Dive Summary:
- A new recycling plant will serve Albuquerque, N.M.'s residential community of 177,000; residents can recycle paper, metal, aluminum, cardboard and high-density polyethylene with their curbside pick-up.
- The plant, designed by Bulk Handling Systems, can accept plastics labeled with numbers 1-7 and is equipped to handle 30 tons of materials per hour, or up to 120,000 tons yearly.
- Friedman Recycling Cos. entered into a public/private partnership with Albuquerque, signing a 12-year contract with the city.
From the article:
It (the facility) includes new screening, air and optical sorting technology.
Friedman operates three processing plants — in Phoenix, Tucson, Ariz., and El Paso, Texas, — in addition to the Albuquerque facility.
It has about 286 employees. The family-owned company manages recycling for several cities in the southwestern U.S. including El Paso, Las Cruces, N.M., and Avondale, Ariz., as well as some smaller municipalities.
