Waste Management continues expansion with two new recycling plants

Waste Management (WM) has opened two recycling plants in Pennsylvania and Oregon as part of its plan to build and upgrade 39 facilities across North America through 2026.

The company’s $47 million facility in Portland, OR, can process 38 tons (t) of recyclables per hour. The Houston-based WM operates four facilities in the Pacific Northwest, collectively processing about 260,000t of material annually, the company said.