Receive + meter
Mixed municipal waste is received inside an enclosed building, inspected, and metered into the process.
Partner with ReFindAdvanced materials recovery
Materials,
rediscovered.
ReFind facilities recover valuable materials from mixed municipal waste that would otherwise be landfilled or incinerated—and prepare them for real industrial end markets.
Recover more.
Waste less.
Beyond blue-bin recycling
Built for the material that conventional recycling leaves behind.
ReFind is complementary to source-separated recycling—not a substitute for it.
Our facilities are designed specifically for the “black bag” commingled and contaminated residual waste that would otherwise be landfilled or incinerated. The system combines mechanical and biological treatment, advanced separation, optical sorting, plastics cleaning, and product finishing to recover useful raw materials and energy, with a goal of diverting 90% of the waste we manage from disposal.
From mixed waste to defined products
A disciplined recovery process.
Every project is configured around local feedstock, community requirements, logistics, and end-market specifications.
Mixed municipal waste
01Metals
02Glass
03Plastics
04Solid Renewable Fuel (SRF)
Polymer sort
PETHDPEPPPolyolefins
▰Dry + prepare
Controlled biodrying reduces moisture and improves the consistency of downstream separation.
Size + separate
Screening, density separation, magnets, and eddy currents divide the stream and recover metals and inerts.
Identify + sort
Optical sorters and machine vision separate target plastics and remove materials that do not meet product specifications.
Clean + finish
Recovered streams are cleaned, densified, sized, baled, or wrapped to fit buyer and logistics requirements.
Specification-driven outputs
Not one recycling product.
A portfolio of useful materials.
Ferrous metals
Magnetically recovered and prepared for metals markets.
Non-ferrous metals
Recovered with eddy-current separation, including valuable aluminum.
Glass + inerts
Separated from combustible material for beneficial-use pathways where available.
Separated plastics
Target polymers recovered through optical sorting for mechanical or advanced recycling markets.
Process-ready polyolefins
A cleaned and densified process-ready polyolefin plastics stream prepared for advanced recycling.
Solid Renewable Fuel (SRF)
A high-quality biomass fuel made from the combustible fraction, suitable for the production of low-carbon cement and sustainable aviation fuel.
Designed to be a good neighbor
Better infrastructure for host communities.
- Enclosed operationsReceiving and processing occur inside a purpose-built facility with engineered air management to eliminate odors.
- Local economic valueLong-lived infrastructure supports skilled jobs, construction activity, and a broader tax base. Reusing recovered raw materials locally keeps money in the local economy, and reduces dependence on unpredictable global supply chains.
- Reduced disposal exposureMore recovery means less dependence on distant landfills and aging incineration capacity.
- Groundwater protectionRecovering waste instead of landfilling or incinerating it helps protect groundwater by eliminating landfill leachate and incinerator-ash disposal associated with that material.
- Flexible logisticsProjects can integrate truck, rail, and water movement to reduce unnecessary long-haul traffic.
A growing development platform
ReFind is advancing projects with communities and partners across North America.
Specific development locations are disclosed when local planning, stakeholder engagement, and commercial readiness reach the appropriate stage.
Return to ICF municipal solid waste solutionsHost. Supply. Buy. Invest.
Find your role in the recovery economy.
We welcome conversations with municipalities, waste suppliers, site owners, commodity buyers, logistics partners, and infrastructure investors.
Talk with the ReFind team