Industries We Serve
Recycling for Food Processors
Food processors generate massive volumes of OCC, shrink wrap, plastic containers, and pallets. CRI handles the unique challenges of food-adjacent recycling: contamination management, high-frequency pickups, and strict scheduling around production runs and sanitation cycles.
High-Volume Recycling on a Tight Schedule
Food processing runs on a clock. Production windows, sanitation cycles, and food-safety rules leave no room for recycling that shows up late or contaminates a stream. The packaging volume, meanwhile, is relentless.
CRI runs high-frequency pickups timed to your production and sanitation schedule, manages contamination so your fiber and film hold their grade, and ships every clean stream mill-direct. Equipment goes in at no cost, and the packaging you were paying to discard comes back as revenue.
Materials We Handle
- OCC and corrugated boxes
- Shrink wrap and stretch film
- Plastic containers and bottles
- Pallets, wood and plastic
- Kraft paper and bags
Contamination management expertise
Forty years of grading fiber and film means we keep your streams clean enough to command top market value, not downgraded at the mill.
High-frequency pickup scheduling
Service timed to production runs and sanitation cycles, with the frequency a food plant's volume actually demands.
Equipment placed on-site
Balers, compactors, and containers sized to your line, installed where they fit your sanitation and traffic flow.
Consistent revenue from packaging
OCC and film graded and shipped mill-direct, rebated against live markets every load.
Food Processing Recycling FAQ
Can you handle the pickup frequency a food plant needs?
Yes. Food processing generates packaging waste at a pace most haulers are not built for. CRI schedules high-frequency pickups and trailer swaps around your production runs and sanitation cycles so material never backs up.
How do you manage contamination?
Contamination is what downgrades a load at the mill. We design the program to keep fiber and film clean at the source, and our graders catch issues before they cost you value. Forty years of grading is the difference between top-of-market and a discount.
Do you provide equipment for our facility?
Yes. We place balers, compactors, and containers sized to your volume and positioned to fit your sanitation and traffic flow, typically at no cost as part of the program.
Want to know what your waste is worth?
Call us or request a free assessment. No contracts. No obligation.