{"id":898,"date":"2025-08-05T18:14:02","date_gmt":"2025-08-05T18:14:02","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/www.agencywebdesigners.com\/?p=898"},"modified":"2025-08-07T14:21:20","modified_gmt":"2025-08-07T14:21:20","slug":"construction-begins-on-ai-powered-recycling-facility-in-commerce-city","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"http:\/\/www.agencywebdesigners.com\/index.php\/2025\/08\/05\/construction-begins-on-ai-powered-recycling-facility-in-commerce-city\/","title":{"rendered":"Construction begins on AI-powered recycling facility in Commerce City"},"content":{"rendered":"

AMP Robotics Corp. and Waste Connections Inc.<\/a> have broken ground on a new artificial intelligence-powered recycling facility in Commerce City.<\/p>\n

The plant, 4150 E. 60th Ave., is scheduled to open in 2026 and will process up to 62,000 tons of recycling annually with minimal human intervention.<\/p>\n

\u201cWe\u2019ve shown a higher level of performance is achievable when the capabilities of AI are built in at the facility level,\u201d said Tim Stuart, chief executive officer of AMP.<\/p>\n

\u201cWaste Connections\u2019 adoption of facility-scale sortation is a milestone for the industry. This is a facility that delivers on the true potential of recycling, and we couldn\u2019t be more delighted to be doing this with our Waste Connections partners.\u201d<\/p>\n

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AMP Robotics Corp. chief Matanya Horowitz talks with Gov. Jared Polis during a visit in November 2022 at a recycling facility northwest of Denver in Louisville, where engineers were planning to harness artificial intelligence to improve recycling systems. The challenge is to sort, pick, and place materials efficiently. (Photo by Helen H. Richardson\/The Denver Post)<\/figcaption><\/figure>\n

Powered by AMP\u2019s AI technology<\/a>, the sorting system will continuously fine-tune itself, identify jams or drops in performance, monitor purity and adapt to changes on the line.<\/p>\n

AMP\u2019s technology recovers plastics, cardboard, paper, cans, cartons and many other containers and packaging types reclaimed for raw material processing.<\/p>\n

For example, its AI platform can identify different types of plastics and sort them by color, clarity, and opacity, as well as by form, including lids, tubs, clamshells, cups and more.<\/p>\n

AMP\u2019s technology can also recognize and adapt to new types of container packaging entering the recycling stream.<\/p>\n

Late last year, AMP entered into an agreement with Waste Connections to equip and operate the Commerce City facility. The system will be operated and maintained by AMP under a pay-per-ton agreement.<\/p>\n

The new facility extends a partnership that began in 2020<\/a> with AMP\u2019s AI-guided robotics systems deployed across Waste Connections\u2019 material recovery facilities. What started with 24 systems has grown to more than 50.<\/p>\n

Since the start of COVID-19, demand for AMP\u2019s AI and robotics technology has grown rapidly, according to a news release by the company.\u00a0As businesses turned to automation to handle labor shortages, maintain safety and manage changes in waste volume and types, this led to a significant increase in orders<\/a> and interest.<\/p>\n