CLOSER TO FREE 2016
September 12, 2016
All American Waste is proud to be a premier sponsor of the 6th annual Closer To Free ride. One hundred percent of all the funds raised by Closer To Free riders and volunteers goes to research and patient care at Smilow Cancer Hospital and Yale Cancer Center.
This year’s ride had 1,450 riders and 500 volunteers and was held on Saturday, September 10. We’d like to thank everyone involved and hope to see even more of you at next year’s event! For more information, you can visit: http://www.rideclosertofree.org/
Murphy Road Recycling connected with Greyparrot , whose AI-powered material analyzers are installed in the All American MRF to do a feature for CBS News. Ambarish Mitra, the founder of Greyparrot, flew to Connecticut from the UK to visit our facility and spend some time with the crew who installed and maintain the analyzers. These analyzers use AI to identify materials going through the MRF, giving real time insight into the material stream. This data is used to provide quality control information, which is then used to adjust the system to improve efficiency and effectiveness. The CBS crew interviewed both Ambarish and our Director of Operations Jonathan Murray to discuss the relationship between advanced technology and the recycling industry. The CBS News feature aired in November and gained over 40 million nationwide impressions. We are incredibly proud of the hard work put in by our All American MRF crew to ensure the facility is constantly achieving excellence, and putting our region in national focus for recycling innovation.
On September 27, a team of 10 dedicated volunteers from USA Waste & Recycling and All American Waste rolled up their sleeves and made a real difference along the Connecticut River. As part of the annual Source to Sea Cleanup, we joined forces with hundreds of others across the region, contributing our efforts at the Donald W. Barnes Boat Launch and the surrounding watershed area in Enfield, CT.