Cards Recycling, Total Environmental form strategic partnership

Arkansas-based companies Cards Recycling and Total Environmental have formed what they say is a strategic partnership aimed at driving innovation and efficiency in the state’s recycling industry. The companies will combine their strengths to deliver “enhanced solutions for landfill diversion that will create new opportunities for all municipalities, commercial and industrial businesses and residential customers,” Cards says in a news release announcing the partnership.

Through this partnership, Cards and Total will use their existing infrastructure to process additional single-stream volumes at Cards Recycling’s 14-ton-per-hour single-stream material recovery facility (MRF) in Springdale, Arkansas, while Total’s recycling plants will be optimized for specialized fiber processing and other unique recycling opportunities.

"We are excited to collaborate with Total Environmental," Cards CEO Dustin Reynolds says. "This strategic partnership enables us to leverage our collective assets to deliver unparalleled recycling services that will meet customer demands and create more opportunities for businesses and residents. We have made a significant investment in a state-of-the-art recycling operation that will foster both growth and further innovation in processing recycled waste streams.”

This collaboration also provides both companies with the ability to offer more services to new markets, benefiting customers and communities in northwest and central Arkansas, Cards says. Together, the two companies aim to process more recyclables, improve customer experience and extend their single-stream market reach.

“Cards’ expertise in single-stream recycling complements Total’s ability to divert more from landfills and better serve all customers," says Ed Mount, owner of Total Environmental, which provides businesses with recycling services that include recycling equipment rental/leasing along with auditing, training and sustainability reporting. "Together, we can offer an unmatched experience for customers that desire recycling at home and at work while pushing the boundaries of innovation.”