WM of Orange County opens recycling sort line in Irvine

Nov. 19 -- Waste Management of Orange County has opened a new state-of-the-art $1.7 million recycling sort line at the company´s Irvine, Calif., processing and transfer facility.

The unveiling of the sort line was held Wednesday; the sort line is expected to help the processing and transfer facility divert 30,000 tons of waste from landfills.

WMOC officials said the new recycling sort line was designed to process commercial recycling loads but can also sort recyclables from regular municipal solid waste streams.

"Our new sort line is a win for our customers, the environment and Orange County," said Bill Bixler, district manager of Waste Management of Orange County. "We now have the capability to recover even more reusable materials, making our carbon footprint even smaller in Orange County. We´ve also found that investing in green technology makes good business sense, even in this economy as we see a growing demand from our customers."

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