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Waste 360 September 3, 2019: Solid Recovered Fuels: The Next Frontier for Fossil Fuel Alternatives? By Arlene Karidis
In some applications, solid recovered fuel is expected to replace up to 100 percent of fossil fuels to generate electricity or heat. As the concept of renewable alternative fuel has evolved, so have several terms classifying these products. Some of those terms are “refuse-derived fuel” (RDF), “engineered fuel” and “solid recovered fuel.” On top of… Read More »
Waste Today November 8, 2019: Inside RePower South’s new operations by Theresa Cottom
At a time when sinking commodity values are sending an increasing amount of material to landfill, a new company is gaining traction in the South for its efforts to reverse that trend. RePower South (RPS) was born in Moncks Corner, South Carolina, in 2013 to help recover more commodities in an economically feasible way. The company… Read More »
Waste 360 October 29, 2019: RePower South Now Accepts Charleston County, S.C., Recyclables
RPS offers a cost-effective recycling and landfill diversion solution that expands recycling recovery across the entire waste stream and produces a low carbon, renewable fuel. South Carolina-based RePower South (RPS) has begun accepting single stream recyclables from Charleston County, S.C., at its Berkeley County Recycling and Recovery Facility. RPS offers a cost-effective recycling and landfill diversion… Read More »
RePower South to accept Charleston County recyclables
RPS Berkeley to help Charleston residents recycle more and landfill less Charleston, S.C.—South Carolina-based RePower South (RPS) recently announced that it has begun accepting single stream recyclables from Charleston County at its Berkeley County Recycling and Recovery Facility. RPS offers a cost effective recycling and landfill diversion solution that expands recycling recovery across the entire… Read More »
Resource Recycling September 4, 2019: Mixed-waste recovery: another useful tool, but no silver bullet by Colin Staub
The leader of mixed-waste processor RePower South recently spoke on why recovering recyclables from the trash stream is a good option in certain cases. RePower South launched in 2013, licensing technology that creates a solid fuel from waste materials. The company has been working to advance several projects in the Southeast U.S. Now, the company… Read More »
Waste Today Magazine September 6, 2019: What’s new in waste conversion technology by Steve Simmons
By now, solid waste managers know the overseas markets for traditional recyclable materials have been inverted due to import bans and restrictions put in place by China. To boot, China’s actions are having a ripple effect across the globe as more countries adopt waste and material bans or expand their restrictions. While this is certainly… Read More »
Recycling Today September 5, 2019: Prattville, Alabama, rolls out new recycling program by Kelly Maile
Prattville, Alabama, is on a path to improve recycling. The city is revamping its recycling program with a new partnership with RePower South (RPS), Montgomery, Alabama, with hopes to capture and divert more material from landfill and make recycling easier for residents and businesses. Before, Prattville, along with other cities in Autauga County, provided large recycling bins… Read More »
The Register-Guard June 14, 2019: Innovative Eugene business Bulk Handling Systems develops robotic waste-sorting machines by Aliya Hall
Ever since China stopped accepting U.S. recycled materials at the end of 2017, the future of recycling has been hanging in the balance. But Bulk Handling Systems in Eugene isn’t giving up that easy — in fact, the company is working on new, innovative ways to combat the recycling crisis. “China went away, but there’s… Read More »
WTVY Channel Four June 7, 2019: Dothan extends business with Montgomery recycling company by Anna Knapp
A 90-day trial with Repower South has now been extended to a six-month contract. The company requires stricter guidelines, with zero tolerance for several items including glass and paint. Environmental services assistant manager John Marshall says Dothan has done a good job at adjusting. “We tried to make some adjustments to what we do to… Read More »
Waste Today May 21, 2019: RePower South aims to enhance recycling by Kelly Maile
CEO Brian Gilhuly talks vision behind new recycling and recovery facilities RePower South (RPS), Moncks Corner, South Carolina, has changed the economics of mixed waste processing by recovering and recycling more material and converting nonrecyclable paper and plastics that are typically sent to landfill into a clean, low-carbon renewable fuel. With the opening of two RePower South facilities in… Read More »
Waste 360 May 16, 2019: RePower South Launches State-of-the-art MRF in Berkeley County, S.C. by Arlene Karidis
The facility became fully operational in late April and can process 200,000 tons a year leveraging both mechanical processes and automated technologies. Until late April, not many residents of Berkeley County, S.C., recycled, as they either had to hire and pay a private hauler or drive materials to a drop-off center. Now they have another… Read More »
RePower South Berkeley poised to transform waste processing in its home state, May 5, 2019
Berkeley County, S.C. Plant Fully Operational Moncks Corner, S.C.—RePower South (RPS) has begun processing material at the company’s recycling and recovery facility for Berkeley County, S.C. With minimal programs in place and a community demanding recycling, Berkeley County chose RPS to deliver the nation’s most comprehensive and cost effective recycling and reuse program to its… Read More »