Orange County NC Website
Browse       Search
Orange County <br />March 23, 2016 <br />Page 2 of 11 <br />5 <br />to as solid <br />recovered fuel <br />or <br />SRF. Recently reported, there were 23 mixed waste processing facilities <br />( "MWPF ") <br />located in the U.S. <br />Philadelphia, PA <br />of which approximately 11 are part of RDF energy recovery projects.' <br />Modern MWPF's are far more sophisticated that the RDF facilities of a previous generation. Depending <br />upon the project specific requirements, these modern facilities can include rotating screens, ballistic <br />separators, metal recovery and optical sorters in addition to manual picking and sorting stations. The <br />facilities can be designed to recover multiple product streams including traditional recyclables such as <br />paper, plastics, and metals; wet organics for either anaerobic digestion or composting; and a residual <br />fraction for conversion into an energy products or landfill disposal. MWPF's are frequently employed as a <br />pre- processing step in larger solid waste management complexes incorporating advanced energy <br />conversion technologies such as anaerobic digestion, gasification to electricity, or liquid transportation <br />fuel production. There are a large number of mixed waste processing facilities in California. There, a <br />primary use for the wet organics is use as alternative daily cover at landfills while the residual fraction is <br />landfilled. <br />Originally developed in Europe, these technologies are now being imported into the United States. <br />American communities can choose to buy individual pieces of processing equipment from manufacturers, <br />or fully integrated waste processing facilities from system integrators. The larger system integrators will <br />provide design, build, own and operate offerings and have the corporate balance sheet strength to <br />support long term service agreements? <br />As with the adoption of any new technology, mixed waste processing facilities have had mixed commercial <br />results in the North American. A few notable examples are provided in Table 1 and discussed below. <br />Table 1: North American Mixed Waste Processing <br />Location <br />Region of York, Ontario, <br />Canada <br />Owner <br />Dongara <br />2009 <br />San Antonio, TX <br />Waste Management, Inc. <br />2012 <br />Philadelphia, PA <br />Waste Management, Inc. <br />2014 <br />Edmonton, Alberta, Canada <br />City of Edmonton <br />2015 <br />Montgomery, AL <br />Infinitus <br />2015 <br />' For a full review of mixed waste processing technologies and their history in the U.S., see: "The Evolution of Mixed <br />Waste Processing Facilities 1970 — Today" for the American Chemistry Council, by GBB, June 2015 <br />(htti3s:Hpl astics.a mericanchemistry.com /Education- Resources /Publications /The- Evolution -of -Mfixed- Waste- <br />Processine -Faci lities.adf). <br />z Some of the technology and developers include: Amut, BHS, CP Mfg., Envision Holdings, Infinitus, Lindner America <br />LLC, Machinex, Mustang Renewable Power Ventures, LLC, RRT, Stadler America, Van Dyk Recycling Solutions, <br />Vecoplan, and others. <br />CAB ;,µ GEUgHT 2 GBB/C15099 -02 <br />W+ CONSULTANTS <br />