Although labor costs vary by region, recycling workers make around $25K per year. But the robots are far more productive than humans, with an ability to pick up 80 pieces of material per minute versus 40, so each machine can handle the work of at least 2 employees, while freeing those workers to do other jobs at the recycling center. Add in other employment costs, such as training expenses, workers’ comp and PPE, and just 2 employees could cost a facility at least $70K a year, meaning the hefty price tag for the robots should be repaid within 3 to 4 years. It can help the facilities get the cleanest, best streams. AMP is making a lot of headway cleaning up the end bales that are sold and getting them to be sold for a higher value.”

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