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Smart Station retrofit aims for 75% diversion as staff warn markets, capacity constrain recycling
Summary
City and Smart Station staff described a large equipment retrofit expected to add optical sorters and robotics to boost diversion toward 75%, and discussed SB 54’s producer-responsibility approach as a possible way to shore up end markets and shift costs from ratepayers; speakers emphasized permitting, timeline and market uncertainty.
City and Smart Station presenters said a planned next-generation retrofit of the Smart Station will replace much of the facility’s interior equipment with modern optical sorters and other machinery to raise overall diversion and organics capture.
"We will be installing, I believe it's 11 optical sorters," Jeff Dobbert said, adding that the retrofit aims for a high-diversion facility with a target of about 75% diversion and improved organics recovery. Dobbert said the goal includes increasing throughput on the municipal solid-waste line from roughly 70 tons per hour toward about 100 tons…
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