Canadian city awards recycling contract to Royal Environmental

Royal Environmental has been selected to operate a MRF in Halifax, Nova Scotia.

The Regional Council for the City of Halifax, Nova Scotia, Canada, has awarded a five-year contract to Royal Environmental to operate the city’s 40,000-square-foot MRF. Halifax-based Miller Waste Systems had operated the facility since 1998, but lost out to Royal Environmental, which will operate the facility from April 1, 2019 to March 31, 2024.

The MRF processes close to 25,000 metric tons of recyclables per year; it has a maximum capacity of 36,000 metric tons of recyclables per year. The facility sorts commingled containers on sorting lines with associated bunkers; a plastic film baler and a central baler; and a commingled fibers sorting line with associated bunkers and a central baler.

Royal is part of the Municipal Group of companies based in Sackville, Nova Scotia, Canada. The companies participate in multiple facets of the solid waste and environmental sectors in eastern Canada, including collection, recycling, facility operations, transportation and environmental treatment.

Their proposal is in conjunction with Scotia Recycling, which will lead the material marketing and sales efforts and provide technical and operational advice for the MRF operations.

Royal says it will use the resources of the Municipal Group for aspects of facility operations, including human resources, training, health and safety, equipment maintenance, accounting and information technology.

Scotia Recycling operates about 13 processing and baling facilities in eastern Canada  and currently markets more than 250,000 metric tons of recyclables per year through its operations in Canada and the eastern United States.

The fee for the recycling service ranges from $124.70 per metric ton in the 18,000-20,000 range to $108.87 per metric ton for the 34,000- to 36,000 range. Annual tonnage bands and prices allow for processing improvements and the options for accepting new materials, according to the city of Halifax.

In the city of Halifax’s summary of requests for proposals received, it says Royal has indicated that metal pots and pans can be added to the “blue bag recyclables” collected without additional cost.

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