Sonoco Recycling’s Charlotte Center Converts to Full-Scale MRF

The project is expected to cost around $2.6 million. When complete, it will be the third MRF owned and operated by Sonoco Recycling in the Southeast. The other MRFs Sonoco owns are located in Raleigh, N.C., and Columbia, S.C.

"We're adding high-tech equipment that will allow us to further grow our capacity and more effectively sort residential single-stream waste. Additions will include new sorting screens, separators, high-speed conveyors, steel disks and other state-of-the-art equipment," says Marcy Thompson, vice president and general manager for Sonoco Recycling.

"While Mecklenburg County (North Carolina) is already served by a materials recovery facility, the area needs a second MRF because of the tremendous growth throughout the region. These upgrades, along with the upgrades we completed last fall, better position us to meet the recycling needs of this growing market."

This past November Sonoco Recycling completed a $2 million expansion project at its Charlotte facility. That project expanded the facility's footprint by 23,500 square feet and included the installation of new commercial sorting and baling equipment. The expansion also included redesigning the outside space to improve traffic flow.

Sonoco Recycling collects and processes about 3 million tons of recyclable materials globally through 41 locations.