Single Stream Recycling

In an effort to encourage increased recycling by eliminating the inconvenient process of separating your recyclables into several different commodities, we are proud to provide our single stream recycling service to all our customers.

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What is Single Stream(Zero Sort) Recycling?
Single Stream (also known as “Zero-Sort) recycling refers to a system in which all paper fibers and recyclable containers are mixed together in our collection trucks, instead of being sorted into separate commodities (newspaper, cardboard, plastic, glass etc.) by our customers and handled separately throughout the collection process. In single stream, both the collection and processing systems must be designed to handle this fully commingled mixture of recyclables.

Our rubbish removal and recycling services provides separate pick up for your trash and recyclables – we do not mix recyclables and non-recyclables. After our single stream collection, our trucks bring your recyclables to FCR Boston. In 2009, FCR renovated their recycling plant in Charlestown, MA to become a 100% solid Single Stream Recycler.

At the FCR facility, your recyclables, are dumped by trucks into piles. Piles are transferred onto conveyer belts, where they are sorted- by machines or by hand and then moved on to crushers and compactors. Once baled or bound, they are stacked and prepared for shipping. FCR, a North Carolina-based company that designs, builds and operates recycling facilities in 14 states, is owned by Casella Waste Systems, a publicly-traded national corporation headquartered in Vermont.