J. P. Mascaro & Sons’
recently-opened TotalRecycle facility in Exeter Township, Berks County, is now
leading the way in regional recycling.
Since
the enactment of Act 101 in 1988, which mandated recycling for many
municipalities and established statewide recycling goals, the recycling of
residential and commercial solid waste has grown significantly, and local waste
service company, J. P. Mascaro & Sons, has kept pace with that growth.
Mascaro
has been recycling waste since the 1980s, and while recycling in the early
years was not a significant part of the waste management equation, today it
definitely is.
Mascaro
recycles waste at its company-owned and operated Lehigh Valley Recycling,
Wyoming Valley Recycling and Great Valley Recycling facilities, and, most
recently, at its ultra-modern 85,000 sq. ft. fully-automated single stream
recycling facility, TotalRecycle, in Berks County.
With
its advanced automated recycling technology, TotalRecycle produces “High
Quality” end-use recyclables for which there is large demand. Opened in 2016, TotalRecycle processed over 1
million pounds of recyclables in its first year, and 60% more than that in
2017.
The
list of Pennsylvania municipalities whose recyclables are processed and
marketed by TotalRecycle has grown significantly, and the facility itself has
received industry recognition for its advanced technology and “High Quality”
end-use recyclables for marketing.
In
March 2017, TotalRecycle was named “Material Recovery Facility [MRF] of the
Month” by Resource-recycling.com, and in September 2017, TotalRecycle was
featured on the cover of the United Kingdom CIWM Journal, a news and resource
publication for waste professionals, and in an accompanying article titled
“Inside the Mega MRF.”
TotalRecycle
is managed by Joseph P. Mascaro, the son of company President, Pat Mascaro, and
today he operates a single stream recycling facility that is the envy of the
industry. Speaking to that operation,
Pat Mascaro said, “I am proud of what my son, Joseph, has been able to
accomplish at TotalRecycle, not the least of which is the establishment of a
dedicated 40-person facility operational team that takes great pride in its
work, in the ‘High Quality’ end-use recyclables it produces for marketing, and
in the environmental benefits that come from the operation of the TotalRecycle
facility.”
For more information about the
TotalRecycle facility and about the J. P. Mascaro & Sons company, its
facilities, services and sustainability commitment, visit the company website
at www.jpmascaro.com.