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Recycling can be an equipment- and resource-intensive process, with many facilities preferring dual or multi-stream processing to expedite the filtering of different materials. But single stream recycling also offers benefits to consumers and facilities alike. So which one is right for your recycling facility? Before digging into the argument of which method of recycling is […]

Municipal solid waste, or MSW, can be recovered and turned into biofuel. This process of turning garbage into fuel works twofold: it lessens the world’s dependence on fossil fuels and it keeps trash out of landfills. When MSW is burned rather than buried in landfills, the volume of waste is reduced by about 87%. In […]

For Immediate Release General Kinematics                                                                                Marketing Dept.: (815) 444-3521 marketing@generalkinematics.com     FOR IMMEDIATE RELEASE: GENERAL KINEMATICS ATTENDS ISRI 2019     Beginning April 8th in Los Angeles, California thousands of attendees and hundreds of exhibitors convened to discuss the latest innovations in scrap recycling technology at ISRI 2019.   Attending this year’s event, […]

Construction and demolition (C&D) materials include debris generated during a renovation, demolition or construction of civil engineering structures. The EPA estimated that in 2015, nearly 550 million tons of C&D debris overall was generated in the United States alone — more than twice the amount of municipal solid waste generated that same year. Some of […]

Processing biomass incorporates various types of materials like wood, wood pellets, grass, yard waste farm waste, and more. Because of this, biomass processing equipment is designed to handle specific processes, including vibratory screening, density separation, metering, or material drying. When the right biomass equipment is chosen, processes can be completed thoroughly and efficiently, cutting down […]

Next time you are holding a can of soda, stop and think for a minute where that aluminum can has been. 75% of all aluminum that has ever been produced is still being used. That means your can of soda has quite the story behind it. Aluminum cans are 100% recyclable. This is far superior […]

As a waste processing or recycling facility, most decisions come down to cost and efficiency. Are your technicians, equipment, and operations providing the best results at the lowest cost? This all boils down to how to totally process multiple materials — from collection to final transport — in the fastest possible manner. To do so, […]

By the late 1930s, the United States was consuming half of the world’s supply of natural rubber. The arrival of World War II led to a natural rubber shortage, which then sparked a shift to create a synthetic substitute. Currently, 70% of rubber used in manufacturing processes is synthetic — a descendant of this original […]

We use cardboard in many aspects of modern life, from packaging, shipping, and building to gardening and art. Cardboard is versatile, sturdy, and a great asset to life. However, there is one major setback with cardboard. The production process for creating new cardboard from trees generates a large number of sulfur dioxide emissions. With our […]