New Waste Extraction and Dust Collector System.
We recently replaced our 30-year-old recycling system with a massive new recycling system. It has increased our automatic collection of all recyclable materials from 50% to 85%. Greatly reducing the amount of handwork and labor needed for our daily recycling, which is a HUGE improvement. This new system is more environmentally friendly and more energy efficient. The new system is also easier to operate and requires much less maintenance. All our bindery equipment, including folders, are now connected to the new system. Lastly, we are working with SRP, our electricity provider, to achieve the highest level of energy efficiency. We have partnered with them to make sure any equipment we are looking to purchase meets or exceeds optimum energy efficiency. All-in-all this is an enormous improvement on our waste and dust collection efforts.
Interesting Facts About Our New System.
System has 15,179 CFM of suction with 5,000 CFM of additional capacity for future growth.
The VFD (variable frequency drive) motors allow the system to self regulate based on need, saving more energy than the old system.
We average 155 tons (310,000 lbs) of recycled materials (cardboard + paper) per month.
New System is Much More Efficient and Easy to Use.
Wirth just a touch of a button and this beast starts cleaning and suctioning waste at all stations throughout the plant.
We save 2-3 hours per day not having to manually clean up excess litter created by the old system.
Dust collection has gone from 330 gallons per day to 50 gallons per week. Larger material that was able to pass into our old dust system is now recycled, decreasing the amount of actual dust we catch that cannot be recycled.
