SEATTLE (Recycling Monster): Mecklenburg County, North Carolina announced that it has selected Circular Services as its recycling processing and operations partner. Further to this, Circular Services will take over operations of the County’s two Material Recovery Facilities (MRFs).

Accordingly, Circular Services will operate the County’s Pence Road material recycling facility (MRF) for an initial period of five years starting this June. The agreement calls for two-one-year extensions upon completion of the initial contract. Initially, the facility will process residential single-stream recyclable materials.

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The County will undertake a major retrofit of its flagship Metrolina MRF on Amble Drive. Once completed, Circular Services will transition residential single-stream processing to the upgraded Metrolina MRF. The retrofit will be completed by mid-2026. Also, the Pence Road facility will be repurposed as a construction and demolition (C&D) recycling facility.

The commencement of the partnership was formally celebrated with a ribbon-cutting ceremony event held at the Pence Road MRF on June 17, 2025. The event was attended among others by leaders from Mecklenburg County and Circular Services.

The partnership demonstrates the County’s commitment to strengthen local recycling infrastructure, said Ron Gonen, CEO, Circular Services.