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and placement of the chutes all play a role in the success of the purity.And it is reliable.We can get a consistently high level of performance from RoBB throughout each shift, day after day. When deciding where to place RoBB-AQC, why did you choose to apply it where you did? Rodriguez-Piñero:We considered placing RoBB in several spots in the Houston MRF. One was at the end of the con- tainer line sorting HDPE-natural from HDPE-color. Another was as a “last chance” sorter, rescuing value out of the end of line residue. In the end, we choose the mixed paper QC line and made RoBB’s two sorting tasks be: 1. Recovering outthrows (OCC) from the mixed paper.We get a higher value for the OCC when selling it as OCC rather than as part of the mixed paper bales. 2. Recovering prohibitives (bottles, cans, film) from the pa- per.This helps us improve mixed paper quality while recov- ering high value Aluminum and PET from paper. What do you see the future looking like at a waste processing facility? Do you see the equipment and available technology changing significantly in the next 5-10 years, and how? Rodriguez-Piñero: I see future MRFs having more and more intelligence. I see more predictable maintenance fea- tures on SCADA and on control systems for optical sorters. I see robots that have multiple recipes allowing us to quickly change settings as our inbound material changes. I see flexi- ble optical sorters that can eject OCC when we run resi- dential volumes and then be reprogrammed to eject white paper when we run commercial/school volumes. Would you consider adding another robot? If so, where do you think you would apply it to most bene- fit your system? Rodriguez-Piñero: We’ve observed so far that the RoBB works very well sorting 2D materials. So, I would consider adding another one on the quality control lines for any 2D products. The Iowa Recycling and Solid Waste Management Confer- ence and Trade Show is seeking presentation abstracts for its 2021 event October 4-6. Hosted by the Iowa Recycling Association (IRA) and Iowa Society of SolidWaste Operations (ISOSWO), this year’s con- ference is being held in Cedar Rapids, Iowa. The conference education sessions are divided into three concurrent tracks: Solid waste management; Recycling and educatio;n and Best practices and professional development The conference education committee is particularly look- ing for speakers in the areas of organics, recycling manage- ment and social equity in environmental issues. The submittal deadline has been extended to May 18,2021. For more information about submitting an abstract, guide- lines, and desired topics, please visit iowaconference.org . Recycling Conference Seeks Presentations
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