Emterra Lansing Material Recovery Facility

Emterra Group is an independent, family-owned and operated curbside recycling hauler and processor with a footprint that spans Canada with an emerging U.S. presence, primarily in Michigan. Originally founded in 1976, Emterra now services 50+ communities in Michigan stretching all the way east to Port Huron and northeast to cover Michigan’s thumb region. The company also owns and operates a tire recycling facility, a liquids processing and glass cullet facility, is a partner in plastic recycling operations, and operates over 600 trucks. The Emterra Lansing MRF is equipped with a state-of-the-art glass cleaning system with grant support from Michigan Department of Energy Great Lakes and the Environment (EGLE) and includes machine learning robotic sorting of food service packaging and paper cartons and cups, funded with EGLE grant support and industry support from the Carton Council and the Foodservice Packaging Institute/Paper Cup Alliance.