Dive summary:
- Pratt Industries, a paper recycler and box manufacturer, has broke ground for their new solid waste transfer station in Conyers, Ga.
- The transfer station is the first phase of a $13 million “eco campus” project that will include recycling and a gasification energy plant.
- The project aims to divert about 40% of solid waste in the area to be either recycled or used for waste-to-energy.
From the article:
"The contract transitions Conyers' municipal solid-waste collection to Pratt's Recycling Division," said division president Myles Cohen. "Additionally, the transfer station will also accept residential and commercial solid waste from other waste haulers and cities in Georgia."
About 40 percent of the solid waste collected will be either recycled or used in the gassification energy plant on site and diverted from landfills. The solid waste transfer station will also be able to serve other local solid waste haulers and save on fuel consumed from hauling out to far away landfills. ...
