Dive Brief:

• A $23 million recycling facility has opened in Baltimore County, Maryland.
• The plant has the potential to generate between $750,000 to $2 million for the county by selling sorted recyclables.
• ​The plant can handle up to 35 tons of materials hourly, or 70,000 tons annually.

Dive Insight:

This project is part of an effort to strengthen the waste infrastructure in the county. The Material Recovery Facility cost $13 million in renovations, while the new solid waste transfer station cost $6 million in addition to the $4 million spent to renovate the infrastructure.