services
company, Allied Waste recycles over 1.5 million tons of waste annually. By
converting to single stream, we can help increase this number as we make
participation easier for our customers, while improving processing efficiency
at the center.'
Today's dual-stream system requires that homeowners, small businesses or
trash collection firms pre-sort recyclable materials. With single-stream
capabilities, intermingled recyclables are delivered directly to the site. The
recyclables are automatically conveyed through the facility, where handling
systems using screens, air, vibration, magnets, optical sorters and other
mechanical processes are used to separate the materials.
Allied Waste will invest approximately $2 million in upgrading its Buffalo
recycling center, which has been providing recycling services to the area
since 1991. The resulting switch to single stream recycling and advanced
sorting technologies will enable the Company's Buffalo plant to capture
additional plastics, all mixed and broken glass, and reduce the volume of
recyclables going to area landfills.
'We look forward to working closely with our customers and the city of
Buffalo to demonstrate our plant's capabilities and to help educate them on
ways to increase recycling rates,' said Beszczynski. 'The site upgrades are
expected to be completed in March 2009, after which we will host an open house
for the community to meet our neighbors and to demonstrate the system's
capabilities.'
About Allied Waste
Allied Waste is America's second largest non-hazardous solid waste
services company and an environmental leader. Headquartered in Phoenix, AZ,
Allied Waste provides waste collection, transfer, recycling and disposal
services to millions of residential, commercial and industrial customers in
over 100 markets spanning 38 states and Puerto Rico. Our team of 22,000
dedicated employees operates within a highly efficient, integrated
organization that generated 2007 revenue of $6.1 billion.
SOURCE Allied Waste Services
