CLOSED LOOP FUND CASE STUDY 2016 PORTFOLIO CASE CLOSED LOOP FUND CASE STUDY Recycling capacity in Chicagoland gets a significant boost from Lakeshore Recycling Systems’ Heartland material recovery facilityCLOSED LOOP FUND CASE STUDY 2016 PORTFOLIO OVERVIEW An increase in residential single stream material leads to a bottleneck in MRF capacity in the Chicagoland region and a significant expense for Lakeshore. An upgrade of an existing MRF increases throughput from 20 tons/day to 20 tons/hour, with increased revenue opportunities and savings at Lakeshore’s Heartland MRF. BEFORE/AFTER The cost of recycling material collected (20+% of COGS) was weighing down Lakeshore’s profitability. Tip fees at other MRFs were approaching $50/ton; disposal at landfill cost $20/ton in tip fees. Since open

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