Dive Brief:
- Green Stream Recycling LLC is upgrading a material recovery facility in Brookhaven, New York. Green Stream is investing over $7 million in the project and making the town the first on Long Island to have single-stream.
- The Department of Waste Management in Brookhaven is anticipating negotiating an extension with its current operator, Hudson Baylor Brookhaven LLC.
- The city anticipates a savings of $125 for every ton recycled at the facility and will collect revenue from other municipalities who bring recyclables to the plant.
Dive Insight:
At the present time, the facility separates 15,000 tons of paper material and 9,000 tons of recyclables from residential waste.
