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checkbox Separation of Organics from MSW
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checkbox 40% recovery for beneficial reuse
Site: City of Industry, CA
Equipment: OSP-200
Application: Organic Separation Press
Athens Services has collaborated with Komar Industries to produce an Organic Separation Press (OSP). The machine combines a compression auger with a dewatering unit to separate nutrient-rich organics from municipal waste streams. The OSP processes about 40 tons of waste per hour. Of that, the machine is able to recover up to 40 percent for beneficial reuse.  Read More

ORGANIC SEPARATION PRESSES

The waste management industry faces growing legislation requiring higher overall diversion rates from household as well as industrial, commercial and institutional streams.  To date industry has responded by targeting cleaner post industrial and residential streams.  As diversion targets ramp up, processors need to handle significantly more contaminated organics streams to meet higher diversion targets.

KOMAR SOLUTION

Leveraging over 30 years of progressive, ultra-high compaction pressure designs, Komar offers a high pressure auger compaction and proprietary wedge bar separation system to extract organics and liquid fractions from mixed organics and municipal solid waste.   The system is offered in 10 and 50 ton per hour feed capacities to meet a full spectrum of requirements, providing 15 to 45% recovery rates, depending upon feed characteristics.

OSP-40

ORGANIC SEPARATION PROCESSING
10 TONS/HR

Dewaterer
Auger Type:
Electromechanical, Stationary
Facilities:
Material Recovery Facilities, Waste Transfer Stations
Application:
Organic Extraction from Municipal Solid Waste
Volume:
10 tons/hr. feed capacity
Duty:
Continuous
Feed Methods:
Conveyor
  • Small footprint for easy integration with standard sorting lines
  • Minimal presort – tolerant of a wide range of tramp material
  • Simple, fully automated low maintenance design
  • 20-45% total recovery depending upon stream
  • Self-cleaning separation chamber with maintenance free wedge bar design
  • Organics meet quality for anaerobic digestion or addition to composting systems
  • Integral collection tank and automatic pump system
  • Can discharge directly into trailer when mounted on raised stand
  • Dry fraction is RDF quality, can be used in WET
OSP-40 Specifications
Base Machine (l x w x h) 16’8″ x 8’4″ x 7’3″
Processing Chamber (l x w) 4’5″ x 5’3″
Weight 16,213 lbs
Compaction Force 1440 psi
rpm 7.42
Torque 28,330.8 ft-lbs
hp 40

OSP-200

ORGANIC SEPARATION PROCESSING
50 TONS/HR

Organic Separation Processor OSP-200
Auger Type:
Hydraulic, Stationary
Facilities:
Material Recovery Facilities, Waste Transfer Stations
Application:
Organic Extraction from Municipal Solid Waste
Volume:
50 tons per hr feed capacity
Duty:
Continuous
Feed Methods:
Conveyor
Customer Story:
As cities and businesses work to meet California’s 75% recycling goal by 2025, Athens Services is meeting the challenge head-on for their customers with the Komar OSP-200. Download Full Article
  • Small footprint for easy integration with standard sorting lines
  • Minimal presort – tolerant of a wide range of tramp material
  • Simple, fully automated low maintenance design
  • 20-45% total recovery depending upon stream
  • Self-cleaning separation chamber with maintenance free wedge bar design
  • Organics meet quality for anaerobic digestion or addition to composting systems
  • Integral collection tank and automatic pump system
  • Can discharge directly into trailer
  • Dry fraction is RDF quality, can be used in WET
OSP-200 Specifications
Base Machine (l x w x h) 22′ x 7’7″ x 8′
Processing Chamber (l x w)  5′ x 6’2″
Weight 38,574 lbs
Compaction Force 3,029 psi
rpm 33
Torque 37,373 ft-lbs
hp 200