CRRA 40th Annual Conference & Roadshow
Case Study: Reducing Waste and
Increasing Profitability
Mr. Michael Gross
Dr. Ramesh Srinivasan
Smart EOL™
August 10, 2106
Outline
2
Zanker Recycling: Background
3
Zanker Recycling: Material Recovery Processes
4
Zanker Recycling: C&D Line
5
Zanker Recycling: Material Recovery Processes
6
Zanker Recycling: Material Recovery Processes
7
Zanker Recycling: Challenges
8
Zanker Recycling: Operating Principle
9
Zanker Recycling: Solutions
10
Zanker Recycling: Solutions
11
Critical Decisions for a MRF
How should the inbound materials be priced?
Inbound Freight $
12
Critical Decisions for a MRF
When price for outbound material increases,
MRF can afford to decrease the price of inbound materials,
and still be profitable
Inbound Material X
30
50
25
40
20
$/ton
$/ton
Outbound Material A
15
10
30
??
20
10
5
0
0
June
July
June
August
13
July
August
Critical Decisions for a MRF
When price for outbound material decreases,
MRF must increase the price of inbound materials
in order to be profitable.
Outbound Material B
Inbound Material Y
52
50
50
40
46
$/ton
$/ton
48
44
42
30
??
20
10
40
38
June
July
0
August
June
14
July
August
Critical Decisions for a MRF
It is challenging to determine prices for inbound materials in the real
environment with multiple inbound/outbound materials
Outbound Prices
Inbound Prices
????
A
W
V
B
U
T
$/ton
$/ton
C
D
E
S
R
F
Q
G
P
H
Oct
Nov
Dec
Jan
Feb
Mar
Apr
May
Jun
Oct
15
Nov
Dec
Jan
Feb
Mar
Apr
May
Jun
O
Smart EOL Extended Capabilities
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Smart EOL Extended Capabilities
Inbound Freight $
17
Smart EOL Extended Capabilities
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Zanker Recycling: Opportunities
20
Zanker Recycling: Opportunities
21
Zanker Recycling: Opportunities – Problem Finding
22
Case Study: Financial Impacts
23
Case Study: Environmental Impacts
Zanker’s output results in the following benefits (Study Period: Nov 2015 – June 2016)*
Total Change in GHG Emissions (MTCO2E): - 326,000
Removing annual emissions from:
Conserving
69,000
3.7M
Passenger Vehicles
Gallons of Gasoline
Conserving
Barbecues
13.6M
Cylinders of Propane Used for Home
Conserving
Conserving
35,000
Households' Annual Energy Consumption
666,000 Barrels of Oil
Conserving
31M
Total Change in Energy Use (million BTU): - 3.9M
Gallons of Gasoline
24
Zanker Smart EOL Implementation: Next Steps
25
Questions?
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