Machinex delivers turnkey material recovery facility in Central Arkansas
Recognizing the growing demand for recycling services and the opportunity to secure a significant contract, CARDS Recycling expanded its operations beyond traditional waste management
Machinex Technologies opened Central Arkansas Recycling & Disposal Services (CARDS) Recycling's new material recovery facility (MRF) on September 12, 2024, in Springdale, Arkansas. Recognizing the growing demand for recycling services and the opportunity to secure a significant contract, CARDS Recycling expanded its operations beyond traditional waste management, marking a strategic entry into the recycling industry.
Recognizing Machinex's reputation for delivering innovative recycling solutions, CARDS Recycling chose to partner with the Quebec-based company for this pivotal project.
Building a turn-key facility in an existing small building
Faced with the challenge of fitting a state-of-the-art material recovery facility into an existing small building, Machinex applied its creativity and engineering expertise to design a facility that maximizes efficiency and meets the unique needs of CARDS Recycling.
"As we were entering the sphere of recycling, CARDS needed a partner it could trust, with true expertise. Machinex stood out from the beginning, they understood our needs, and accompanied us towards the right solution the whole time," says Dan Christensen, CARDS' president and CEO. "This project showed us it is possible to design and deliver a turnkey material recovery facility seamlessly."
Technology to enhance recycling efficiency in the region
This 14-ton-per-hour residential single-stream MRF is designed to efficiently sort OCC, mixed paper, PET, colour and natural HDPE, tin, and aluminum cans. Key equipment includes a drum feeder, MACH OCC screen, two MACH ballistic separators, MACH fines screen, MACH eddy current, MACH motion floor, Machinex's own II RAM baler, and a MACH Hyspec optical sorter to handle PET/3D fibre sorting.
"We are thrilled to have had the opportunity to establish a strong relationship with CARDS," said Rusty Angel, East Coast sales manager at Machinex. "Dan has been aggressively making key acquisitions in this market, and so we look forward to a long-lasting partnership that will support their commitment to offering top-tier services to their customers."
With this new MRF, CARDS Recycling is poised to enhance recycling efficiency in the region, offering cutting-edge processing capabilities that support both environmental sustainability and the growing recycling demands of their customers. This partnership with Machinex marks a significant first step in CARDS' ongoing commitment to delivering high-quality recycling services.
