This Christmas season marks the first for the new and improved Murph 2.0 recycling facility processing holiday recyclables. The facility was closed for several months after a April 2021 fire, left it inoperable. The facility has been processing 8.4 million pounds of recyclables per month since March. The State’s first mixed recyclables processing facility is equipped with state-of-the-art AI Robotics and advanced Optical Sorters, making it Oklahoma’s most technologically advanced recycling facility. The Murph 2.0 is ready to process the increased volume of holiday recyclables Tulsans place in their recycle cart.
Now that Christmas is over, the folks at American Waste Control are preparing the new and improved MRF Material Recovery Facility, AKA Feed Mr. Murph, for its highest volume time of the year. “Historically, the days after Christmas and New Year’s are really our busiest time,” says Robert Pickens, Vice President of Recycling for American Waste Control. “That’s when all that wrapping paper, cardboard, and other recyclables from the holidays start coming in from across Tulsa.”
American Waste Control encourages residents to recycle post-holiday recyclables instead of tossing them into the trash. Examples of specific items the company is looking for include non-metallic/non-foil wrapping paper, cardboard boxes, plastic bottles and containers, and aluminum and steel cans. Magazines, catalogs, greeting cards, envelopes, and other paper items are also accepted. Recyclers will find a full list of accepted items on the Feed Mr. Murph website.