West Palm Beach, FL
Public/Private Partnership at its Finest
The West Palm Beach Materials Recovery Facility (MRF) services Palm Beach County’s residential and commercial recycling needs.
Show Accepted MaterialsEst. in
2019
Processes
81 K+
Tons Yearly Workers
55
Our West Palm Beach Materials Recovery Facility
In October of 2019, SMR, now operating as Balcones Recycling, became the operator of the Palm Beach County, Florida Material Recovery Facility (MRF). The dual stream recycling facility is owned by the Solid Waste Authority (SWA) of Palm Beach County and processes 8 to 9K tons per month of residential and commercial recyclables. In 2021, SMR oversaw a major upgrade of the facility on behalf of SWA and increased the capacity of the facility’s container line from 15 to 20 tons per hour.
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 West Palm Beach below
How 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)
- Glass
