There are an estimated 326 material recovery facilities (MRFs) in non-deposit states in the United States. In most cases one MRF will process materials from multiple communities. Below you can find an alphabetized listing of these MRF communities*.
Alaska
Anchorage - Smurfit
Alabama
Anniston - Waste Recycling
Birmingham - Recycle America of Birmingham
Birmingham – SP Recycling Co.
Dothan – Waste Recycling
Huntsville – BFI of Huntsville
Arkansas
Eureka Springs – Eureka Springs MRF
Fayetteville – Dept. of Solid Waste
Little Rock – City of Little Rock
Rogers – Recycle America
Arizona
Chandler – Valley Recycling Works, Inc.
Flagstaff – City of Flagstaff Department of Public Works
Glendale – City of Glendale Department of Public Works
Phoenix – City of Phoenix Public Works Department
Phoenix – Weyerhauser, Inc.
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Colorado
Boulder – Boulder County Recycling and Compositing Authority
Boulder – Eco-Cycle, Inc.
Colorado – Waste Management, Inc.
Denver – Franklin Street MRF
Denver – Tri-R Systems, Corp.
Ft. Collins – Larimer County MRF
Grand Junction – Grand Junction MRF
Longmont – Eco-Cycle, Inc.
District of Columbia
Washington – Eagle Management Services, Inc.
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Delaware
New Castle – Confishred – Waste Management, Inc.
New Castle – Delaware Recycling Center
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Florida
Bell – Gilchrist County
Blountstown – Calhoun County Emergency Services
Cantonment – Escambia County Solid Waste Department
Cocoa Beach – Progressive Recycling, Inc.
Cross City – Dixie County
Fort Myers – Lee County Division of S.W. Management
Ft. Walton Beach – Environmental Waste Systems
Gainesville – Alachua County
Green Cove Springs – Clay County Environmental Services
Jacksonville – City of Jacksonville, SW Div., Public Utility Department
Lake Buena Vista – Reedy Creek Energy Services, Inc.
Lake City – Lake City
Lakeland – City of Lakeland MRF
Miami – Community Recycling
Milton – Santa Rosa County Solid Waste Division
Naples – Collier County Solid Waste Division
New Port Richey – Pasco County Solid Waste
Orange City – GEL Corporation
Orlando – Orange County
Palatica – Jennings Waste MRF
Pembroke Pines – Reuters Recycling/Waste Management Inc.
Pensacola – Browning-Ferris Industries, Inc.
Pensacola – Pensacola Naval Air Station
Plantation – Broward Co., Office of Integrated W.M.
Pompano Beach – Waste Management, Inc.
Quincy – Gadsden County MRF
Raiford – New River Solid Waste Association
Sarasota – Public Works Department, City of Sarasota
Sarasota – Sarasota County Solid Waste Department
Sarasota – Waste Management, Inc.
Tallahassee – Recycled Fibers
Tampa – Recycle America of Tampa
Viera – Brevard County
West Palm Beach – Solid Waste Authority of Palm Beach County
Winter Haven – Polk County Recycling Division
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Georgia
Athens – Solid Waste Department
Atlanta – Department of Community Affairs
Cartersville – Bartow County Sanitation Department
Duluth – Recycling Bank of Gwinnett
Gainesville – Hall County Resource Recovery Agency
Lawrenceville – SP Recycling
Macon – Industrial Recovered Materials
Marietta – SE Paper
Idaho
Boise – Western Recycling
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Illinois
Chicago – Land and Lakes Co.
Chicago – Shred-All Recycling Systems
Chicago Ridge – Resource Management
DeKalb – Waste Management, Inc.
East Hazel Crest – Homewood Disposal
Elburn – Speedway Recycling & Waste Services
Elk Grove – BFI – Elk Grove
Grayslake – Waste Management of Illinois
Itasca – Weyerhaeuser
McCook – Groot Industries/Crown Disposal
Palatine – Allied Waste Industries
Pekin – DJ Mahoney Co.
Springfield – Lake Area Disposal
Wheaton – DuPage County Solid Waste Division
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Indiana
Bloomington – Rumpke Recycling, Inc.
Cannelton – Perry County Solid Waste District
Ft. Wayne – C.A.R.E., Inc.
Kokomo – Kokomo Waste Management
Richmond –Rumpke Recycling, Inc.
South Bend – Saint Joseph’s County
Terre Haute – Jefferson Smurfit
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Kansas
Shawnee – Deffenbaugh Industries
Wichita – Weyerhaeuser Recycling
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Kentucky
Ashland – Rumpke Recycling Facility
Fort Knox – U.S. Army
Lexington – Division of Solid Waste, LFUCG
Louisville – Rumpke Recycling, Inc.
Lexington – BRRC (Bluegrass Regional Recycling Corp.)
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Louisiana
Baton Rouge – Browning-Ferris Industries, Inc.
Lafayette – City of Lafayette Dept. of Public Works
Lafayette – Environmental Operators, Inc.
Metairie – Browning-Ferris Industries, Inc.
New Orleans – Vista Fibers
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Maryland
Baltimore – Partners Recycling, LLC
Baltimore – Weyerhaeuser Recycling
Cockeysville – Maryland Environmental Service
Derwood – Maryland Environmental Service
Elkridge – Browning-Ferris Industries, Inc.
Largo – Prince Georges’ Environmental Resources
Rockville – Montgomery County
Westminster – Northern Landfill Processing Facility
Minnesota
Ada – Norman County Recycling Center
Bemidji – Magnunson Trucking and Leasing
Benson – Swift County
Bloomington – Mall of America Co.
Browerville – Todd Recycling Center
Detroit Lakes – Minnkota Recycling
Dundas – Rice County Solid Waste Department
Fergus Falls – Otter Tail Recycling
Fosston – Polk County Solid Waste Recovery Facility
International Falls – Environmental Services-Koochiching County
Invergrove Heights – Browning-Ferris Industries, Inc.
Jackson – Jackson County Envir. Services Dept.
Karlstead – Kamar Recycling
Luverne – Ketterling Services, Inc.
Minneapolis – Browning-Ferris Industries, Inc.
Park Rapids – Hubbard County Recycling
Preston – Fillmore County
Rochester – Olmstead County
St. Cloud – Pythons of St. Cloud, Inc.
St. Louis Park – Waste Management of Minnesota
St. Paul – Waste Management of Minnesota
Virginia – St. Louis County Dept. of SW
Walker – Cass County Environmental Services Dept.
Willmar – Kandiyohi County
Worthington – Schaap Sanitation & Recycling
Wyoming – SRC Recycling Center
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Missouri
Springfield – Waste Management of Springfield
St. Louis – Smurfit Recycling Company
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Mississippi
Biloxi – BFI-Biloxi
Meridian – Waste Management of Mississippi
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North Carolina
Ashville – Waste Management
Camden – FCR, Inc.
Chapel Hill – Orange County
Charlotte – FCR, Inc.
Charlotte – Mecklenberg County, Department of Engineering & Building Standards
Clyde – Haywood County Solid Waste Management
Durham – Tidewater Fibre Corp.
Greensboro – City of Greensboro
Greenville – Eastern Carolina Vocational Center
Hickory – GDS Recycling Services
High Point – City of High Point
New Bern – Waste Management
Raleigh – Raleigh, BFI Recyclery
Winston-Salem – Recycle America-Piedmont
Winston-Salem – Winston-Salem (BFI)
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North Dakota
Fargo – Beverage Wholesalers
Grand Forks – Waste Management of North Dakota
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Nebraska
Omaha – Weyerhauser
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New Hampshire
Gonic – Recycle America
Hooksett – Browning-Ferris Industries, Inc.
Keene – Dept. of Solid Waste
Milford – Town of Milford
Windham – Town of Windham
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New Jersey
Cape May Courthouse – Cape May Co. Municipal Utilities Authority
Collingswood – Camden County
Columbus – Burlington County Office of Waste Management
Dover – Morris County Utilities Authority
Egg Harbor Township – Atlantic County Utilities Authority
Elmwood Park – Garden State Paper Company
Keasbey – Town of Woodbridge, Dept. of Public Works
Millville – Cumberland Co. Improvement Authority
Newark – KTI Recycling
Somerville – Somerset County Division of Solid Waste Mgt.
Toms River – Ocean County, Dept of Solid Waste Mgt.
Trenton – Mercer County Improvement Authority
West End – Waste Management Inc. – Recycling Technology
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New Mexico
Albuquerque – City of Albuquerque IPF
Santa Fe – Utilities Department
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Nevada
Las Vegas – Republic Services of Southern Nevada
Reno – Waste Management Inc.
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Ohio
Akron – Browning-Ferris Industries, Inc.
Akron – Waste Management of Ohio – Akron
Canton – City of Canton
Cincinnati – Rumpke Recycling, Inc.
Cleveland – World Resource Recovery Systems of Ohio
Columbus – Rumpke Recycling, Inc.
Dayton – Rumpke Recycling Miami Valley Facility
Defiance – Werlor Waste Control
Fairborn – Waste Management of Ohio
Kent – Portage County Recycling Center
Mansfield – Browning-Ferris Industries, Inc.
Maumee – Department of Public Services – Lucas County
Oakwood Village – Cleveland Transfer Recycling
Oberlin – BFI-Allied Oberlin
Sidney – Shelby County
Toledo – Lake Erie Recycling
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Oklahoma
Oklahoma City – Allied Waste
Oklahoma City – Oklahoma City – Division of Solid Waste
Tulsa – Tulsa Refuse
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Pennsylvania
Bellefonte – Centre County Solid Waste Authority
Bristol – Otter Recycling Center
Donora – Metalife Resources
Dunmore – Apex Waste Services (Div. of WM of PA)
East Stroudsburg – Twin Boroughs Recycling
Ellwood City – Franklin Township Recycling Center
Hamburg – Cougle’s Recycling, Inc.
King of Prussia – Browning-Ferris Industries/Eastern PA Div.
Lebanon – Brandywine Recyclers, Inc.
Mars – Tri-County Recycling
McKees Rock – Metalife Resources MRF
Meadeville – West Meade Recycling Facility
Montrose – Susquehanna County
Northampton – Todd Heller, Inc.
Palmyra – Fairfax Recycling of PA
Pen Argyl – Grand Central Recycling
Philadelphia – Philadelphia Transfer Station
Philadelphia – Waste Management of PA
Pittsburgh – Pittsburgh Recycling Services, Inc.
Pittsburgh – Unipaper
Scranton – Lackawanna County
York – Waste Management, Inc.
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Puerto Rico
Catano – Pronatura MRF
Punta Santiago – GC Reciclaje, P.T.
San Juan – Industrial Fibers – Central Office
San Juan – Landfill Technologies, Inc.
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Rhode Island
Johnston – Rhode Island Resource Recovery Corporation
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South Carolina
Charleston – Charleston County Recycling Center
Columbia – Paper Stock Dealers, Inc.
Conway – Horry County Solid Waste Authority
Greenwood – Greenwood County
Ridgeland – Recycle America
Wellford – Recycle America of SC
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South Dakota
Huron – Waste Management of Huron
Rapid City – Pacific Steel and Recycling
Rapid City – Rapid City
Sioux Falls – Advanced Recycling
Sioux Falls – Millenium Recycling
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Tennessee
Chattanooga – Orange Grove Recycling Center
Franklin – Williamson County
Kingsport – Recycle America
Knoxville – Browning-Ferris Industries, Inc.
Memphis – City of Memphis
Memphis – Memphis Recycling Service
Nashville – Rivergate Recycling
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Texas
Alvin – Waste Management – Coastal Plain
Arlington – Champion Recycling
Austin – BFI Austin
Austin – City of Austin Solid Waste Services
Carthage – City of Carthage
Corpus Christie – Corpus Christie BFI
Dallas – City of Dallas Solid Waste Management Sept.
Dallas – Vista Fibers
Houston – Vista Fibers
Humble – Waste Management of Atascocita
Hutchins – Trinity Waste Services
Kennendale – Waste Management, Inc.
Lake Jackson – Clean Cities Coalition
Laredo – City of Laredo – Department of Public Works
McAllen – City of McAllen
Midland – Midland Recycling
Plano – Trinity Waste Services
Richland Hills – Trinity Waste Services
San Antonio – Abitibi Consolidated Recycling Division
San Antonio – Browning-Ferris Industries, Inc.
San Antonio – Vista Fibers
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Utah
Salt Lake City – BFI Recyclery
West Jordan – Recycle America – Waste Management of Utah
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Virginia
Alexandria – Environmental Recycling, Inc.
Burke – Operations Manager
Charlottesville – Coiners’ Scrap Iron and Metal, Inc.
Charlottesville – Rivanna Solid Waste Management Authority
Chesapeake – S.P.S.A.
Chester – Tidewater Fibres
Fairfax – Metro Recycling, Inc.
Hampton – Waste Management of Hampton Road
Lorton – Browning-Ferris Industries, Inc.
Newport News – Tidewater Fibre Corp. – Newport News
Richmond – SP Recycling Company
Winchester – Southern Scrap, Inc.
Winchester – Zuckerman Company, Inc.
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Washington
Bothell – Waste Management of the Northwest
Bremerton – Waste Management, Inc.
Longview – Waste Control, Inc.
Olympia – Pacific Disposal
Renton – Smurfit Recycling Co.
Seattle – Rabanco Recycling – Allied Waste
Seattle – Recycle America
Vancouver – Columbia Resource Company
Wisconsin
Almena – Barron County Recycling Center
Antigo – Waste Management, Inc.
Appleton – Outagamie County, Dept. of S.W. Mgmt.
Chippewa Falls – Waste Management of N. WI
Ellsworth – Pierce County Solid Waste Department
Fond Du Lac – Waste Management, Inc.
Green Bay – Brown County Solid Waste Department
Kenosha – City of Kenosha
Madison – Waste Management, Inc.
Milwaukee – City of Milwaukee, Dept. of Public Works
Milwaukee – Waste Management, Inc.
Oshkosh – Winnebago Co. Solid Waste Mgmnt. Board
Plover – Portage County Solid Waste Dept.
Portage – Columbia County Recyc. & Waste Mgt. Dept.
Waukesha – Waukesha Department of Environmental Res.
Fitchburg – Wisconsin Dept. of Natural Resources
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West Virginia
Charleston – Kanawha County SW Authority
Parkersburg – Parkersburg MRF
* Source, Government Advisory Associates, May 2005
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