Republic Services Modernizes Its Single-stream Sorting System

Republic Services, Inc. will invest $20 million to modernize the single-stream sorting system at its Southern California recycling facility, CVT Regional Material Recovery Facility. Recognized as one of the largest materials recovery facilities (MRFs) by volume in the United States, CVT has served municipalities throughout Southern California for more than two decades.

CVT, along with the company’s hauling divisions, are located on 35 acres in Anaheim, Calif. The MRF encompasses more than 250,000 sq ft under roof, and is permitted to process 6,000 tons per day. The list of types of waste processed at the MRF is diverse and includes mixed paper, ledger paper, cardboard, C&D, newspaper, phone books, magazines, computer paper, plastic bottles, tin cans and aluminum cans.

The Southern California MRF has seen numerous enhancements throughout the years, but this time around it will receive a major overhaul with the installation of a brand new state-of-the-art single-stream sorting system, designed by Bulk Handling Systems (BHS). The high-tech sorting equipment, featuring patented screens and optical detection technology, is custom designed to improve operations and recovery. RRT Design & Construction was selected by Republic to manage the project and site enhancements.

Republic’s new system, designed to increase capacity from 20 tons per hour to 50 tons per hour, is one of the largest, most sophisticated single-stream systems BHS has developed to date. A new Eco-Center is also planned to allow MRF visitors the opportunity to observe how recyclables are sorted and removed from the waste stream and prepared for shipment to mills and production facilities.

The CVT Regional MRF modernization project is under way and scheduled for completion by the end of 2011. Phase II of the project is still under development, but scheduled to start in 2012. It will include a complete retooling of the facilities commercial sorting lines.

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