The Neptune Automated Wheel Wash System from Innovative Equipment Solutions, Hot Springs, Ark., requires no operator. As a vehicle approaches the wheel wash system, the wash cycle is automatically activated by a proximity sensor. A technically engineered spray system washes the vehicle as it drives through the wheel wash system at walking speed. The angled profile construction of the wash areas flexes open the tire profiles and supplements the cleaning effect, helping to dislodge heavier soils, according to the company. Each system is equipped with nozzles in the tread area as well as custom-milled side spray nozzles. The nozzles are adjustable to provide effective cleaning spray pattern for each side.

The Maximus Series Systems can be configured in one of three ways:

•    G Series: As a gravity feed system that requires excavation for both the tank and the wash platform.
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•    PR Series: As a totally portable system which requires no excavation and includes ramps.
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•    P Series: As a relocated system that will require excavation for the wash platform only.
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All installation configurations can be used in temporary or permanent applications.

The two- and three-tire revolution models can be equipped with Turbo Wash Nozzles for increased effectiveness in heavier soils. The above-ground systems use ramps to transition from the grade of the approach to the base of the wheel wash unit. The ramps also help dislodge heavier solids from the wheels on the approach, help shake water from the tires on the exit and help control the speed of the traffic.

Each wash element on the Maximus Series is constructed with an integrated sloped, steel pan designed to capture and discharge the wash water into either steel, or a concrete water recycling and solids separation tank. Flocculent is then introduced to the system to assist with solids separation and decrease the amount of detention time needed to deliver optically clear, recycled water.

In gravity flow systems, as the system runs, the wash water flows directly into an adjacent steel or concrete water recycling and solids separation tank via steel or concrete flumes. On all prefabricated steel systems, the number of flumes is determined by the overall length of the wash platform. In systems with above-ground tanks, the wash water discharges into an adjacent water collection chamber, allowing for continual system operation. The collection chamber houses a pump that returns the water and solids to the water recycling and solids separation tank.

More information is available at www.innovativeequipment.org.

 

The Institute of Scrap Recycling Industries Inc. (ISRI), Washington, D.C., has released a series of fact sheets designed to educate policy makers, media and the public about the domestic scrap recycling industry and its contributions to the U.S. economy, job creation, environmental protection and energy savings.

“The scrap recycling industry is not only growing in size, but is continuing to play a more and more important role in job creation, helping level the U.S. trade balance, and strengthening the economy as a whole,” Robin Wiener, ISRI president, says. “Despite this, many misconceptions about the industry continue to linger. ISRI is a clearinghouse of information about our industry, our members and how what they do is having a positive impact in local communities and around the world.”

ISRI also included two new fact sheets to its roundup. Visitors to its website will now find a fact sheet geared towards educating children about recycling and a safety fact sheet added to the mix.

More information can now be found at www.isri.org/factsheets. 

Pittsburgh-based Liberty Tire Recycling has announced its sponsorship of four river cleanup events in 2011 that are being organized by Clinton County (Pennsylvania) CleanScapes (CCC). The waterway tire removal programs will be organized by CCC, a non-profit organization that helps cleanup the waterways and landscapes in Pennsylvania’s Clinton and Lycoming counties.Event locations and times are:

•    July 23, West Branch Susquehanna River, 8th Annual West Branch River Cleanup, (Woodward Township) Lock Haven, Pa.

•    August 5, Bald Eagle Creek, 2nd Annual Tire Removal Float, Castanea, Pa.

•    August 13, West Branch Susquehanna River, 5th Pine Creek to Jersey Shore, Pa.

•    September 10, West Branch Susquehanna River, 3rd Annual Great Island Adventure, (Woodward Township) Lock Haven, Clinton County, Pa.

Kurt Meyer, vice president of sales and marketing for Liberty Tire Recycling, says, “At Liberty Tire Recycling, we are pleased to be able to support CCC in these upcoming tire cleanup events. CCC does important work, and we applaud them for their efforts across Clinton and Lycoming counties in recovering thousands of scrap tires that sit at the bottoms of our streams and rivers. Those tires might otherwise end up in a landfill.”

During the past 11 years, CCC says it has hosted 81 cleanup events, worked with more than 2,000 volunteers, removed 913 tons of waste, recovered 7,316 tires and removed nearly 21 tons of scrap metal in Clinton and Lycoming counties.

Liberty Tire Recycling reclaims more than 130 million tires annually throughout the United States and Canada, which the company says creates about 1.5 billion pounds of recycled rubber for smart, sustainable products.

Elisabeth McCoy, CCC project director, says, “We are thrilled that Liberty Tire Recycling has chosen to support us in our upcoming cleanup events as we work to provide our community members and visitors with a safer and more viable place to live, work and play. CCC strives to take on the most challenging of sites, and to the best of our knowledge, we are the only organization in Pennsylvania that specializes in annual waterway tire removal events.”

More information can be found at www.libertytire.com.

Embraer, a Brazil-based manufacturer of commercial jets, has become the newest member of the Aircraft Fleet Recycling Association (AFRA), Washington, D.C.

Embraer is the third aircraft manufacturer to join the AFRA, a 56-member organization.

Martin Fraissignes, AFRA’s executive director, says, “We are delighted that such a prestigious company as Embraer has decided to join us on our journey to develop and promote environmental best practices throughout the field of aircraft dismantling and recycling. AFRA membership further confirms Embraer’s commitment to pushing for the best sustainable practices in our industry.”

For the past five years, AFRA has set industry standards for the disassembly of end-of-service aircraft.
Guilherme de Almeida Freire, Embraer’s Environmental Strategy and Technology director, says, “Embraer’s membership in AFRA will intensify the exchange of experiences regarding recycling and/or the final disposal of aeronautical components, as well as the technical interchange between professionals, in order to incorporate new technologies with the integrated product development process.”

Established in 2006, AFRA focuses on the responsible management of end-of-life aircraft.