New Hanover, North Carolina, C&D facility refines process

The Wilmington (North Carolina) Star News  reports employees of New Hanover County’s new construction and demolition (C&D) debris recycling facility are still working out how to most efficiently use the facility’s equipment. 

The equipment has the potential to process 30 tons of material per hour, or 5,000 tons per month. Between July 7-31, 2016, it has processed less than one-third of this amount at only 1,200 tons of debris, the article says.

Workers are still unsure as to the proper balance of material loaded into the machinery to achieve optimal efficiency. Operations also are hindered by the thick heat and humidity of summer, the article says.

According to Environmental Management Director Joe Suleyman, the equipment is still reliable despite the facility’s difficulties.

“At the end of the day, we want to make sure we are safely and efficiently pushing materials through the system as it designed,” Suleyman told the newspaper.