AMP Robotics is turning waste sorting into municipal infrastructure

AMP signed a 20-year contract with the Southeastern Public Service Authority of Virginia on November 21, 2025 through Commonwealth Sortation, an AMP affiliate. SPSA serves eight South Hampton Roads communities and 1.2 million residents. AMP will add municipal-solid-waste sortation lines and an organics management system capable of processing 540,000 tons annually, with a target of diverting half of SPSA waste sent to AMP facilities.

The contract followed a nearly two-year Portsmouth pilot using AMP ONE to process up to 150 tons per day of locally sourced municipal solid waste. AMP acquired RDS Portsmouth in September 2025 after operating the system there since late 2023.

AMP was founded in 2014 by Matanya Horowitz, who moved from CEO to CTO in 2024 as Tim Stuart became CEO after senior operations roles at Republic Services and Waste Management. That leadership shift matches the business shift. AMP started with AI robotic sorting systems in existing facilities, then pushed toward owned and operated sortation infrastructure through AMP ONE.

AMP raised $91 million in Series D funding in December 2024, with Congruent Ventures leading and Sequoia Capital, XN, and Blue Earth Capital participating. The same disclosure put the company at 150 billion items identified, more than 2.5 million tons of recyclables sorted, three full-scale facilities, and more than 400 AI systems across North America, Asia, and Europe.

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