Mazza Recycling constructs MRF in New Jersey

Mazza Recycling Services, Tinton Falls, New Jersey, has announced that it is almost complete with the construction of a single-stream material recovery facility (MRF) in Tinton Falls. The company currently offers construction and demolition recycling and also operates a transfer station; Mazza Scrap Recycling, a scrap yard in Neptune, New Jersey; as well as Mazza Mulch, which is a manufacturer of landscaping products. 

The company says it has invested $15 million in the new 70,000-square-foot MRF. Jim Mazza, president and CEO of Mazza Recycling, says the MRF will feature state-of-the-art systems and will be the “first MRF on the East Coast that’s designed with positive sorting technology.” He says it will include optical sorters to help clean fiber from the stream as well. 

Van Dyk Recycling Solutions, Norwalk, Connecticut, will be installing machinery at the facility June 15, he adds.

Mazza says the company has been planning for the new facility for the past three years. He says the MRF is expected to be operational by late August or early September. 

He adds that the new MRF will help reduce residential recycling costs for municipalities in Monmouth County, New Jersey. 

“Municipalities in Monmouth County have had to pay far too high of a rate in order to recycle,” he says. “So, we made the commitment to bring in a state-of-the-art processing facility to the county, and we’ll be able to pass along the cost savings to the taxpayers of the municipalities that supply us. This allows us to continue our mission of serving the communities we live in.”

Additionally, Mazza says he plans to launch Greener Tomorrow Education as an initiative to help teach students in Monmouth County about recycling once the MRF is open. 

“We will go into nearby schools to educate our youth on how to properly recycle and why recycling is so vital to the sustainability of our planet and future generations,” he says.