WM announced that it has opened its new, $90 million recycling facility in Pembroke Pines, Fla. WM Recycling South Florida is expected to process approximately 275,000 tons of material per year by leveraging advanced technology equipped with automation and artificial intelligence (AI). âWM is proud to celebrate our new recycling facility in South Florida,â said David Myhan, ÌýWM Florida Area Vice President. âWM Recycling South Florida is one of the largest and highest volume recycling facilities companywide. It utilizes state-of-the-art equipment that leverages artificial intelligence and optical sorting technologies, which we expect to increase the amount of materials we can process for recycling. Together with our customers and communities, we are helping drive circularity in South Florida.â
The facilityâs use of advanced technology, including 18 optical sorters, artificial intelligence (AI), volumetric scanners and fire suppression technology is intended to:Ìý
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Allow it to collect and sort more types of plastics, including those that it previously could not, such as yogurt containers and plastic cups made of polypropylene.
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Process more material more efficiently, which supports recycling growth in the community.
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Reduce contamination challenges and improve the quality of the end product, providing WM customers with bales of recycled material that can be used as feedstock to create new products, such as backpacks, new boxes, water bottles, cans and apparel.