Patent ID: 8459581
Filing Date: 2013-06-11
Classification: B02C,C10J,C10L,Y02E

Abstract:
1. A system for processing and sorting a municipal solid waste stream, the system comprising: a processing sub-system configured to receive a municipal solid waste stream and to remove the non-processable waste; a processing apparatus configured and disposed to receive constituents of the municipal solid waste stream from the processing sub-system and reduce the size of the constituents of the waste stream to an average particle size of less than about ¾ inch; a first separator configured and disposed to receive the constituents of the waste stream from the processing apparatus and to separate and remove waste constituents of a first type having a bulk density greater than about 15 lb/ft a second separator configured and disposed to receive the constituents of the waste stream having a bulk density less than about 15 lb/ft a mixer configured and disposed to combine the waste constituents of the first type, the waste constituents of the third type, and an additive in a predetermined ratio to form an intermediate material.