Keys to Building a Successful MRF: Before, During, After

Keys to Building a Successful MRF: Before, During, After

Part 1: Planning, Designing and Constructing Your New Facility Team Selection and Engagement Early in the Process By: Jeff Eriks, Evan Williams, Ashley Davis and Ryan Fogelman It is important that you build the right team upfront. This includes internal and external...
Scipher Commissions Multi-Sensor Sorter for Difficult Plastic Stream

Scipher Commissions Multi-Sensor Sorter for Difficult Plastic Stream

MSS multi-Sensor Sorter Separating and recovering fractions from hard plastics contained in e-waste to commodity grade is no easy task. However, one company is working on a solution that can help make what has been considered by some, a troublesome waste stream, into...
Sensor-Based Sorting Technologies for E-Waste Facilities

Sensor-Based Sorting Technologies for E-Waste Facilities

MSS MetalMiner induction sorter to extract residual metals from e-waste. Images courtesy of MSS. With the two main objectives being the recovery of as much value out of the mixed e-waste and the reduction in manual sorting stations, evolving technologies provide...
The Role of Mechanical Screening in the MRF of the Future

The Role of Mechanical Screening in the MRF of the Future

The recycling stream is changing and Material Recovery Facilities (MRFs) need to change along with it. As packaging changes and diversifies, the ability of traditional mechanical screens to produce finished end-products in a MRF is diminished, resulting in more...