AI-powered facility in Colorado to process 62,000 tons of single-stream recycling annually
The AI-driven recycling plant in Commerce City will autonomously process certain material streams
AMP and Waste Connections have broken ground on a first-of-its-kind, AI-driven recycling plant in Commerce City, Colorado. When it opens in 2026, this greenfield facility will be equipped with an AMP ONE system, which will deliver high recovery rates, process certain material streams autonomously, and improve its throughput capacity over time with regular software updates.
Driving recycling efficiency with sortation at scale
Once operational, the plant will process up to 62,000 tons of single-stream recycling every year with minimal human intervention. Powered by AMP's AI technology, the system continuously fine-tunes itself, identifying jams, monitoring purity, and adapting to changes on the line. AI integration at the facility level ensures smoother operations and higher recovery rates at scale.
Levelling up
This new facility extends a partnership that began in 2020 with AMP's AI-guided robotics systems deployed across Waste Connections' material recovery facilities. What began with 24 systems has grown to more than 50.
The groundbreaking event represents a step toward reshaping how recycling facilities operate. By integrating AMP's AI-powered sortation technology at facility scale, Waste Connections is raising the bar for efficiency, recovery, and reliability in single-stream recycling.
