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hile I was on a sailing trip recently, one of the guests threw an orange peel overboard. It was a split-second action that sparked a discussion that comes up on almost every sailing trip I’ve ever been on: how do you deal with organic waste at sea? About half of the people on board argued that food is biodegradable and will therefore break down in the water, while the other half argued that the ocean has substantially different conditions than, say, a compost pile on land. After going down the research rabbit hole with the limited cell reception that I had, it turns out that both sides are technically correct. While storing organic waste on the boat until you return to land is obviously the ideal scenario, it isn’t always practical for longer trips with no access to marinas, let alone access to composting infrastructure. This leaves you with two options: keep the stinky, rotting food in the galley, or toss it overboard. Legally, the International Convention for the Prevention of Pollution from Ships orders all food waste to be dumped at least 12 nautical miles away from any coasts to keep away bacteria that could damage ecosystems. While the orange peel incident fell within these guidelines, that peel will still be floating around B.C.’s Gulf Islands for another six months, maybe even indefinitely, depending on the water conditions. On land, dealing with food waste isn’t necessarily easier. Not everyone has the ability to easily access composting facilities, or even a green bin. According to the United Nations’ Food and Agriculture Organization, nearly 1.4 billion tonnes of the world’s current solid waste is food, and it’s inevitable that this quantity will continue to grow considering the world’s population is estimated to reach 11 billion by 2050. As we cover this issue, organics recyclers such as California-based Agromin are working double time to keep up with this surge in organic waste. Last year, Agromin composted and repurposed a whopping one million tons of organic waste, and they’re on track to break that record in 2022. However, with the introduction of State Senate Bill 1383, it’s estimated that nearly 20 million more tons of organic waste still need to be diverted in California alone in order to meet mandates that call for a 75 percent reduction of green waste in landfills by 2025. While countless companies and organizations are working to process the ever-expanding mountain of existing organic waste,

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With waste quantities soaring worldwide – most of which is organic – it’s clear that we need a smarter and more creative way to tackle this issue at all levels. our cover story this month focuses on Regenerative Waste Labs, a team that’s working to make sure organic materials never end up as waste at all. By conducting testing that enables businesses to assess the biodegradability and eco-toxic effects of their products, Regenerative Waste Labs is able to provide end-of-life solutions to ensure they don’t end up in the landfill. With waste quantities soaring worldwide – most of which is organic – it’s clear that we need a smarter and more creative way to tackle this issue at all levels. However, the complexity of the waste cycle calls for equally complex solutions that will need to be implemented throughout the food system as a whole, something that won’t happen overnight. Whether we minimize our waste, repurpose it, or divert it entirely, it’s clear that as a society we shouldn’t underestimate the value that is in our trash.

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ovelis will invest $2.5 billion to build a new low-carbon recycling and rolling plant in Alabama. The advanced facility will have an initial 600 kilotonnes of finished aluminum goods capacity per year. “This investment marks the start of another transformational growth phase for Novelis,” said Kumar Mangalam Birla, chairman of the Novelis Board of Directors. “We continue to invest in each of the markets Novelis serves – from beverage can to automotive, aerospace, and specialties – and in all geographies.” More than half of the new facility’s capacity will be used to serve the growing demand for aluminum beverage can sheets in North America, which is driven by consumer preference for more sustainable packaging. The facility is expected to create up to 1,000 careers in modern manufacturing and will be powered primarily by renewable energy, will use recycled water, and will be a zero-waste facility. It will also rely on railroad transportation, which can reduce logistics-related carbon emissions by up to 70 percent compared to road transport. The plant will make significant use of automation and digital technologies, including artificial intelligence, augmented reality, and robotics. With the addition of a new recycling centre for beverage cans, Novelis will soon be able to recycle 90 billion cans globally, up from the 74 billion used beverage cans the company currently recycles. To support this, Novelis has been working to develop circular economies for aluminum through state and federal public policies, as well as through partnerships with customers and other stakeholders on new approaches that encourage and incentivize U.S. consumers to recycle more often. In addition to the beverage can market, the facility will also serve the automotive market, where aluminum is a growing material as automakers make plans to achieve their sustainability goals. Novelis’ decision to build an integrated greenfield recycling and rolling plant is backed by strong North American demand for flat-rolled, low-carbon aluminum from can makers and beverage companies. Site work is underway now and the company expects to begin commissioning in mid-2025.

NEW MRF USES CP GROUP TECHNOLOGY TO IMPROVE RECYCLING CAPABILITIES

s a landfill owner and operator in Iowa, Metro Waste Authority was challenged by an uncertain future for recycling. The agency chose to develop a new material recovery facility (MRF) to provide a sustainable solution for the Des Moines metro area. The agency began discussions with its Board of Directors about a new, agency-owned recycling facility in 2018 after the National Sword policy disrupted the recycling world. After a feasibility study supported a new facility for the region, Metro Waste Authority’s Board of Directors decided to move forward with building an MRF owned and operated by the agency. The agency sought a partner to engineer, manufacture, and install processing equipment in the new facility, eventually choosing CP Group. To meet the needs of Metro Waste Authority, CP Group developed a system that would improve purity on recovered commodities, be low maintenance, and protect workers. At the front end of the system, the primary auger screen and OCC auger screen work together after the infeed conveyor to fractionate material prior to any people, eliminating the presort and creating a safer environment. Another feature is the installation of CP’s new auger silos that maximizes silo storage volume. The augers act as a material metering system that eliminates half and quarter bales by emptying the correct amount of material to be baled. In addition to establishing a recycling operation, the new recycling facility also features a space dedicated to learning, including educational kiosks, interactive infographics, and a hands-on sorting station for visitors to learn about accepted recyclables and the recycling process. “The facility is the result of collaboration and a shared philosophy by the cities and county, and it will improve recycling and benefit communities throughout the state for years to come,” said Michael McCoy, executive director at Metro Waste Authority. “Just like when our agency was formed to create a regional approach with one landfill, we are excited to have this same opportunity with recycling.”

ZUME AND SOLENIS LAUNCH LINE OF PFAS-FREE PACKAGING

ume has furthered its partnership with Solenis. Together the companies are launching a line of PFAS-free packaging to replace plastic and styrofoam with a sustainable alternative for food service applications. Popular for their grease and water-resistant properties, PFAS (per- and polyfluoroalkyl substances) are widely used chemicals commonly found in sustainable food packaging. While moulded fibre packaging can be composted, PFAS do not degrade naturally and can leach from containers and move through soils, contaminating drinking water sources significantly damaging the sustainability and circularity profile of moulded fibres. The joint partnership furthers efforts from Zume and Solenis to expand PFAS-free moulded fibre solutions to replace entire categories of single-use plastic without harmful chemicals. Zume will provide its moulded fibre manufacturing capabilities and Solenis will supply its experience in functional additives and surface coatings which will increase the strength and functionality of Zume’s fibre recipes. “Until now, an economically viable solution for brands to transition from plastic and foam packaging hasn’t been available,” said Zume CEO and chairman Alex Garden. “Our patented moulded fibre manufacturing equipment system and technology enable us to offer sustainable packaging at the same price or less than plastic. This partnership with Solenis advances efforts to eliminate single-use plastic and enables brands to keep commitments to stop using PFAS.” The companies have outlined a technology road map of solutions they will collaborate on, including cups, bowls, plates, egg cartons, coffee cup lids, protein trays, and yogurt cups. Zume and Solenis aim to help global food brands replace their plastic and foam packaging with a sustainable and cost-effective alternative. Moulded fibre manufacturing cells integrated and installed by ABB will test the packaging line to ensure the solutions meet the standards consumers expect from food packaging, including grease resistance, snappable lids, and spill-proof boxes. ABB’s robots will automate production and enable the scale and speed needed to make Zume’s sustainable packaging.

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NEWS ROOM Initially, this partnership will support innovative recycling projects in three NextCycle markets. Each state, through its NextCycle initiative, will identify projects that develop recovery infrastructure solutions for post-consumer recyclable materials with a focus on polyethylene terephthalate (PET) and aluminum, optimize innovative collection systems for polyethylene (PE) and polypropylene (PP), and divert from landfill back into the supply chain.

CLOSED LOOP PARTNERS PLEDGES $5 MILLION TO SUPPORT CIRCULAR ECONOMY INITIATIVES

losed Loop Partners has pledged support to Resource Recycling Systems’ (RRS) NextCycle, a customizable accelerator-style program that facilitates connections and innovation to create circular economies. Closed Loop Partners will work collaboratively with participating states in the NextCycle initiative – currently Colorado, Michigan, and Washington – to identify opportunities to provide competitively priced and flexible financing to organizations and municipalities, up to $5 million per project.

AQUA METALS PRODUCES HIGHPURITY NICKEL FROM LITHIUMION BATTERY BLACK MASS

qua Metals has plated high-purity nickel metal from black mass created from a variety of lithium-ion batteries which enables a streamlined process for producing lithium battery-grade material. The company’s Li AquaRefining process recycles spent lithium-ion batteries in a clean, economical way that is fundamentally non-polluting by utilizing the renewable electron as the reagent instead of chemicals or high heat. To date, the Aqua Metals has also produced high-purity lithium hydroxide and copper from lithium-ion battery black mass at the company’s innovation centre in the Tahoe-Reno Industrial Center.

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CANADIAN SOIL COULD OFFSET 73 MEGATONNES OF GREENHOUSE GAS EMISSIONS ANNUALLY

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he BMW Group will use cast-aluminum wheels produced with 100 percent green power for its BMW and MINI brands from 2024 onwards. The transition applies, in particular, to the energy-intensive electrolysis used in producing aluminum and to the wheel-casting process. Wheels previously accounted for about five percent of supply chain carbon dioxide emissions. Transitioning to more sustainable production that relies on green power will reduce these emissions by more than half.

anadian soil has the potential to offset 73 megatonnes of greenhouse gas emissions, says new report. “Recruiting Soil to Tackle Climate Change: A Roadmap for Canada” was recently released by the Soil Conservation Council of Canada and the Compost Council of Canada and includes input from soil health researchers and practitioners from across the nation. It outlines the current soil organic carbon status of Canada’s soils on a regional basis and provides projections for the potential to increase these levels. Canada contains approximately 71 million hectares of managed agricultural and urban soils. The road map identifies methods of promoting healthy soils to increase and retain more carbon. The report also identifies that the soil has the potential to completely offset agriculture’s greenhouse gas emissions footprint, currently estimated at 73 megatonnes annually.

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METALS RECYCLING

DAVIS INDEX SETS UP SCRAP METAL RECYCLERS FOR SUCCESS BY ARTURO SANTIAGO, EDITORIAL DIRECTOR

hether you are a scrapyard, a manufacturer, or a mill, you need accurate scrap metal pricing in order to make the most informed deals. When you can maintain financial success in the scrap metal recycling industry, the entire recycling industry is more sustainable. There are publications that provide price reporting, but how exact are they? Where and how do they get their data? Is the cost of access a barrier to the information? Providing the scrap metal recycling industry with transparent, accurate information in order to benefit the entire recycling industry is the objective of the Davis Index and its founder and CEO, Sean Davidson. “My focus is the sustainability of our industry,” Davidson says. “Because if our industry is sustainable and its stakeholders can find margin and be profitable, then it’s good for the overall sustainability conversation. I’m laser focused on that. I feel like our industry has been ignored for too long – by technology companies, and even by price supporting agencies.”

ENTERING THE SCRAP SCENE

Prior to launching the Davis Index in February 2020, Sean Davidson had been in the price reporting agency space for more than a decade with a background in tech through investments, advising start-ups, and his own start-ups. When he left it all behind in 2019, he was approached by stakeholders in the scrap metal recycling industry who asked if he could provide some kind of weekly newsletter with up-to-date pricing information on seaboard markets, especially imports and exports, and some of the domestic markets in the United States. “I realized there was an opportunity here,” he says. “There was an opportunity to merge my three loves: technology, the recycling industry, and journalism. You know, price reporting. And we got to talking about it and then I started getting really excited about it. Then once the excitement kicked in, the train had left the station.” Davidson and his team spent most of 2019 building the soft-

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ware for scrap metal price indexation. Now the Davis Index has offices worldwide with its headquarters in Toronto. It produces ferrous and non-ferrous pricing indexes for scrap dealers, OEMs, consumers, and brokers.

COMBINING AFFORDABILITY AND ACCURACY Davidson had three goals when developing the scrap metal price index. The first was to make it affordable. For too long the existing solutions have been too expensive and independent traders and businesses, smaller foundries, and smaller furnaces were priced out. He says, “They just don’t pay for [existing solutions] anymore because they just choose not to take on the big cost.” The second goal was to improve the technology. “The tech-

Sean Davidson had three goals when developing the scrap metal price index: making it affordable, improving the technology, and ensuring it was accurate.

nology was just absolute garbage. The value of the customization, it was not mobile friendly. In fact, a lot of them don’t even have native mobile apps. It’s stuff that was built 20 years ago,” Davidson says. The final goal was to make sure the Davis Index was accurate. The indexing process is based on surveys of market participants such as producers, consumers, traders, and brokers. The data is used only after factoring in the credibility of the source, the accuracy of the information, and the source’s role and reputation. The data must also meet specific methodology criteria including industry specifications for each material, a minimum deal size, delivery period, payment period, and other factors. Davidson adds, “Now our scrap industry has the leading piece of software technology for the entire price reporting world. Across any commodity. And we’re constantly improving it.”

EASY ACCESS TO GLOBAL MARKETS

According to Davidson, the primary need the Davis Index platform satisfies is access to the major scrap metal markets across the globe. Technology drives this access whether it is through application programming interface (API) calls, PDF reports, customized web apps, or simply reaching out with a mobile phone. The subscription cost of the index is priced to promote access for small and large companies. A fixed price is charged for the first two users and the price drops as more users are added. While most publications that report on scrap metal recycling prices offer weekly assessments, more than half of Davis Index prices are updated daily. Davidson says it is as real-time as the industry will allow, and the index is not trying to predict or influence markets. It only reports what has already happened – the deals that have already occurred. That information is taken MAY/JUNE 2022 | recyclingproductnews.com

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The Davis Index avoids predictive price indexing and instead uses data from transactions that have already occurred.

and input into the software that is coded to remove bias, and the benchmarks are built from there. The price accuracy and depth and width of Davis Index’s coverage is vast with research targeting everything from collection prices to consumer buying prices to export prices. Davidson says, “Vertically, we’re in the entire supply chain, but also the breadth, we’re in so many countries. If you’re trading with any of the major countries, ferrous, domestic, we cover 17 countries.” The Davis Index covers domestic markets that include municipalities of all sizes in Canada, the United States, Mexico, Germany, Japan, India, and more. Subscribers include mills, original equipment manufacturers (OEMs), scrap recyclers, import/export traders, and governments. Mills and smelters can use the index to enter supply contracts with raw material suppliers and/or end consumers such as die-casters and OEMs. OEMs use the index data to sell the scrap generated while making any metal-intensive product. Traders can track markets daily and can lock in the margin using supply/sale contracts on monthly average price benchmarking. Governments use price index data for duty and contract benchmarking while its analysts can mine the data for mar-

gin, spread, and trend analysis. Davidson has a vision of what he wants the Davis Index to grow into: “You could be anywhere in the world, trading any kind of scraps, not just metals, but all the other commodity groups, and you would be able to access a piece of Davis Index information that makes your life a little better when it comes to your trade and your business.”

CALCULATING PRICE INDEXES

There is no special trick to the way the Davis Index gathers its vast amount of data. Analysts do it through phone calls, online chats, the sharing of buy/ sell Excel sheets, etc. The kind of data collected includes transaction prices, volumes traded, the names of counterparties, firm bids and offers, indicative values, spread values between materials, and spread values between locations. There are constant efforts to encourage all market participants to submit this kind of data, knowing the more input that is received, the more robust the index becomes. Davis analysts are trained to scrutinize the data that is gathered and received. They are taught to determine whether the data qualifies for use in

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the index or if it needs more research. After the data passes muster, analysts then use the index methodology to determine whether each data point is relevant and should be utilized in the final calculation of a particular price index. Ultimately, every index is reviewed and evaluated by a manager before the information is published.

MOVING BEYOND THE STATUS QUO While the Davis Index is currently functioning in the manner that Sean Davidson had envisioned, he still strives to make improvements. While the types of improvements differ, they all share the same goal of gathering more and more data. Davis Index encourages people to be contributors of information – and not everything is always about the price of a transaction. Factors such as freight logistics, business practices, and governmental policy can come into play. There will always be a need to improve the technology. This would entail being able to bring in better flows for information sharing and data visualization, as well as better tools to be able to interact with export/import data and production data.

There is also the desire to get more Davis analysts out into the field visiting local yards and businesses whether they are a customer or not. Direct engagement and getting to know people in person would promote a freer sharing of information. In time, Davidson would eventually like to launch price indexes for other recycled commodities such as paper and plastic. Language can often be a barrier to access. Availability in only a few languages can be difficult for markets that have to translate the Index. Intent, meaning, and tact can be lost in translation. Davidson says, “We’ve been working with language AI for the last few years, we’ve been feeding a tool, it’s developed and progressed to a really sophisticated level now.” In a few months, the Davis Index plans to start rolling out everything it does in multiple languages.

My focus is the sustainability of our industry. Because if our industry is sustainable and its stakeholders can find margin and be profitable, then it’s good for the overall sustainability conversation. Sean Davidson Founder and CEO, Davis Index

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When having a conversation with Sean Davidson, you have to pay attention. His train of thought flows quickly and logically from one point to the next and any lapse of comprehension can result in missing a critical idea or opportunity to learn. And when you do follow his logic, it’s like getting a shot of adrenalin. You’re able to join in his sincere fervor for creating a level playing field for the industry. Davidson believes that if he can offer a resource that enables the success of scrap metal recyclers, the results will be far reaching in the sustainability of the entire recycling industry. For him, creating the index was not about recognizing an untapped market and finding a way to make money off it. It was about making a difference. He does not want to be in the business of making predictions of what tomorrow’s prices will be or trying to steer the market in a particular direction. He believes the scrap recycling industry hates predictions, and he and his analysts pride themselves on gathering the most data possible – on deals that have already taken place. Davidson takes great joy in seeing that the Davis Index has, so far, accomplished what it was designed to do and is heading in the right direction. He says, “As it begins to materialize and as hundreds and hundreds of companies of all sizes get onboarded, you start to see that, wow, this is actually working.” RPN

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METALS RECYCLING

CLOUD-BASED PLATFORM AUTOMATES SCRAP RECYCLING OPERATIONS AMCS’ DIGITAL SOLUTION HANDLES EVERYTHING FROM LOGISTICS TO CONTRACTS

MCS has released AMCS Platform, a cloud-based solution designed to automate scrap recyclers’ operations by handling pricing, contract management, transport, brokerage, sales, logistics, and more. The platform was designed based on the best practices of thousands of waste and recycling companies worldwide, allowing AMCS to leverage the latest technologies and offer a broad range of automation support across all scrap metal recycling operations. “Not only in North America, but globally, this is a primary market for us,” explains Michael Winton, president of North America for AMCS. “It’s a primary market because of the level of change in the core industry dynamics and the landscape that’s going on, not only with recycling, but very specifically with scrap metal recycling. It’s a market that has been marked by a level of volatility that is unique. We certainly have seen a growing demand for scrap, particularly here in North America, and I think the investment in domestic production has changed the dynamics for scrap in terms of the volume and variety.”

AUTOMATION AND THE CIRCULAR ECONOMY

At the foundation of the AMCS Platform is a cloud architecture that enables users to construct and scale a secure enterprise management system that combines industry-specific software with optimization capabilities, e-commerce innovations, and on-vehicle technologies. The intelligent platform

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was designed to support the ongoing transformation of the industry to a circular economy by driving automation and delivering end-to-end standardization and optimization of all business processes. “This concept of the circular economy continues to materialize, and for us the way that this materializes is that traditional producers that had previously ignored the early stages of the value chain in terms of their supply are now coming down further in the supply chain, in the value chain, and they’re interested in participating either directly or through partnerships to ensure the predictability of supply,” says Winton. “It’s bringing some new creativity in terms of the readiness of scrap into their production operations. So I think with these trends, certainly one of the things that we’ve seen is the importance of operators really having a software – an enterprise system – that is helping them to manage through these trends.” According to Winton, the platform helps users navigate these trends by accounting for the day-to-day and week-to-week volatility inside of markets, while also providing a level of automation to offset the rising costs of processing and transportation. “Having a complete vision across your inventory is one of the most important features that the platform brings to you and your organization,” says Mitch Lortie, senior product manager at AMCS. “Transferring between sites, ensuring all the appropriate costs are allocated with a real-time data view, and having a complete breakdown are paramount to the success of the operation.”

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PLASTICS RECYCLING

TRANSFORMING PLASTIC WASTE INTO POLYMER FEEDSTOCK AVANGARD INNOVATIVE BECOMES FIRST RECYCLER IN NORTH AMERICA TO USE HONEYWELL TECHNOLOGY FOR PLASTICS RECYCLING

oneywell is forming a joint venture with Avangard Innovative to co-own and operate a facility within Avangard’s NaturaPCR complex in Waller, Texas. The facility will use Honeywell’s UpCycle Process Technology to transform end-of-life plastic waste into recycled polymer feedstock that can be used to create new plastics. The advanced recycling plant, which is anticipated to begin production in 2023, is expected to have the capacity to transform 30,000 metric tons of mixed waste plastics into recycled polymer feedstock per year. When used in conjunction with other chemical and mechanical recycling processes, Honeywell’s UpCycle Process Technology has the potential to increase the amount of

plastic waste that can be recycled from 15 percent to 90 percent. The joint venture with Avangard builds on Honeywell’s existing joint venture with Sacyr where Honeywell and Sacyr will co-own and operate an advanced recycling plant in Andalucía, Spain, with the capacity to transform 30,000 metric tons per year of mixed waste plastics into feedstock. Sacyr will be the first to deploy Honeywell’s proprietary UpCycle

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Process Technology with production expected to begin in 2023. Partnering with companies that have waste management experience, such as Sacyr, allows Honeywell to help close the loop within the plastics supply chain by bringing the recycling technology onsite to the collection source. The recycling plants employ a modular design, enabling straightforward deployment and installation, striking the right balance between economy of scale and amount of waste plastic generated locally. “Working with Honeywell on a joint advanced recycling plant allows Avangard Innovative to reinforce its mission to preserve and protect the environment by targeting zero waste to landfill,” said Rick Perez, CEO of Avangard Innovative. “The Honeywell solution employs a modular approach to plant design, enabling a straightforward deployment and installation while striking the right balance between economy of scale and amount of waste plastic generated locally.” Honeywell’s UpCycle Process Technology expands the types of plastics that can be recycled to include waste plastic that would otherwise go unrecycled, includ-

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ernic Systems and Höcker Polytechnik have formed a strategic partnership that aims to strengthen the North American paper and packaging recycling markets by providing efficient and reliable equipment to service the paper, corrugated, and folding carton industries. “This partnership will allow us to serve our strong North American customer base and rapidly changing market requirements, with Höcker’s advanced equipment and systems technology,” says John Jurk, managing partner of Kernic Systems. Höcker Polytechnik designs, manufactures, and installs high-performance scrap paper recovery and dust removal systems for the paper, carton box manufacturing, tissue production, and recycling market, offering material separators, shredders, and dust collection systems as part of Kernic Systems’ existing product offerings. Höcker Polytechnik’s machines emphasize energy efficiency, limited maintenance, and effective disposal of multiple kinds of waste materials. As a strategic partner with Höcker Polytechnik, Kernic Systems is now able to offer negative pressure dust collection systems in addition to being a complete systems integrator of waste paper recovery systems, including air conveying, dust collection, baling, and shredding systems. According to Kernic, negative pressure systems require less power consumption, considerably less maintenance, and operate without the use of material handling fans, therefore reducing the maintenance required for additional fans.

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“Over the past two years, the Kernic team has demonstrated to be a company that shares the Höcker philosophy of providing the customer with high-quality solutions and services,” says Carsten Holldack, sales director for Höcker Polytechnik’s paper and packaging division. With a growing emphasis on environmental decisions in the consumer packaging world, corrugated boxes and folding carton packaging have become a larger portion of the market share, according to Kernic. With more and more supply required, manufacturers are adapting with improved machinery. For example, high-speed die cutters today require greater emphasis on the systems to service the scrap they generate, and customers need more efficient scrap removal systems to handle the increased demand for their products. Shredders provided by Höcker Polytechnik are designed to efficiently service the tremendous volume produced by these high-speed modern die cutters. The core shredder designed by Höcker Polytechnik is made for the disposal of paperboard cores generated during the production of corrugated boxes, the cores are cumbersome, difficult to dispose of traditionally, and have value as a shredded material. Similarly, the blanking shredders designed by Höcker Polytechnik are meant to service modern high-speed die cutters and their tremendous volume requirements. These high-speed machines generate considerable amounts of waste, which is shredded and conveyed by air systems to be disposed of during baling or compacting.

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CARTON RECYCLING’S CHANGING LANDSCAPE A PAN-CANADIAN SNAPSHOT BY ISABELLE FAUCHER

he landscape for carton recycling in Canada continues to evolve. In 2022, we have seen – and will continue to see – important shifts in approach across the country. Below we’ve highlighted a few key changes affecting carton recycling in specific provinces.

ONTARIO

Perhaps most notably, planning for the shift of Ontario’s Blue Box to Full Producer Responsibility continues. Unfortunately, there have been some bumps in the road. While a spokesperson for the Ministry of Environment, Conservation, and Parks recently spoke of Ontario soon being home to “A leading blue box service that will better serve the taxpayer, have the highest waste diversion targets in North America, and promote innovations in recycling technologies and use of recycled materials,” those involved in the process argue that the Blue Box Regulations released in June 2021 are unnecessarily complex and lack rigorous recycling standards.

Quebec’s approach to an EPR curbside system obligates all generators from every sector, not just those supplying into the residential system, and that is a key departure from the strategy in other provinces to date. In light of the lack of agreement amongst the three rule-making Producer Responsibility Organization (PROs), the Ministry put in place a mediation process this past February. The Ontario government subsequently amended the Blue Box Regulation and published these amendments. The changes are in line with some key stakeholders’ demands to

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make the new system more workable. In short, they support the development of a common collection system (as opposed to fragmented systems) operated by an administrator (as opposed to operated by the various PROs). Many remain worried that very little time remains to get a system off the ground for July 2023, when a third of the province, including the City of Toronto, is set to transition. In other news, the Canadian Beverage Container Recycling Association (CBCRA), the not-for-profit, industry-funded group currently operating the beverage container recycling program in Manitoba, will expand its successful Recycle Everywhere program into Ontario in October 2022. The program focuses on cost-effective and convenient ways to recycle empty beverage containers both at home and out and about within the community. Lastly, representatives of the Resource Productivity and Recovery Authority recently announced that consultation with stakeholders on recovery performance reporting under the new Ontario Blue Box program is forthcoming. This is an important matter for cartons and other materials, as accurate reporting is key to measuring and improving performance.

QUEBEC

In Quebec, efforts to modernize both the deposit system and the curbside recycling system continue. Draft regulations related to the province’s deposit system were posted in January 2022. According to information provided by Ministry staff during the consultation period, the modernized deposit system is expected to be implemented in May 2023. According

drafted and are expected to be released in late Spring 2022. As compared to other provinces, these regulations will be considered final (i.e., there will be no comment period). Producers are expected to have approximately two years to prepare for implementation.

The advantage of capturing the majority of cartons in one system is that it is easier to communicate to the public and lessens the confusion often caused by differentiating containers based on what they happen to have in them.

ATLANTIC CANADA

to the phased approach, beverage cartons will be included on January 1, 2025. Cartons holding non-beverages, such as soup, will continue to be managed via the province’s curbside system. To that end, efforts are also underway to modernize Quebec’s curbside recycling system, transitioning to an extended producer responsibility (EPR) model, from the current cost-sharing/reimbursement model. According to Éco Entreprises Québec, “In a modernized system, companies who market containers, packaging, printed matter, and newspapers will be responsible for overseeing and supporting the management of their materials across the entire Quebec territory. They will be assigned performance goals for the recovery and recycling of their materials, with realistic and progressive targets regarding market development. This is what we refer to as a circular management of materials.” It’s important to note that Quebec’s approach to an EPR curbside system obligates all generators from every sector, not just those supplying into the residential system, and that is a key departure from the strategy in other provinces to date. The transition is expected to be completed by 2025.

In New Brunswick, regulators have mandated EPR for packaging and paper. Producers must submit a stewardship plan for approval by October 14, 2022, and implementation is expected within six months of that, by April 2023. Milk cartons are expected to be included in this new system while other beverage cartons will continue to be managed in the deposit system. Some stakeholders have questioned the approach of excluding certain containers from the deposit system, and are recommending that the definition of “beverage” be brought back to its most basic form – i.e., “if you can drink it” as the basis for inclusion in the deposit system. Nova Scotia is also consulting on an EPR regulation for packaging and paper. No proposed timeline for implementation has been put forth to date.

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In Western Canada, British Columbia introduced milk and milk substitute cartons into the province’s deposit system, effective February 2022. The advantage of capturing the majority of cartons in one system is that it is easier to communicate to the public and lessens the confusion often caused by differentiating containers based on what they happen to have in them. So far, the process seems positive. “It has been a pretty smooth transition so far. Awareness levels are very good and the containers are coming into the system as planned,” says Sandy Sigmund, vice president, development & chief marketing officer at Return-It. For its part, Alberta introduced Bill 83 in Fall 2021, which enables an EPR framework, and led targeted virtual engagement sessions through December 2021. A source close to the file tells us the regulations are currently being

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REGENERATIVE WASTE LABS FINDS VALUE IN ORGANIC WASTE BY SLONE FOX, EDITOR

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COVER STORY

n an ideal world, all waste would be biodegradable. Imagine throwing your plastic cutlery straight into the compost heap after a meal, or even being able to place your shoes directly into the organics bin when they’re no longer wearable. While this may seem like a far off vision of the future, companies such as Vancouver-based Regenerative Waste Labs are working towards making this a reality sooner than you might expect. Regenerative Waste Labs provides begin-at-the-end consulting to guide businesses through the entire product development process to help them understand their products’ end of life and ensure that their products stay out of the landfill. As part of this process, the lab conducts biodegradation testing, disintegration testing, and plant ecotoxicity assessments to help businesses understand the role that their product plays in a circular model by analyzing factors such as the speed of degradation and any eco-toxic effects of the product. Considering themselves experts in regeneration, Regenerative Waste Labs not only studies how things break down, it also emphasizes the significance of creating valuable products from the resulting broken-down materials. By working with waste generators in industrial and agricultural applications, Regenerative Waste Labs provides these businesses with opportunities to turn waste streams into co-product streams that increase revenue and give a second life to waste that would have otherwise been disposed of.

AN ALTERNATIVE APPROACH

Founded in 2020, Regenerative Waste Labs began as a collaboration between Recycling Alternative, a local sustainable waste management company, and Regenerative Waste Labs’ co-owner and technical director Dr. Love-Ese Chile, a sustainable plastic researcher. During discussions with stakeholders across a variety of industries, it became clear that there was a fundamental lack of support when it came to creating closedloop and truly sustainable products. “I spent five years of my PhD studying the different types of bioplastics and biomaterials that are being developed in research labs. At that point, I was working with Recycling Alternative on a project focused on how we can accelerate the degradation of compostable plastics within some of their onsite composting technology that they’ve been developing and selling to the market,” says Chile. “We were very values-aligned in that we wanted to support the transition to bio-based materials and really emphasize and highlight the importance of having effective waste management for those materials, too. That’s when we decided to start Regenerative Waste Labs.” Leveraging Chile’s background in green chemistry and sustainable science along with Recycling Alternative’s industry expertise and network of waste stakeholders, Chile and Recycling Alternative co-owners Louise Schwarz and Robert Weatherbe entered a collaboration to support businesses looking to make the shift to sustainable and circular products with a focus on utilizing bio-based materials.

ADDING VALUE TO BIOMATERIAL WASTE The upcycling of organic waste from biomaterials is a key component of Regenerative Waste Labs’ service offerings. By finding ways to add value to this waste through biological processes, Regenerative Waste Labs works to harness waste materials and feed them back into the economic system to ensure the resources and energy that went into making the product are not completely lost in the process. “There are many different waste streams, some recoverable

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Dr. Chile working with a custom-built self-heating test apparatus.

A lot of the compost operators out there are feeling a lot of unease with regards to compostable products because they don’t see the value that those products add to their pile. Dr. Love-Ese Chile Co-owner and Technical Director, Regenerative Waste Labs and some not. Our philosophy is the ‘Earth to Dirt’ approach, where we can make functional products from organic waste that can then be recovered into compost or other high-value materials. Our research focuses on both biomaterial degradation and upcycling of organic waste. Both sides of the waste management/resource recovery coin.” By applying a recycling business model to organics waste collection, Regenerative Waste Labs creates higher-value end products from organic waste that can then be re-fed into the economic cycle rather than just turning the waste into a soil amendment. “A lot of the compost operators out there are feeling a lot of unease with regards to compostable products because they don’t see the value that those products add to their pile. They see the development of these new materials as causing more problems than they’re supposedly solving,” says Chile. “The work that we do at the Waste Lab tries to address those pain points for processors with regards to the pre-treatment of organic waste, as well as creating case studies or proof-of-concept tests and experiments to show that you can create a higher value thing. We encourage people who have organic waste to think about incorporating an additional business model that could add value and revenue to their company. We frame it in a way where rather than having to subtract from your revenue stream to manage the waste, you can add to your revenue stream by creating a new product to sell into the marketplace.”

PRODUCT TESTING

As part of its low- to zero-waste research and testing lab, the team at Regenerative Waste Labs develops all of their own composting and soil degradation equipment and technologies, from traditional compost tumblers to accelerated in-vessel composters. Using this equipment, Regenerative Waste Labs provides scientific testing that helps businesses assess the bio-degradation behaviours and eco-toxic effects of their products. Following these tests, Regenerative Waste Labs then outlines end-of-life management options to help companies ensure their products stay out of the landfill. “We recently worked on a plant-based shoe, and the company was wanting to see which of the different components break down and which ones might encounter potential challenges with degradation,” says Chile. “So, we provided them with recommendations and information. We’re really just try-

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It’s really about being honest and truthful about how our waste systems currently are, and using that information to push everybody to be better. Dr. Love-Ese Chile

The plant growth chamber is used to investigate the eco-toxic effects on plant growth.

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ing to be the research support for those companies, giving them the information that they need. If they want to go back to their internal research and development team to design a different formulation for different parts of the product, then that’s what we hope to be able to support them in.”

DESIGNING WITH END OF LIFE IN MIND

In addition to testing existing products, Regenerative Waste Labs offers begin-at-the-end consulting which helps businesses understand the importance of thinking about a product’s end of life during the design phase. By working with company executives, marketing, sales, and technical departments, Regenerative Waste Labs handles everything from developing product sustainability guidelines to sourcing and selecting sustainable materials for their clients’ products. “We work with people within their development process, so we can run different samples and tell them which ones have the best biodegradation behaviour so that they can better tailor their formulation to ensure that products are meeting their required properties for use, as well as the requirements for end of life,” says Chile. “We also work with people who have already gone through the development phase and they’re wanting to get guidance with certifications. We can help them navigate how to get the appropriate testing done, who to talk to within the different organizations, and then help them set it all up. If they need field testing or other types of testing, we also connect them with the right players in that space.” Since certification can be a complex and confusing process, the Waste Labs team acts as liaisons when working with certification agencies to ensure the proper documentation and tracking of the certification process, as well as assisting businesses when it comes to navigating complicated regulatory environments and obtaining different compostability certifications. They have also created an online learning portal to provide businesses with up-to-date information on the evolving sustainable materials landscape. “We do not certify products, but we help teams within their research and development phase as well as people who have gone through the certification process and want to develop marketing assets to actually show how their

a truly circular economy more feasible than ever. While this change won’t happen instantaneously, shifting the way that we as a society view waste is a vital first step towards reducing our reliance on finite resources. “It’s really about being honest and truthful about how our waste systems currently are, and using that information to push everybody to be better,” says Chile. “We need to create better products, better systems, and better technologies that can handle those materials, too.” RPN

product degrades since the certification programs don’t necessarily provide that additional information,” says Chile. “We always counsel our clients to first go out and get their products certified and then put them through field testing programs to make sure that the products break down at scale when they’re actually entering industrial facilities.” By supporting the transition to biobased materials and helping companies create closed-loop products, Regenerative Waste Labs is making the idea of

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ORGANICS

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COMBATING CLIMATE CHANGE THROUGH SOIL HEALTH In 2021, California-based organics recycler Agromin composted and repurposed over one million tons of organic waste. The company is now working to increase its capacity for 2022 as it works with jurisdictions across the state to meet the mandates of a new bill which calls for a 75 percent reduction of green waste in landfills by 2025. I caught up with Bill Camarillo, CEO of Agromin, to discuss the key factors that contributed to a blockbuster 2021, as well as how his company is keeping up with the increased demand for turning organic waste materials into useable soil products.

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Can you give me a brief overview of Agromin and its history?

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We started 30 years ago recycling green waste for a tree company that my partners owned and then sending those chips to the biomass plants to create electricity. Fast forward to today, and we’ve become the largest organics waste recycler in California, managing over a million tons a year for communities in California, from Sacramento to the Mexican border. We also make lots of agricultural, landscape, retail, and consumer products out of the organic waste, and provide other nutrients to fortify compost depending on what the application of the soil remediation is. Compost, to us, is kind of like flour to a cake mix. The biggest consumers of our products are agriculture, so we’re a supplier for almost everyone and anyone that is growing food for human consumption. We amend agricultural soils to help them save water and reduce chemical use like chemical fertilizers, pesticides, and herbicides by using our organic materials and mulches. We also just recently finished doing the SoFi stadium in Los Angeles where we supplied all of the soil amendments for the new construction and landscaping there.

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And we’ve done lots of other high-profile projects like the Getty Center here in California, Disneyland, soccer fields, golf courses, new construction, and homeowner landscape restoration.

Last year, Agromin composted and marketed over one million tons of organic waste. What are some of the key factors that helped Agromin hit such a notable target?

A lot of our success comes from our strategic relationships with waste-selling companies and the cities themselves that hire Agromin to manage their organic waste, as well as our collaborations with the agricultural industry that consumes the products. Since we’re not a landfill, whatever we take in, we have to transform into a safe organic product that ends up back in agriculture, landscaping, and even bagged soil products. Our success over the last 30 years has been through our network of cities, waste haulers, and farmers that create a solution that basically closes the loop on farm, to table, back to farm.

What types of technology and equipment are you using to process these organic materials at such a large scale? We use a lot of mechanical technology and heavy equipment, like loaders, excavators, grinders, and screens. We also have other types of technology, like pulverizers, digesters, and fertilizer manufacturing facilities. It’s kind of a high-tech business in that we have PhD chemical engineers on staff, biology professors that help us with understanding the biology of the soil, and then we have agronomists and laboratories. We also have a lot of blue collar workers that are mechanics and equipment operators and truck drivers, so we run the gamut of manufacturing products from the waste stream.

Following such a large increase in 2021, what are you expecting to see in terms of organic waste volumes in 2022?

We’re already building another 500,000 tons per year of capacity in 2022. With State Senate Bill 1383, it’s estimated that nearly 20 million more tons need to be diverted from landfills by 2025. So even as fast as we’re growing, we’ve got a mountain of organic waste to get diverted from landfills in the next three years. It’s going to be a heavy lift.

What kind of technologies and infrastructure will Agromin need

to be able to accommodate that kind of increase? BC

We need new technologies that help us go faster. Instead of it taking 90 days to compost material, we’re looking at new technologies that can do it in 28 days. So we need to cut down the time in which we get through material at our facilities by collaborating with waste companies and jurisdictions to utilize their infrastructure, and to process on their properties. It took us nearly ten years to get this new 70acre facility permitted, and we don’t have ten years. So now we’re trying to maximize other existing infrastructure by having them host Agromin on their properties to manage these waste streams.

What role is Agromin playing in the bigger picture of carbon reduction initiatives?

We’re finding ways to combat and reverse climate change through soil health. If you can imagine a century or so ago, there used to be about three to seven percent organic carbon in the soil. And today there’s less than one percent. The more we can create healthy soils and put organic carbon back into the soil through compost, we can start to consume more carbon out of the atmosphere through plants and trees, and then store it back in the soil like Mother Nature meant for it to be. But people are paying attention. And now we’re seeing more climate-smart agriculture being performed through regenerative farming, which we play a role in. Chemicals are innovative and they were important in agriculture and monoculture, but we’ve kind of created a carbon dent in the soil that no single company can pay back. So I think that through some of these practices of regenerating soil, we can start at least moving in the right direction. RPN

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CUTTERS PROVE STRONGER THE SECOND TIME AROUND GRANUTECH-SATURN SYSTEMS’ NEW DIVISION REPLACES AND REBUILDS SHREDDER CUTTERS

Customers can get more life out of a rebuilt cutter than they would out of a brand-new cutter.

ranutech-Saturn Systems has introduced a new cutter sales division which will provide customers of dual- and quad-shaft industrial Saturn shredders with replacement rebuilt cutter blades, including spacers or brand-new blades. According to Jonathan Maly, national sales manager for the new cutter division, the hardfacing alloy used to rebuild a cutter is made of a harder material than the cutter itself, allowing customers to get more life out of a rebuilt cutter than they would out of a brand-new cutter. “The cutters in the shredder are obviously what makes contact with all of the material, so the most wear that you have in a shredder is in the cutters,” says Maly. “The expense to get a brand new cutter is extreme. You’re talking anywhere from $1,000 to $3,000 per cutter. To rebuild a cutter utilizing a hardfacing alloy is much less expensive.”

The expense to get a brand-new cutter is extreme. You’re talking anywhere from $1,000 to $3,000 per cutter. To rebuild a cutter utilizing a hardfacing alloy is much less expensive. Jonathan Maly National Sales Manager, Granutech-Saturn Systems While cutters can generally only be rebuilt around three to six times before being rendered unusable, Granutech is currently testing different technologies that aim to expand the life of the cutter to accommodate closer to ten rebuilds. “That amount of rebuilds is going to extend the life of the cutter itself, and it’s going to save the customer a lot of money because they don’t have to buy brand-new cutters,” says Maly. “If you’re looking at the cost of rebuilding a cutter, it varies

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Granutech is testing different technologies to allow up to ten cutter rebuilds.

from $200 to maybe $800, while the cost of a brand-new cutter is in the thousands, especially with steel prices right now.” After years of rebuilding their own cutters, Granutech’s expansive manufacturing capabilities and facilities, including their own machining and tooling division, renders them capable of also offering rebuilt cutters for other OEMs’ shredders. Each cutter goes through rigorous testing to ensure the tolerances adhere to original spec design, resulting in maximum shredder efficiency and productivity. “Our capabilities allow us to bring in cutters from different OEMs’ shredders and we can rebuild them or we can even build brand-new cutters for them as well. We bring the steel in and all the quality control is done in-house. The nice thing for our customers is the buck stops with us.”

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GET PROACTIVE WITH HORIZONTAL GRINDER MAINTENANCE TACKLE MINOR MAINTENANCE ISSUES BEFORE THEY TURN MAJOR

here’s no getting around the fact that routine equipment maintenance and upkeep takes time. But savvy operators can help minimize the duration of work stoppages – both expected and unexpected – by taking a proactive approach to equipment maintenance management for machines like horizontal grinders. But what exactly does that mean? Proactive maintenance is generally about being more attentive to both your equipment and operating conditions and setting yourself up to act quickly and nimbly when a maintenance need arises, according to Ted Dirkx, sales manager for environmental equipment at Vermeer.

GET ORGANIZED

It starts with good organization. With the knowledge of recommended daily inspections, maintenance, and service tasks, you can organize tools in a way that helps streamline those jobs so you can start up your horizontal grinder and get to work. Routine maintenance is better conducted when you have the proper tools on hand or close to the job site where your horizontal grinder is working. Dirkx advises operators to think about what maintenance may be required while on the job and keep essential tools close by to perform tasks in a timely manner. “One best practice is having an entire maintenance trailer or truck readily available for operators to have the tools and means necessary to maintain a horizontal grinder the way it de-

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Vermeer’s HG6000 horizontal grinder.

serves to be,” says Dirkx. “But you can really benefit by having a well-organized set of tools necessary to conduct routine maintenance without a lot of excess. Sometimes you want to have only the tools you need to do the job; it may not do you much good to have every tool under the sun on the job site when you have to sort through everything to find one wrench you need, for example.”

GO FOR A WALK

The next step in a proactive maintenance strategy for your horizontal grinder is simple: go for a walk. As you inspect the machine prior to beginning work on the job site each morning, keep an eye out for signs of things like minor hydraulic leaks that could become more substantial maintenance issues if not caught early on. Proactive fixes like tightening loose hydraulic fittings where there’s evidence of even small leaks can enable you to tend to them as minor maintenance issues before they may turn major, says Dirkx. “It goes without saying that a machine’s cleanliness is directly correlated with how well it’s maintained. If covered in dirt or dust all the time, it’s likely not being maintained well,” Dirkx said. “Piles of debris will not only hide potential warning signs of an early failure, but could cause corrosion issues. Discolouration or paint peeling in the frame or other components around a bearing indicates it’s getting hotter than normal and could foreshadow a more major maintenance issue that a proactive walkaround can expose.”

OPERATE BY FEEL

A good operator uses all of their senses to tell if a horizontal grinder is functioning optimally. Oftentimes, even slight damage or wear to parts like the drum, hammer, or conveyor will make its presence known through a difference in vibration or output sizing. Damage like this can affect overall productivity. In building a proactive maintenance strategy, it’s typically best to assign one or a small number of operators to each grinder so that the subtle operational differences that precede a potentially disruptive issue will be repaired before reaching that point.

KNOW YOUR WEAR PARTS

Another area of focus in a proactive maintenance strategy is attention to wear parts, especially how different components fit together operationally and from a cost standpoint. Running cutter tips beyond their expected lifespan can inflict damage to the more expensive hammer component. Being attentive during operation and proactively replacing cutter tips before they reach that point is one tactic that contributes to a proactive overall maintenance strategy. “It can be risky for an operator to try to milk out an extra four or six hours from a cutter tip because he or she doesn’t want to shut down to change the tips. You can push through that point in the name of productivity, but as soon as those tips are beyond their wear point and you start chewing into the hammer, you can do more long-term harm and add cost,” Dirkx said. “It’s hard to rationalize that in the short term because you’re being more productive. But over 5,000 hours, that can add up to significant additional operating costs.” Another wear part that calls for frequent monitoring is the set of screens within a horizontal grinder. As they wear, openings expand, resulting in output that’s not sized accurately. Staying on top of screen condition and replacing when the operator notices grindings aren’t consistent in size is part of a proactive maintenance strategy.

Proactive maintenance is generally about being more attentive to both your equipment and operating conditions and setting yourself up to act quickly and nimbly when a maintenance need arises. be more efficient with routine maintenance so they can get to work quicker. “A checklist in a format that you can print off or apply as a decal on the machine near the operator’s station can make for a quick reference,” Dirkx said. “And it can be a big help to label everything on the machine – things like where to grease, how much fuel to add, or where the operator should pay extra attention to cleanliness or lubrication. Labelling is a really inexpensive way to be more proactive with routine maintenance.”

LOADING YOUR GRINDER

More attentive, proactive equipment maintenance isn’t confined to the horizontal grinder itself. The equipment you use to load that grinder – and attention to how the machines interact in the process – can have a lot to do with its performance over time. Wheel loaders and excavators, for example, load material differently, and the process can have varied impacts on the long-term performance of belts, cutter tips, and other wear parts. “Typically, the heaviest contaminants shuffle their way to the bottom, so using a wheel loader with a grapple bucket loads in more of those contaminants. An excavator works from the top of the pile. The operator can see what he or she is grabbing,” says Dirkx.

CREATE CHECKLISTS AND LABELS

A lot of work goes into a proactive equipment management strategy, especially for a machine with the number of components and systems like a horizontal grinder. As a way to get organized and streamline the process, Dirkx recommends referring to your operator’s manual to help create a daily checklist with only the high-priority components to check when conducting walkarounds prior to beginning work each day. The same is true with component labels; having things clearly labelled on the machine can help operators MAY/JUNE 2022 | recyclingproductnews.com

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The CBI 6800 horizontal grinder is specifically designed for land clearing companies and yard waste processors who require high-volume throughput. With an optional 1,125-hp Cat C32 engine and a production capacity of up to 200 tons per hour, the CBI 6800 is able to process whole trees, slash, storm debris, regrind, or construction and demolition materials at a low cost per ton. Multiple grate and tip options are also available to optimize the machine for different materials and fine-tune the end product. The entire system is controlled by IntelliGrind logic that incorporates feed speed that varies automatically with engine load. An optional modem communications system provides real-time system diagnostics, analysis, and operating program adjustments.

Rotochopper’s B-66 L-Series horizontal grinder is designed to grind larger, more abrasive feedstock materials while maintaining grinding simplicity and increasing overall production rates. The B-66L has additional wear liners, a bolt-in anvil, 24-tooth 2-inch rotor drum, and reinforced case to tolerate substantial wear and tear, all as standard features. The grinder is engineered to efficiently process challenging grinding applications, including land clearing, orchard removal, forestry slash, and waste. An aggressive powerfeed easily pulls materials into the grinding chamber and the 38-inch throat opening accommodates harsh material including large logs, whole trees, and brushy feedstocks. Additionally, remote monitoring provides reporting and tracking data to predict maintenance needs and reduce downtime.

The Vermeer HG6800TX horizontal grinder is engineered to produce large volumes of ground materials. With a 950-hp (708 kW) engine, this 92,000-pound-class (41,730.5 kg) grinder features 26-inchwide double grouser track pads and travel speeds of 2.8 mph (4.5 kph). The infeed on the HG6800TX grinder was designed with low sidewalls to help the operator easily load material into the machine. The grinder comes equipped with Vermeer SmartFeed technology which optimizes machine performance and stops and reverses material from feeding into the hammermill. Thrown Object Deflector technology also decreases the distance of thrown objects, which allows the machine to operate in a smaller work zone.

The Astec Peterson 6710D horizontal grinder is the largest in the Astec horizontal grinder lineup and is engineered for a range of applications, including recycling, construction and demolition, land clearing, biomass production, and more. The 6710D is powered by a 1,125-hp engine and has a feed opening of 50 x 66 inches (127 x 168 cm). The 6710D is track mounted, which is especially useful when frequent moves on site are necessary, such as in land clearing applications. Additionally, tracks help to reduce material handling costs, which increases profits for producers. The grinder’s Impact Release System also helps prevent damage to the machine when hazardous or ungrindable material enters the grinding chamber.

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LAST WORD

LAST WORD RECRUITING SOIL TO TACKLE CLIMATE CHANGE BY SUSAN ANTLER

here are some unsung heroes waiting in the wings to tackle climate change, and they’re a very powerful combo – soil and the organic matter which is produced at compost and anaerobic digestion facilities across Canada. “Recruiting Soil to Tackle Climate Change: A Roadmap for Canada” identifies the enormous, positive opportunity for soil to combat the climate crisis. Jointly written by the Soil Conservation Council of Canada and our Council, with support from the Metcalf Foundation, the report identifies that Canada’s soils – about 71 million hectares of managed agricultural and urban soils – have the potential to completely offset agriculture’s greenhouse gas emissions footprint, currently estimated at 73 megatonnes annually.

Focusing on soil and using it to sequester carbon delivers important co-benefits including increased fertility, cleaner water, and enhanced biodiversity. Focusing on soil and using it to sequester carbon delivers important co-benefits including increased fertility, cleaner water, and enhanced biodiversity. For our farmers, it will also create greater resiliency and profitability. Over two years in the development, with input from soil health researchers and practitioners from across Canada, the road map identifies methods and recommended actions to rally healthy soils to increase and retain more carbon. Central to the report are five fundamental principles, including minimizing soil disturbance, keeping the ground covered, and adding organic matter (such as compost) to the soil to optimize inputs. All have a common objective: to protect and enhance the community of beneficial soil organisms known as the soil food web.

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Compost has an extremely important role to play in helping the soil food web do its job. Not only does compost provide energy and nutrition for the soil food web, but it also boosts microbial diversity. Plus, as shown in the multi-year agricultural research using CQA compost produced from the source-separated residential organics recycling program in Brandon, Manitoba, the nutritional value of the food crops grown in compost is dramatically improved. Unavoidable food waste, leaf and yard trimmings, and other organic residuals should be recycled and transformed into soil-destined products, from digestate and ultimately, compost. And the benefits are enormous – from massive landfill diversion gains, methane emission reductions, and improved leachate management, to local economic gains including farmland profitability through productivity gains and reduced inputs, better soil health, improved plant yields and nutrient advantages, enhanced water quality and conservation, with another benefit being the very real delivery of carbon sequestration. And yet we’re sitting around at a recycling rate of about onethird of our annual potential. Communities of all population sizes have stepped up to make organics recycling a key component of their local environmental care. These are examples which can be emulated and made locally relevant for those who have yet to step up. As for businesses – the sector which generates two-thirds of the waste produced annually in Canada – there are lots of words about sustainability. While the words from business are deafening, the actions in this arena are too few and far between. Many who package their goods for either business or consumer consumption are irresponsibly interpreting the guidelines for compostability claims with limited consequences for doing so. Over 30 years have gone by since the early days of waste composition audits and recommendations. At what point does all the proof turn into wholesale action to recycle organics and return the essential organic matter back to our soils in a quality manner?

SUSAN ANTLER is the executive director of the Compost Council of Canada.

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