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Forever Clean started with 20 dumpsters, and grew to over 300 in less than 3 years. According to the company, remote monitoring from Compology allows them to operate efficiently, control costs and increase revenue to drive profits. For them, 30 percent more pickups means 30 percent more revenue. Watch the video below.
Forever Clean started with 20 dumpsters, and grew to over 300 in less than 3 years. According to the company, remote monitoring from Compology allows them to operate efficiently, control costs and increase revenue to drive profits. For them, 30 percent more pickups means 30 percent more revenue. Watch the video below.
On February 24th, Machinex representatives attended the official grand opening ceremony of the Waste Management recovery facility located in Laval. The ceremony was held with the Quebec Minister of the Environment, Benoit Charrette and Aaron Johnson, vice-president, Eastern Canada at Waste Management.
Bollegraaf's new AI-powered RoBB-AQC is a fully-automated robotic sorter designed for improved quality control sorting. According to Van Dyk Reycling Solutions, the North American distributor and product support for Bollegraaf equipment, it is the first sorting robot that combines the accuracy of NIR detection with the adaptability of AI-powered learning (no other robot uses near-infrared technology).
Automation. Artificial intelligence. Robots. Whatever new technology a MRF may be in the market for, there are multiple factors to consider.
Simply put, a granulator is a high-speed rotor knife mill designed to reduce feedstock material (including plastics, tires and organics) to a very small particle size, as small as 0.177 mm or 1/8 inch (up to 5 cm or approximately 2 inches). But what more should recyclers know? We caught up with industry expert Mike Graveman from Granutech Saturn Systems/3tek Global for some quick answers.
BASF has launched a pilot project called reciChain in British Columbia designed to better manage plastic waste. According to BASF, the project will introduce a more sustainable alternative to the linear economic model, reducing plastic waste, maximizing its value and enhancing resource efficiency.
Maguire Products, Inc. is introducing a new series of gravimetric blenders for larger-throughput applications worldwide and will highlight the new technology at Chinaplas 2020. The new series of gravimetric blenders is designed to precisely dispense up to twelve materials of widely diverse types and can be configured to dose up to six major ingredients, including virgin polymer, regrind, and post-consumer resin (PCR).
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Cannabis packaging company, N2 Packaging Systems, LLC has announced that a new paperboard can with child-resistant lid will launch March 1, joining their suite of process-patented, sustainable packaging for cannabis and cannabis industry products.
Bollegraaf's new AI-powered RoBB-AQC is a fully-automated robotic sorter designed for improved quality control sorting. According to Van Dyk Reycling Solutions, the North American distributor and product support for Bollegraaf equipment, it is the first sorting robot that combines the accuracy of NIR detection with the adaptability of AI-powered learning (no other robot uses near-infrared technology).
Automation. Artificial intelligence. Robots. Whatever new technology a MRF may be in the market for, there are multiple factors to consider.
It wouldn't necessarily take a lot to considerably increase the recycling of beverage and food containers, including cartons, in schools. Every year, elementary and high school students in Canada consume tens of millions of individual milk cartons and drink boxes, as well as huge quantities of other types of containers. Unfortunately, schools often have a poor record of recovering and recycling them. Many don't realize that these containers can be recycled just like paper.
AMP Robotics Corp., the pioneer in artificial intelligence (AI) and robotics for the recycling industry, launched the AMP Cortex dual-robot system (DRS) in the Spring of 2019, designed to focus on material recovery in MSW, electronic waste and C&D applications.
AMP Robotics Corp., the pioneer in artificial intelligence and robotics for the recycling industry, has announced that it has raised $16 million in Series A funding, led by Sequoia Capital, with participation from previous investors.
Canada's newest and fastest growing waste services provider, Environmental 360 Solutions (E360S), completed ten acquisitions in its first year and according to founder Danny Ardellini there will be no slowing down in 2020.
According to the Solid Waste Association of North America (SWANA), the latest trucking statistics show that the shortage of over-the-road (OTR) truck drivers in the U.S. is at the highest level it has been in 15 years, and that the shortage is mirrored in the waste collection industry.
A new report, Ditching Diesel - A Cost-benefit Analysis of Electric Refuse Collection Vehicles, from UK environmental consultancy firm Eunomia, shows that switching the UK's fleet of diesel-powered refuse collection vehicles (RCVs) to electric trucks would have significant, multiple benefits including reducing UK greenhouse gas (GHG) emissions by 290 kilotonnes of CO2 each year - the equivalent of recycling almost 16 billion plastic bottles.
Mack Trucks this week demonstrated the Mack LR Electric, a fully electric version of the Mack LR refuse model, to officials from the New York City Department of Sanitation (DSNY) at the Allentown, Pennsylvania-based Mack Customer Center. Unveiled in May 2019, the Mack LR Electric will begin real-world testing in Q2 2020 in DSNY's demanding operations.
At the Consumer Electronics Show (CES 2020) in Las Vegas January 7, Peterbilt announced a new partnership with Dana as well as updates to their electric-powered vehicle program. With their Battery-Electric Refuse Model 520EV on display at this year's event, Peterbilt announced that they have now completed nearly 40,000 real-world miles with a fleet of 16 battery-electric vehicles (BEVs). "With this milestone, we continue our leadership position in the industry," said Jason Skoog, PACCAR Vice President and Peterbilt General Manager.
Kenworth and Dana have announced their collaboration on electric powertrain development for medium duty Kenworth battery electric vehicles. The announcement was made in conjunction with CES 2020 which opened January 7 in Las Vegas.