![]() ![]() Republic Services Inc., Phoenix, has reported net income of $235.5 million, or 74 cents per diluted share, for the fourth quarter of 2020. Van Dyk can be contacted at 20 or at to request a tour of the Great Northern facility or for more information. The fact that they keep all parts in stock is an amazing asset for their customers.” “Overnight delivery on parts is very reliable and, in an emergency, they will even deliver same-day via courier. “When we call for assistance, we get an immediate response,” Fiorillo says. He also acknowledges the “impeccable” service he receives. Van Dyk measures, and then remeasures, to make sure everything fits.” Regarding the installation, Fiorillo says it was “on point, and the Van Dyk install team was very professional.” He adds, “What has impressed me the most about Van Dyk over the years is that every piece of machinery fits perfectly and is bolted together. All materials are baled in a Bollegraaf HBC 120s baler, also supplied by Van Dyk. Storage bunkers replaced the original push-through bunkers to eliminate double handling of the material, according to Van Dyk. “Now we can produce the same overall tonnage with just one shift and fewer people.”Īll residue is now centralized to one location, where a reversible belt feeds two compactors, making the system fully automatic. “We were running with a shift and a half,” Fiorillo says. In light of the optical sorter’s efficiency, Great Northern has been able to eliminate six hand-sorters while also increasing its tonnage processed per hour. “The improved quality of the product produced has enabled us to get more money for the product and also to find constant markets for it,” he adds. Great Northern Fibers General Manager Joe Fiorillo says the facility’s OCC tonnage has dramatically increased, maximizing the company’s advantage on high OCC prices. Photo courtesy of Van Dyk Recycling Solutions When paper lies still, the optical sorter can increase the accuracy of its picks and also can process more material at a higher speed. The optical sorter is outfitted with a Deft Air wind tunnel on its acceleration belt to stabilize paper and prevent floating. Van Dyk says the results are twofold: By removing brown grades from the paper, the news grade is now clean enough to sell as news, while the brown material captured by the optical sorter is blended into the OCC and baled. The optical sorter shoots positively on OCC, ejecting brown fiber from the remaining news stream. Van Dyk proposed a 2,800-millimeter (or slightly more than 9-feet) wide optical sorter to remove small cardboard from the unders of the OCC screen. The company completed the installation in late 2020. To upgrade the system and recover more valuable fiber, Great Northern selected Van Dyk Recycling Solutions, Norwalk, Connecticut. However, much of the small OCC was making its way into the paper stream, ending up either in residue or in the mixed paper grade. The incoming material contains a great deal of old corrugated containers (OCC), and the company’s existing OCC screen removes large pieces of this material. Great Northern Fibers LCC, West Babylon, New York, has upgraded its fiber sorting line, which alternately processes commercial fiber and residential dual-stream news from Long Island communities. ![]()
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