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Watt It Takes
with Matanya Horowitz

Matanya Horowitz is the Founder and CEO of AMP. AMP applies AI-powered sortation at scale to modernize the world’s recycling infrastructure and maximize the value of waste. Emily spoke with Matanya as part of our live summer recording of Watt It Takes at Powerhouse in Oakland. Emily learned about his journey from growing up in Denver, to his father and brother’s ties to the world of robotics and automation, to his commitment to changing the world’s approach to waste management through his company AMP. With 120 employees and 350 operating robots across recycling facilities, AMP has enabled 2.5 million tons of recycled material and counting.

 
 
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Matanya Horowitz

Founder & CEO
AMP
 
 
 
Dr. Matanya Horowitz is the founder and CEO of AMP, a company he built with the objective of transforming the world’s waste from a liability to an asset for society. He has been recognized as one of MSW Management’s Innovators of 2021 and among the 2021 “Grist 50,” and Fast Company named him one of 2020’s “Most Creative People in Business”. He is a named inventor on 61 granted patents and pending patent applications in the waste and recycling industry, on devices, systems, AI and more, as well as being a frequent speaker at waste industry events.
 
 
 
“Originally, I thought it was important that people were really smart and driven but what I found was that a shared vision of what the culture of the company should be is the most important thing.”

 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
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