Patent ID: 8398006
Filing Date: 2013-03-19
Classification: B02C,B03B,B03C,B07B,Y02E,Y02W

Abstract:
1. A method for recovering recyclable materials from mixed solid waste stream, comprising: providing a mixed waste stream comprising at least two recyclable materials selected from the group consisting of paper, plastic, and non-ferrous metal, the recyclable materials including 2-dimensional and 3-dimensional materials; shredding the mixed waste stream in a shredder to produce a shredded mixed waste having 2-dimensional and 3-dimensional recyclable materials; fractionating the shredded mixed waste stream by size in a size separator to produce a plurality of sized waste streams, wherein an over sized waste stream includes plastic and paper; fractionating at least a portion of the sized waste streams by density to produce a light fraction and a heavy fraction, the light fraction enriched in the at least two recyclable materials; sorting the light fraction using one or more sorting apparatuses to produce at least two separate recyclable products selected from the group consisting of a paper product, a plastic product, and a non-ferrous product; and recovering the at least two recyclable materials as individual recyclable products.