IWS ramps up NJ MRF

Teaneck, New Jersey-based Interstate Waste Services Inc. (IWS) now is operating a new material recovery facility (MRF) in North Arlington, New Jersey, about 12 miles from New York City.

“We are super excited to announce that our new state of the art recycling facility in North Arlington is officially open,” IWS says in a late February post on the firm’s LinkedIn page. “This facility is more than just a technological marvel, it also represents our ongoing investment in the communities we serve.”

Among hashtags attached to the IWS post is one reading “#CommercialWasteZones,” referring to the company’s status as a selection as an authorized waste and recycling hauler under New York city’s commercial waste hauling program.

In February 2024, IWS and its Action Environmental Services business unit revealed Action had been awarded 14 out of 20 zones covered by the law.

“We look forward to building on our 25-year legacy of investing in innovative recycling technology, expanding operations and serving the people of New York City with efficiency and sustainability at the forefront of what we do," IWS CEO Michael DiBella said at that time.

Subsequent to the announcement, IWS has made two acquisitions it says will help support servicing the commercial zone contracts. Last year it acquired Connecticut-based Oak Ridge Waste & Recycling and Marangi Disposal of Middletown, New York.

In a 40-second video clip embedded in its latest LinkedIn post, equipment made by Canadian equipment company Machinex Technologies is highly visible, including the technology provider’s SamurAI sorting robot and a Mach HySpec optical sorting unit.

Likely because of the MRF’s intake of discarded commercial materials, Interior shots of equipment at work in North Arlington show a sizable percentage of old corrugated containers (OCC) and other packaging boards in the stream, including OCC bales being produced.

The same video clip denotes the new commercial MRF’s capacity as 350,400 tons per year.