Sarasota, FL
Florida’s First AI-Powered MRF
The Sarasota Materials Recovery Facility (MRF) is one of the most advanced in the country.
Show Accepted MaterialsEst. in
2019
Processes
90 K+
Tons Yearly Workers
53 +
Our Sarasota Materials Recovery Facility
The Balcones Sarasota Material Recovery Facility (MRF) opened in 2019 as Single Stream Recyclers, Florida’s first artificial intelligence (AI) powered recycling facility. Balcones acquired Single Stream Recyclers in 2020. The MRF has a 50-ton-per-hour capacity and processes approximately 10K tons of material each month. Balcones services Sarasota County and other surrounding municipalities’ residential single stream, and processes commercial single stream.
The facility achieved a Gold Certification from the Glass Recycling Coalition, becoming Balcones’ first facility to reach this milestone. It remains one of the most advanced in the country, leveraging several AI-powered robots and optical sorters to optimize bale output quality.
Recycling Right
Accepted Materials
Paper (includes office paper, newspaper, and card stock)
Cardboard
Plastic Bottles and Containers
Aluminum Cans
Tin Containers
Glass Bottles and Jars
Cartons
Learn more about what to recycle in Sarasota below
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Visit our State-of-the-Art MRF in Sarasota
We believe a Materials Recovery Facility (MRF) is the best classroom for recycling and environmental education. If you are interested in touring our Sarasota MRF, click “Schedule a Tour” or visit our Contact Us to submit your request.
Schedule a TourHow to Recycle
The decisions we make when placing items in the recycling bin have a big impact. Recycling right helps processors recover more resources from the waste stream, and depositing the wrong items has the opposite effect. We have compiled resources, from how-tos to useful links, to help navigate all the information about recycling right.
Buy Recycled Materials
Recovering the material. Giving it a new life. Putting it back into circulation. Starting again.
Recycled materials play an important role in the circular economy, enabling manufacturers to use recycled plastic, glass and metal in lieu of virgin materials. Separated recyclables available for sale include:
- Cardboard (OCC)
- Paper (various grades including MXP, SOP, CBS and SWL)
- Polyethylene Terephthalate (PET #1)
- High Density Polyethylene-Natural (HDPE #2)
- High Density Polyethylene-Color (HDPE #2)
- Polypropylene (PP #5)
- Aluminum (UBC, including Class III)
- Tin
- Glass
