AMP, an automated waste sortation company headquartered in Louisville, has increased the processing capacity of its Portsmouth, Virginia, facility to 108,000 tons of municipal solid waste annually. This advancement supports a two-decade-long partnership with SPSA, the regional waste authority for South Hampton Roads, to process waste for its eight member communities and their 1.2 million residents.
“This partnership sets a new benchmark for how municipalities can manage waste at a regional scale — increasing recycling and reducing reliance on landfills while working with existing infrastructure,” Tim Stuart, AMP’s CEO, said in a statement. “By deploying systems designed for long-term operation and reliable performance, we’re demonstrating a scalable model that can help communities everywhere work toward higher diversion and more sustainable waste management.”
While AMP’s Portsmouth facility can currently process 108,000 tons of waste annually, the broader system to be deployed under its agreement with the SPSA will be able to process up to 540,000 tons annually once fully scaled. Its AI-powered sortation solutions will ultimately increase the recovery of recyclable materials and reduce how much waste gets sent to the regional landfill. Additionally, the project furthers AMP’s investment in South Hampton Roads by creating roughly 100 local jobs in the region.
