| JUNE 2008
Smurfit-Stone partners with Waste Services in Florida
Smurfit-Stone Container Corporation’s recycling division
has partnered with Waste Services, Inc., to operate Waste Services’ materials
recycling facility (MRF) at its Taft MRF and transfer station, near Orlando,
Florida.
Since entering into a partnership March 1 and combining
Smurfit-Stone’s volumes of fiber and recyclables with Waste Services’
existing volumes, Smurfit-Stone has set production and efficiency records,
increasing the recovery of recyclable materials at the Taft facility
from 800 tons a month to approximately 3,200 tons a month.
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