Dive Brief:

• In an effort to keep up with local demand for recycling in Duluth, Minnesota, Waste Management will be opening a new transfer station in the area and expects it to be in operation by the end of the year.
• The site of the new station is an existing 10,000 square foot structure which is located by the port; it will be equipped to handle up to 65 tons of recyclables per day, which will eventually make their way to a Twin Cities MRF.
• ​The new station will replace an existing facility in Superior, Minnesota.

Dive Insight:

The Senior Manager of Corporate Real Estate for Waste Management, Anne Fridrych, noted that this property is "extremely important to us as far as a feeder facility." The next step for the waste and recycling company is to apply for a building permit in order to begin construction on the building; expansion costs are expected to reach $500,000.