Dive Brief:

• Guelph, Ontario's City Council has okayed a contract with Rizzo Environmental Services to process recyclables collected from curbside pick-ups in Detroit, MI.
• The city of Guelph owns the MRF plant that will accept the recyclables. According to Recycling Today, the contract begins on June 1, 2014. Canadian company Recyclable Material Marketing will broker the materials to end markets.
• The plant expects to handle 31,000 tons of recycling for Rizzo, and will start offering another shift to cover the increased volume of materials. The deal is worth an estimated $300,000 annually, as reported by Recycling Today.

Dive Insight:

The city of Detroit recently privatized its trash and recycling services. One of the two companies awarded a contract was Rizzo Environmental Services. The first run as the city's hauler began on May 5, 2014. Although it was uncertain how the pick-ups would progress, by the end of the day, it was reported by multiple news outlets that the collections ran smoothly, with no major issues arising.