Plastic and Glass Recycling Industry

Plastic and Glass Recycling ERP Software for MRFs and Reprocessors

Track bales, flake, and cullet by grade and lot from intake to shipment in one system built on NetSuite

Why Loop ERP?

Plastics ERP

Why Loop ERP?

Plastic and glass recyclers handle some of the most operationally intense and environmentally critical processes in the circular economy. Whether you're grinding PET into flakes or sorting colored glass for cullet, you need traceability, quality control, and profitability, all in one place.

Loop ERP eliminates manual tracking and disconnected systems, replacing them with a purpose-built ERP that centralizes material flow, QA, compliance, and financials.

What Is ERP Software for Plastic and Glass Recyclers?

ERP software for plastic and glass recyclers is a system that manages material intake, batch tracking through sorting and grinding, quality testing, inventory by resin stream or cullet grade, pricing, and buyer settlement inside one platform. Plastic and glass recycling runs on tight margins, volatile commodity prices, and quality specifications (melt flow index, contamination thresholds, color separation) that vary by buyer and contract.

Standard ERP systems can't track a load through multiple processing stages while enforcing QA gates and adjusting pricing to market. A purpose-built solution connects MRF operations and finance so every batch is traceable and every settlement reflects actual material quality.

The Only All-in-One System You Need

Everything Under One Roof

Loop ERP supports your complete process, from incoming scrap, sorting, cleaning, and grinding to outbound shipments and ESG reporting.

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Grade and Contamination at Intake

Record material type, color, and contamination for every inbound load, with photos on the ticket.

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Lot Tracking Through Processing

Follow material through sorting, washing, grinding, and crushing, and regrade batches as results come in.

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Buyer Specs Tied to Every Shipment

Match outbound lots to buyer specs like melt flow, contamination thresholds, and color, and price them accordingly.

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Visibility for Every Team on NetSuite

Yard operators, QA, and finance work from the same data, with accounting and CRM built in.

Built for Plastic & Glass Recyclers, by Industry Experts

Material-Specific Workflows

Loop ERP was designed to handle color sortation, melt flow tracking, glass crushing, plastic washing lines, and batch regrading, all from one platform.

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Inbound & Outbound Ticketing

  • Record deliveries by material type, origin, contamination status
  • Generate outbound tickets by flake grade, cullet size, or reprocessed form
  • Support bulk and containerized shipments with linked freight charges
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Scale Integration

  • Weigh inbound scrap, finished goods, and intermediate batches
  • Auto-calculate net weights and update inventory on receipt
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Camera Integration

  • Capture images at scale entry, during processing, and prior to shipment
  • Attach images to tickets, QA records, or customer reports
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Quality & Contamination Checks

  • Test and log melt flow index (MFI), color grade, residue, moisture
  • Record glass particle sizing, lead content, or trace metals
  • Assign QA grades and generate COAs for outbound materials
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Mobile Applications

  • Scan incoming and processed batches
  • QA inspectors and yard managers can log contamination and photos on-site
  • Drivers confirm pickups, loads, and deliveries with GPS and signature capture
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Track & Trace

  • Monitor batch IDs across grinding, extrusion, and color sortation lines
  • Maintain lot traceability from scrap intake to resin or cullet resale
  • Comply with regulatory and end-customer chain-of-custody requirements
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Quality Control

  • Auto-quarantine lots outside spec ranges
  • Route non-conforming batches for reprocessing or downgrade
  • Attach test results, batch records, and customer spec matching
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Netting

  • Net freight, processing costs, and customer deductions in real time
  • Automate vendor payments based on incoming load QA outcomes
  • Link revenue sharing or rebate structures to volume and quality tiers
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Extremely Flexible Pricing Module

  • Price by resin type, glass color, moisture %, grade, or batch history
  • Support market-based pricing with floor/ceiling thresholds
  • Eliminate pricing spreadsheets and automate based on spec match

One system, no re-keying

Follow a Load Through Loop ERP

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Scale Ticket

Certified weight captured at the scale

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Inventory

Stock updates by product and site

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Dispatch

Load assigned to a truck and route

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Invoice

Billed from the verified ticket

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NetSuite GL

Posted to the ledger in real time

Intelligence That Works for You
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AI-Driven Insights & Automation

Intelligence That Works for You

  • Contamination trend alerts by supplier, region, or route
  • AI-based flake quality scoring and reprocessing recommendations
  • Real-time margin forecasting by material stream

Real-Time Dashboards

Real-World Decisions

  • Live KPIs for contamination %, throughput, QA rejections, and yield
  • Material flow and inventory across processing zones or lines
  • ESG dashboards for landfill diversion, CO2 offset, and plastic reuse rates
Real-World Decisions
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Empower

Your Entire Operation

Yard, QA, sales, and accounting work from the same tickets and lots, so nothing gets re-keyed between departments.

Loop ERP dashboard charts showing inventory and sales by product over time

Inventory & Regrading

  • Track materials from unsorted scrap to pellet or cullet output
  • Reclassify batches based on retest, reprocessing, or blend
  • Label and tag lots with QA, spec, and buyer info
Loop ERP finance dashboard with bills to be paid, purchase orders to be billed, and invoices to collect

Finance & Settlements

  • Automate customer billing by spec, grade, and weight
  • Settle vendor payments tied to incoming quality or rebates
  • Support grant reporting, sustainability fund tracking, and tax credits
Loop ERP dispatch calendar with scheduled inbound loads by day

Dispatch & Driver Management

  • Coordinate inbound hauls and outbound shipments
  • Sync freight charges, scale tickets, and QA outcomes per load
  • Enable real-time driver tracking and delivery confirmations

Transform Your MRF with Loop ERP

Whether you're regrinding bottles or crushing jars, Loop ERP delivers the traceability, QA, and profitability needed to succeed in plastic and glass recycling.

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Key Features & Benefits

Highlights at a Glance

Feature

βœ… All-in-One Platform

βš–οΈ Scale & Camera Integration

🧠 AI Assistance

πŸ’΅ Built-in Finance

πŸ“Š Role-Based Dashboards

♻️ Material-Specific Workflows

πŸ“± Mobile Applications

πŸ”„ Track & Trace

βœ… Quality Control

πŸ”— Netting

πŸ’² Flexible Pricing Module

Benefit

Integrated materials, QA, finance, and logistics

Load visibility with image and weight records

Smarter QA, margin insights, and contamination alerts

Track rebates, grant funds, deductions, and billing

KPIs by material, zone, or plant role

Tailored for plastics and glass processing

Shop floor, QA, and driver tools included

Full traceability from bale to resin or cullet sale

Automated QA enforcement and spec grading

Reconcile QA-based deductions and vendor payments

Intelligent pricing automation for volatile markets

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Talk with Loop ERP

See how Loop ERP connects scale tickets, dispatch, inventory, settlements, and NetSuite financials in one system, with no exports, re-entry, or month-end reconciliation.

  • Your workflow, live. Walk a load from the scale ticket to the general ledger in NetSuite.
  • Industry experts. Talk with people who know scrap, recycling, aggregates, and brokerage.
  • A clear next step. Leave with a picture of what implementation looks like for your operation.

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Frequently Asked Questions

Everything You Need to Know About Loop ERP

How does Loop ERP handle supplier settlements and vendor payments?

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Loop ERP automates supplier payments based on ticket data, net weight, and grade. It supports deductions, freight netting, multi-party deals, consignment sales, and joint ventures. Buyers receive invoices that break out surcharges, alloy adjustments, and transport costs β€” all generated from the same ticket data that drives operations.

What platform is Loop ERP built on?

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Loop is built on Oracle NetSuite, which means you get enterprise-grade accounting, CRM, and financial reporting built in. There is no separate accounting system to sync with, and no additional middleware between your operations and your books.

How secure is Loop ERP?

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Loop ERP runs on Oracle NetSuite, so your data lives inside enterprise cloud infrastructure with encryption in transit and at rest, role-based access, and audit logging on every transaction. Ticket edits, grade changes, and settlement adjustments all carry a user stamp and timestamp. If a record is overridden or reclassified, you can see who did it and when, which matters for disputes, audits, and internal controls.

How does Loop ERP help with sustainability reporting?

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Loop ERP pulls data straight from the same ticket and inventory records that run the yard, so sustainability reports reflect what actually moved, not a separate data set. Real-time dashboards track tons recycled by material, carbon saved, and landfill diversion by facility or customer. When a buyer or regulator asks for proof, you can produce a traceable record tied to specific loads, grades, and destinations instead of rebuilding it from spreadsheets.

Can Loop ERP handle large-scale operations?

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Yes. Loop ERP is built on NetSuite, the same platform used by enterprise recyclers, multi-yard operators, and shredder networks. It handles multi-entity accounting, consolidated reporting across locations, high daily ticket volumes, and complex settlement structures without slowing down. If you are running one yard today and five next year, you do not need to replatform to keep up.

How long does it take to implement Loop ERP?

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Implementation time varies, depending on the number of locations, material streams, and integrations involved (scales, cameras, payment processors, third-party logistics). The Loop ERP team handles data migration, workflow configuration, scale integration, and training in parallel, and we work directly with your operations leads, not just IT, so the system matches how your yard actually runs on day one.

What makes Loop ERP different from other ERP systems?

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Most ERP systems treat inventory as static boxes on a shelf. Loop ERP is built for inventory that changes grade, weight, and value at every step, which is how scrap, recycling, aggregate, brokerage, and similar materials-based businesses actually work. It is also NetSuite-native, so you do not need a separate accounting package, a middleware layer, or a patchwork of integrations to get from inbound ticket to closed financials. One login, one system, one source of truth for operations and finance.