Fiberight to construct state-of-the-art MSW refinery
April 18, 2018, HAMPDEN, MAINE — CP Group, based in San Diego, CA, will install an advanced material recovery facility and front-end system for Fiberight’s state-of-the-art waste processing facility.
The Hampden, Maine facility is a fully functioning commercial application of Fiberight’s proprietary technology that upgrades MSW into refined energy and industrial products. A 144,000 square foot building is currently under construction and will begin receiving equipment this summer. The
material recovery facility will start up by fall 2018; upgrading processes will be commissioned shortly thereafter.
Fiberight has been working with the Municipal Review Committee (MRC) of Maine since 2013. In February 2015, the MRC approved a development agreement with Fiberight to process 180,000 tons per year of MSW from 83 municipalities and public entities pursuant to a 15-year contract. In January 2018, Fiberight announced the completion of $70 million in project financing for the plant.
The Fiberight facility will feature the latest generation of machinery and technology from the CP Group to recover recyclable commodities and prepare residual waste for further processing on-site. Fiberight anticipates landfill diversion of up to 80%, including recovery of metal, plastic, OCC and other commodities for beneficial re-use or recycling. Other commodities to be recovered include contaminated cellulose, food waste and other organic materials that may be converted into biomass, sugars, market pulp, and biogas.
Terry Schneider, CEO and President of CP Group, says, “We are very honored to be a part of this groundbreaking technological advancement with the Fiberight team. Their forward-thinking approach could change the way the industry processes waste, particularly fiber. We look forward to beginning installation and getting this facility into operation.”
The Hampden facility features a CP Trommel Screen with bag-opening knives, a steel-disc CP OCCScreen™, an anti-wrapping CP Auger Screen used to size material, two reduced-wrapping CPScreens™ for 2D/3D separation, the abrasion-resistant CP Glass Breaker to remove glass and fines, and 4 MSS CIRRUS® optical sorters. Two MSS CIRRUS® PlasticMax™ optical sorters will recover PET and HDPE, one MSS CIRRUS® FiberMax™ optical sorter will sort and clean fiber, and one MSS CIRRUS® will be used as a scavenger optical sorter to recover any remaining commodities.
Craig Stuart Paul, CEO of Fiberight stated, “We are delighted to have teamed with the CP group to create a new paradigm for waste disposal. Our end-to-end solution was made possible by CP’s thoughtful design process and application of the latest generation in front-end waste processing, geared specifically to our needs for downstream material upgrading.”
Fiberight’s technology is the first commercial process to convert organic wastes to biofuel and refined bioproducts. Its technology platform has been demonstrated since 2010 at its Virginia prototype production plant, using MSW feedstock. In addition to the Hampden project, Fiberight is currently involved in the development of similar projects in New England.
Craig Stuart Paul will be speaking about Fiberight’s conversion technology at Waste Expo on Wednesday, April 25, from 1:45-3:00pm in the session A Case Study for Waste Conversion in room N102-N103.
ABOUT FIBERIGHT
Fiberight is a privately held company founded in 2007 with current operations in Maine, Virginia, Maryland and the United Kingdom. Fiberight’s proven, proprietary waste processing technology converts Municipal Solid Waste into high-value commodities to enable next generation recycling and maximum resource recovery from municipal waste.
