Marpan Recycling Wins Environmental Stewardship Award

Marpan Recycling, a Tallahassee, Fla.-based recycling company, has received the Environmental Stewardship Award from the Wakulla County, Fla., Chamber of Commerce. The company has been in business for two years.

While the company handles a wide range of recyclables at its facility, the company’s area of greatest interest is in the recycling and processing of construction and demolition materials, as well as bulky items, says Nancy Paul, a spokeswoman for Marpan Recycling. The facility also takes in metals, paper, old corrugated containers and plastic containers from a local curbside collection program.

To handle the wide range of materials, the company built a $5.5 million facility that is capable of handling Class III material. According to local press reports, the centerpiece of the facility is a three-stage wood recovery/recycling system featuring a shredder, trommel and vertical mill grinder.

The company reached a recovery/recycling level of 67 percent in April of 2010. End products from the company’s operations include mulch and biomass.

Although Marpan Recycling has been in operation for only a couple of years, the company is division of Marpan Supply, which has been in business for more than 40 years. That company is involved in container services, safety, real estate, and lamp recycling services, among other services.

Wildwood Resorts, a Crawfordville, Fla., resort, nominated Marpan for the award.