CHESAPEAKE, Va. (WAVY) – Half a million households across Hampton Roads can now recycle clear and dry paper cups along with their other accepted items.
TFC Recycling, one of Virginia’s largest residential curbside recyclers, announced it will be using new AI optical sorting technology to be able to add paper cups to its residential recycling programs.
This was made possible because of a grant from the Foodservice Packaging Institute (FPI) and NextGen Consortium.
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“TFC Recycling is proud to expand and improve our recycling capabilities, giving our customers in the Hampton Roads region the opportunity to recycle paper cups,” said Michael “Recycle” Benedetto, president and owner of TFC Recycling. “This initiative aligns with our broader Smart Start Recycle Right campaign and our commitment to real recycling.”…