Eversheds Sutherland Advises AMP Robotics on 20-Year Recycling Contract with Southeastern Public Service Authority of Virginia (“SPSA”) | Client News

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Eversheds Sutherland Advises AMP Robotics on 20-Year Recycling Contract with Southeastern Public Service Authority of Virginia (“SPSA”)

November 21, 2025

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Eversheds Sutherland is pleased to have advised AMP Robotics Corporation (AMP) on a 20-year contract signed between its affiliate Commonwealth Sortation LLC and the Southeastern Public Service Authority of Virginia (“SPSA”), the regional waste authority for South Hampton Roads, to provide solid waste processing services for SPSA’s eight member communities and their 1.2 million residents. 
Building on a nearly two-year pilot project in Portsmouth, Virginia—which featured an AMP ONE™ system capable of processing up to 150 tons of locally sourced municipal solid waste (“MSW”) per day—AMP will now scale its technology region-wide. Under this long-term partnership, which will facilitate the largest recycling project in the country, AMP will deploy additional MSW sortation lines and an organics management system capable of processing 540,000 tons annually to divert half of the waste SPSA brings to AMP facilities. 

AMP’s AI-based sorting technology uses cameras, robotics, and pneumatic jets to detect and remove recyclables and organics from bagged trash. 

AMP expects to create approximately 100 jobs and build numerous transferable skills in the local workforce. Unlike legacy waste processing facilities where the workforce is concentrated in manual sorting roles, AMP’s solution relies on production operators who have the opportunity to learn how to optimize the technology and automated systems they manage. 

Read AMP’s press release here.

The Eversheds Sutherland team was led by Energy Partner David McIndoe with support from Partner Todd Silliman (Head of the US Environmental Practice), Real Estate Counsel George Bernhardt and Energy Senior Associate Wendy Simon-Pearson. 
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