Why a good shredding&sorting system is important?

sland Recycling successfully installed a autoshredder to increase operational effciency, throughput, and material recovery as part of its commitment to environmental sustainability in Hawaii.

Established in 1983 in Kalihi, Honolulu, Jim Nutter startedhis business out of an old shipping container. Island Recycling now operates two locations in the state as a second-generationfamily-run business. The company acts as a multi-commodity recycling centre, helping public, commercial, and governmental entities keep an annual total of 60.000 tons of recvclable

Island Recycling sent batches of automobile residue to a test facility to see the difference it could make for its non-ferrous recycling separation processes. The process re-vealed that the company loses 16 percent of non-ferrous metalsto the waste stream.

The recycler can now recover substantial profit margins missing in non-ferrous metals. The new process allows the company to keep materials out of Hawaii's constricted and costly landfll space, which faces unique challenges in there mote location.

The shredder installed at Island Recycling features a new infeed conveyor, feed roll assembly, and a pin puller. Also new to the recycler is the 2,500-hp motor with variable frequency drive technology. The equipment package also includes a non-ferrous recovery system with an eddy current separator for aluminum recovery and a metal sensor sorter to help produce a clean aluminum product.