Eriez designates ecocertification for recycling equipment

May 10, 2011

Eriez®, Erie, Pa., has developed an ecocertification designation for a variety of its high-end recycling equipment, including the ProSort, ProSort II, and FinesSort™ metal recovery systems and eddy current separators (ECS).

Whether used as individual units or complete systems, the recycling equipment is designed for efficient and economical processing of municipal solid waste, comingled recyclables, shredded automobiles, electronic scrap, glass cullet, plastic (PET), foundry sand, and other resource recovery operations.

The selected recycling products have met several company-established criteria for the ecocertified designation: ProSort, ProSort II, FinesSort, and ECS are manufactured with energy-saving features, including the use of energy-free permanent magnets; they are built in a company facility that focuses on recycling consumables, driving down energy usage, and reducing solid landfill waste; an electronic, paperless format is used when promoting the selected recycling equipment; and when marketed using hard copy, promotional material is printed on recycled paper.

The company also has incorporated a completely digital work flow, both internally and externally, to reduce its dependence on paper. Customers now can access product information via the company Web site and print only what they need, including specs and details about the company’s line of recycling equipment.