The new system in Vero Beach, FL enables food manufacturers, distributors, and retailers to recycle and compost damaged packaged food and beverage containers
VERO BEACH, Fla., June 16, 2026 /PRNewswire/ -- Circular Services, the largest privately held recycling and composting company in the U.S., provides food and beverage manufacturers, distributors, and retailers in Florida the ability to recycle damaged or out of date packaged food and beverage products at its new de-packaging facility in Vero Beach. The facility is a first-of-its-kind in the State, and the only commercial-scale de-packaging operation permitted by the Florida Department of Environmental Protection (FDEP). With this facility, food and beverage manufacturers, distributors, and retailers in the State now have an economical and sustainable alternative to sending damaged or out of date food and beverage material to costly landfills and incinerators.
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For industry operators, this is another data point in the structural change reshaping the operators sector. Watch for follow-on moves from competitors and reactions from key channel partners in the coming quarters.
The new system in Vero Beach, FL enables food manufacturers, distributors, and retailers to recycle and compost damaged packaged food and beverage containers
VERO BEACH, Fla., June 16, 2026 /PRNewswire/ -- Circular Services, the largest privately held recycling and composting company in the U.S., provides food and beverage manufacturers, distributors, and retailers in Florida the ability to recycle damaged or out of date packaged food and beverage products at its new de-packaging facility in Vero Beach. The facility is a first-of-its-kind in the State, and the only commercial-scale de-packaging operation permitted by the Florida Department of Environmental Protection (FDEP). With this facility, food and beverage manufacturers, distributors, and retailers in the State now have an economical and sustainable alternative to sending damaged or out of date food and beverage material to costly landfills and incinerators.
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Written by Michael Politz, Author of Guide to Restaurant Success: The Proven Process for Starting Any Restaurant Business From Scratch to Success (ISBN: 978-1-119-66896-1), Founder of Food & Beverage Magazine, the leading online magazine and resource in the industry. Designer of the Bluetooth logo and recognized in Entrepreneur Magazine's "Top 40 Under 40" for founding American Wholesale Floral, Politz is also the Co-founder of the Proof Awards and the CPG Awards and a partner in numerous consumer brands across the food and beverage sector.
