WE ALREADY KNOW HOW YOUR MRF OPERATES.

Most contractors need to be taught what a MRF is. We already know about your sort lines, output demands, and contamination challenges.

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275+

WASTE & RECYCLING PROJECTS

42

STATES

38

YEARS

Green sorting equipment and conveyors installed inside a new material recovery facility

BUILT FOR HOW A MRF ACTUALLY RUNS.

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PROVEN OPERATIONAL KNOWLEDGE

We have an in-house design team that specializes exclusively in waste processing and recycling. They've designed sort lines, specified floor loads, and sized clearances for MRF equipment before your first call. There's no learning curve here. No delays to live operations.
Exterior of a Cambridge-built MRF with a long row of open tipping bays
Interior of a material recovery facility with green sorting conveyors and elevated walkways
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BUILT TOUGH TO DELIVER VALUE FOR YEARS

An MRF is a high-abuse environment. We engineer heavy-duty structures designed not just for today’s volume, but with the specific load capacities, structural integrity, and clearances required for today’s and tomorrow’s optical sorters and robotic upgrades.
Interior of a Cambridge-built MRF with a clear-span roof and open tipping bays

ONE COORDINATED BUDGET. CLEAR COSTS. FEWER SURPRISES.

100%

Successful Projects

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PRE-DESIGNED SCOPING

Throughput goals and operational layout analyzed before the first drawing goes out.
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OPEN-BOOK PROCUREMENT

Sort lines, conveyors, tipping floor equipment: every specialty cost visible from the start. No late-stage change orders.
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COMPETITIVE BIDDING

Full transparency with 3-6 bids per trade, every time. Including MRF specialty equipment.
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BUDGET LOCKED AFTER DESIGN

Full transparency with 3-6 bids per trade, every time.
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ONE CONTRACT

Design, construction, and multi-trade coordination under one contract, one dedicated team
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FULL PROJECT VISIBILITY

Procore and live cameras on every project. You always know where it stands.
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Industry Insights
MRF Operations: Intentional Planning for Ease of Operations
Featured in Waste Today
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Designing 21st Century MRFs
Featured in Waste Advantage
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Green sorting equipment and conveyors installed inside a new material recovery facility

WE BUILD WHERE YOU ARE ACROSS THE US

We bring our construction expertise wherever you are. With experience working across the U.S. and under a wide range of Authorities Having Jurisdiction, we know how to navigate local requirements and deliver projects efficiently.
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Map of the United States marking Cambridge Companies office locations and projects in design, construction, and recently completed
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Exterior of a green-clad material recovery facility with a row of tipping bays

A PARTNER FROM THE FIRST CONVERSATION TO THE FINAL HANDOFF.

A good partnership means clear communication, honest conversations, and a team that stays engaged from start to finish. We listen first, bring the right people to the table, communicate challenges early, and work alongside your team to find solutions that keep the project moving.
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Cambridge team walking a completed facility at handover

HANDOVER

Line drawing of a processing building with an adjoining storage tank
WE DON'T LEAVE AT HANDOVER

HANDOVER

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WE DON'T LEAVE AT HANDOVER
Most contractors are done at handover. We're not. Two return visits are already in the calendar.
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3 MONTH WALK THROUGH

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THREE MONTHS AFTER HANDOVER

3 MONTH WALK THROUGH

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THREE MONTHS AFTER HANDOVER
An MRF takes a beating from day one. We return at 90 days to evaluate sort line fine-tuning, throughput adjustments, and heavy equipment wear to ensure your facility is performing exactly as engineered.
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Cambridge team on site at the eleven month walk through

11 MONTH WALK THROUGH

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ELEVEN MONTHS AFTER HANDOVER

11 MONTH WALK THROUGH

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ELEVEN MONTHS AFTER HANDOVER
The second return visit lands just before the one year mark, while everything is still under warranty.
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TALK TO US ABOUT YOUR MRF

Whether you're expanding sort line capacity or building a new facility, we're easy to talk to. Tell us about your throughput goals, your site, and your timeline. No pitch, no pressure.
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Glass entry vestibule with green painted steel at the Horicon recycling center
Horicon Recycling Center
Glacier Ridge
Aerial view of the Las Vegas processing facility with rooftop skylights in the desert
Las Vegas Single-Stream Processing Facility
North Las Vegas
Aerial view of the MRRF C&D processing facility with a white roof beside farmland
MRF – C&D Processing Facility
Brooks
Aerial view of the WPWMA recycling center phase 3 steel structure at sunset
WPWMA C&D Recycling Center Phase 1 & 2
Aerial view of the Salt River facility with employee parking and haul road access
Salt River Recycling Center
Aerial view of a blue metal processing building under construction with a concrete pump on site
Managing MRF Design