Hartland Developments has been in the topsoil business for many years. Both Lunenberg and the new plant utilize the Ebara technology. The building footprint is 55,000 sq. The property could accommodate a second plant directly beside the original if needed in the future. Only the first two areas are separated by a wall.
Workers remove obvious contaminants from loads on the tipping floor.
Feedstock then is put in a hopper and conveyed through a handpicking line to sort recyclables and residuals. A motorized cross-belt magnet removes ferrous materials. The feedstock is processed in a slow speed rotary shredder. After shredding, material is conveyed to a composting room where it is unloaded. Amendments can be added at this point.