The Southeastern Public Service Authority (SPSA) has approved a transformative 20-year contract with Commonwealth Sortation LLC (an affiliate of AMP Robotics Corporation) to deploy advanced waste-management technologies across its eight member communities, marking a major step forward in regional sustainability and landfill extension initiatives. The areas the authority serves are all location in Hampton Roads: Chesapeake, Franklin, Isle of Wight County, Norfolk, Portsmouth, Southampton County, Suffolk and Virginia Beach.
At its November 3 meeting, the SPSA Board of Directors unanimously approved the contract, which invests $200 million in waste-sorting services and infrastructure. Under the agreement, half of all waste SPSA delivers to the AMP facilities must be diverted from the landfill: 20% through recyclables (plastics and metals) and 30% through organics (food and yard waste).
The goal is to more than double the region鈥檚 recycling rate (currently about 7%) to a guaranteed minimum of 20%.