Editing Materials recovery facility (section)

== Industry and locations ==
In the United States, there are over 300 materials recovery facilities.<ref>{{Cite web|url=https://resource-recycling.com/recycling/2018/10/01/sortation-by-the-numbers/|title=Sortation by the numbers|date=2018-10-01|website=Resource Recycling News|language=en-US|access-date=2019-08-29}}</ref> The total market size is estimated at $6.6B as of 2019.<ref>{{Cite web|url=https://www.ibisworld.com/default.aspx|title=Recycling Facilities in the US|website=www.ibisworld.com|language=en|access-date=2019-08-29}}</ref>

As of 2016, the top 75 were headed by Sims Municipal Recycling out of Brooklyn, New York.<ref>{{Cite web|url=https://www.recyclingtoday.com/article/largest-mrfs-north-america-2017/|title=No lightweights|website=Recycling Today|language=en|access-date=2019-08-29}}</ref> [[Waste Management (corporation)|Waste Management]] operated 95 MRF facilities total, with 26 in the top 75. [[ReCommunity]] operated 6 in the top 75. [[Republic Services]] operated 6 in the top 75. [[Waste Connections]] operated 4 in the top 75.