How is Paper Recycled? Learn About the Recycling Process at Pratt Industries

Pratt Industries
12 Nov 202103:56

Summary

TLDRThe video offers a detailed tour of a material recovery facility, showcasing the process of waste sorting and recycling. Trucks unload waste, which is then sorted by workers and machinery, including a disc screen and a trommel. Materials are separated into various streams and undergo quality checks. Cardboard is baled for transport to a paper mill, where it's recycled into new paper products. The facility plays a crucial role in Pratt Industries' commitment to providing 100% recycled packaging solutions.

Takeaways

  • 🚚 Trucks arrive at the facility and are first weighed before unloading materials.
  • 🔄 Materials are unloaded in a designated area and then loaded onto a conveyor system.
  • 🚜 A front loader is used to move materials into an in-feed bunker for processing.
  • 🌫️ A mister is utilized to manage dust during the material handling process.
  • ♻️ Workers manually remove contaminants from the material on the pre-sort line.
  • 📏 A disc screen is used to separate cardboard from other materials based on size.
  • 🔭 Materials are further sorted into different streams: fines, medium, and large items.
  • 🧲 Ferrous and aluminum materials are separated using magnets and eddy current separators.
  • 🌬️ A blower sorter is employed to separate light materials from heavy ones.
  • 🔎 Optical sorters are used to separate different types of plastics and cartons.
  • 📦 Bales are compressed and stacked for transportation to be sold as commodities.
  • 🌿 Mixed paper is sent to a paper mill to be recycled into 100% recycled paper products.

Q & A

  • What is the first step in the material recovery process at the Conyers facility?

    -The first step is for trucks to arrive at the facility, where they stop on a scale to be weighed before proceeding to unload the materials onto the floor.

  • How is dust managed during the initial stages of material handling?

    -A mister is used to help manage any dust as the materials are moved onto the first conveyor.

  • What is the function of the pre-sort line in the facility?

    -The pre-sort line is where workers manually remove contaminants from the material, dropping them into bunkers below.

  • How is cardboard separated from other materials?

    -Cardboard is separated from other materials using a disc screen, where it climbs the screen while the remaining material falls through.

  • What happens to the fines, medium-sized, and large items after the trommel separates them?

    -Fines are conveyed past a cross-belt magnet to capture ferrous materials and an eddy current to capture aluminum. Medium-sized materials go to a ballistic sorter, while large items are conveyed to a blower sorter, which separates light and heavy materials.

  • What is the role of the blower sorter in the facility?

    -The blower sorter separates light materials from heavy materials, which are then sent to separate sort lines where contaminants are removed.

  • How is mixed paper sorted and handled?

    -Mixed paper is sorted using optical sorters in the light stream. After passing a final quality control check, it is loaded into a mixed paper truck.

  • What materials are separated by the optical sorters on the optical sort line?

    -The optical sorters on the optical sort line separate number two HDPE (high-density polyethylene), number one PET (polyethylene terephthalate), and cartons.

  • What happens to the bales of sorted commodities after they are compressed?

    -The bales of sorted commodities are stacked and loaded onto trailers to be sold as commodities.

  • What is unique about the handling of the mixed paper stream?

    -The mixed paper stream is hauled directly to the Pratt paper mill, where it is re-pulped and made into 100% recycled paper. The recycled paper is then either converted into new cardboard or shipped to other Pratt facilities.

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