Coastal Waste & Recycling (Coastal) continues to invest in expanding its recycling operations across Florida, with four material recovery facility (MRF) projects completed or underway. Following the successful startup of two systems in 2025, two additional systems are scheduled to begin operations in 2026. As part of these projects, Coastal selected Machinex to provide advanced turnkey systems aligned with its operational needs across commercial, residential single-stream and construction and demolition (C&D) facilities.
“We are excited to open both facilities as they are important to our long term sustainability objectives,” said Brendon Pantano, chief executive officer of Coastal Waste & Recycling. “Our partnership with Machinex has been important in meeting our goals.”
Advancing Commercial Recycling Operations in Ft. Myers
Commissioned in fall 2025, the 20 TPH Ft. Myers commercial single-stream system transformed a former dump-and-bale site into a fully integrated processing facility. Designed to improve OCC quality while adding flexibility to process residential recycling alongside commercial material, the system features a Back Scraping Drum, MACH Screw Screen™, MACH Ballistic Separator, MACH Eddy Current and II Ram Baler, all manufactured by Machinex. The facility now produces high-quality OCC, mixed paper, ferrous and nonferrous bales.
Strengthening C&D Recovery Capacity in Indian River
In Indian River, Coastal expanded its strong C&D presence by adding a 100-TPH system commissioned in late summer 2025. The system incorporates a MACH Trommel and MACH Eddy Current to recover wood, OCC, ferrous, nonferrous, aggregate and recovered screen material.
The collaboration quickly evolved beyond the initial projects. Coastal cited Machinex’s timeliness, efficiency and seamless project management throughout the process as key factors in expanding the relationship to include a commercial and residential single-stream facility in Pompano Beach and a C&D system in Miami in 2026.
Together, the four-project rollout represents a scalable, long-term approach to processing infrastructure, strengthening Coastal’s footprint in the commercial, residential single-stream and C&D markets across Florida.
Published July 2026
