Air Emissions
      Carbon monoxide
      Multiple Emissions
      NOx
 
Carbon monoxide
VanDeMark Chemical, Inc. -Capital Project Completed: October 2007

Capital project to assist VanDeMark Chemical, Inc. in purchasing a process control system and distillation equipment to reduce pollution at their manufacturing facility in Lockport, New York. Success of this project reduced Carbon Monoxide air emissions by 113 tons per year; reduced Phosgene air emissions by 62 tons per year; reclaimed 400 tons per year of hazardous solvent waste; and yield an economic benefit of over $1.5 million annually.


Multiple Emissions
Candelight Cabinetry -Capital Project Completed: December 2006

Capital project to assist Candlelight Cabinetry with the installation of a flat line finishing system to replace the manual spray painting equipment used in the company’s hardwood cabinet manufacturing operation.  As a result of this project, the company reduced VOC emissions by over 18 tons per year, reduced HAPS by about 3 tons per year and eliminated off-site hazardous waste disposal of 45 tons per year. In addition, Candlelight Cabinetry increased employment from 91 to 220 and increased sales 197 percent during the project time period.


Newton Falls Fine Paper Co., LLC -Capital Project Completed: February 2009

Capital project to assist Newton Falls Fine Paper Co., LLC install boiler modification equipment to maximize efficiency and reduce air emissions.  The project reduced fuel consumption by 805,376 gallons per year, saved $1.15 million per year, and prevented the generation of: 82.6 tons nitrogen oxide (NOx); 117.7 tons of sulfur dioxide (SO2); 7.6 tons of carbon monoxide (CO); 1.4 tons of volatile organic compounds (VOCs); and 30 tons of particulate annually.


NOx
Israel Beigel Baking Company -Capital Project Completed: November 2003

Capital Project to purchase a new baking system and boiler. With the new baking system and boiler, Beigel saved over $191,000 per year in fuel and waste reduction and decreased pollution to a fraction of what it was. The company increased sales 5% and has the ability to develop new products.   

 

Construction and Demolition Debris
      Building Material Reuse Center
      Deconstruction

Building Material Reuse Center 
“Build it Green (BIG)!” Building Materials Reuse Center -Technical Assistance Project Completed: October 2007
 
Technical assistance project to help Community Environmental Center Inc. open a building materials reuse center in Astoria, Queens to recover valuable materials from the waste stream and provide customers with affordable quality building materials. By the end of the project, BIG! generated higher revenues ($357,903) after diverting only 427 tons of building materials, and saved businesses $162,880. BIG! raised more revenue with less tonnage than anticipated.
 
 
Syracuse Habitat for Humanity, Inc. -Technical Assistance Project Completed: February 2006
 
Technical assistance project to assist Syracuse Habitat for Humanity, Inc. (HFH) with the start up and operation of a ReStore for one year. This project resulted in diverting 92 tons of unused or reusable building materials from disposal to reuse; saved area businesses $4,000 in avoided disposal costs; and generated $80,000 in sales revenues. At the close of the project the ReStore was clearly growing, as well as improving the quality and quantity of merchandise.


Deconstruction
Buffalo ReUse, Inc. -Research Project Completed: September 2008
 
Research project to assist Buffalo ReUse, Inc. to determine best practices for deconstruction in the City of Buffalo.

 

Electronics
    Electronics required by law to be recycled
     Other electronics

Electronics required by law to be recycled
Waste Management and Recycling Products, Inc. -Capital Project Completed: July 2004

Capital project to support the purchase and installation of computer and electronics processing equipment at Waste Management & Recycling Products’ (WM&RP) Schenectady recycling facility. WM&RP increased its ability to process over 1,400 tons of electronics annually for reuse or recycling. Average employment at the company has increased from 14 to 27 positions and annual revenue has increased to over $1.4 million.

WeRecycle! LLC -Capital Project Completed: December 2008

Capital project to help establish a New York State-based electronic waste recycling facility in Mt. Vernon by assisting in the purchase of low speed/high torque shredding equipment and a mechanical separation system. As a result of this project, the plant has the capacity to process more than four tons of electronics per hour and thirteen full time positions were created by December 2008.

Other Electronics
Optical Technologies Corporation -Research Project Completed: December 2007
 
Research project to assist Optical Technologies Corporation to develop additional technology to improve the commercial viability of its optical photoconductor drum analyzer by reducing the costs of developing performance criteria for new drums as they are introduced to the market.

 

Glass
       Container glass mixed color
       Glass dust and fines
       Recycled glass product manufacturer

Container glass mixed color
Andela Tool & Machine -Research Project Completed: April 2004

Research project to assist Andela Tool & Machine with the development of a new line of low-cost, modular glass processing equipment that will help improve New York’s marketplace for recycling mixed-color container glass. This project enabled Andela to design and build a modular glass coloring system that generates useable product.  Andela has hired an employee to assist with marketing and has contracted with a local material recovery facility for at least 600 tons of glass per year.


Trilogy Glass, LLC -Capital Project Completed: July 2008

Capital project to assist Trilogy Glass, LLC install and implement a glass beneficiation line adjacent to the Ontario County landfill and MRF. At the time the project closed, the company was processing at a rate of 35,156 tons per year of recycled, mixed-color container glass. Based on a $40 ton average landfill cost, the facility is saving its suppliers approximately $1.356 million annually by providing the recycling option and has created 12 new jobs.


Glass dust and fines
Woodruff Block Company, Inc. -Research Project Completed: December 2008
 
Research project to assist Woodruff Block Company, Inc. and Graymont Materials, Inc. to develop and test specifications for the use of 8,000 tons per year of glass dust byproduct generated by neighboring Potters Industries.


Recycled glass product manufacturer
A.C.A. Reflective Glass Products, Inc. -Capital Project Completed: October 2001
 
Capital project to assist A.C.A. Reflective Glass Products, Inc. purchase two highly-efficient, state of the art ovens, an atmospheric sifter and related equipment to increase the company’s manufacturing capacity, and enable it to process and use recycled glass as a raw material for its traditional bead product, and as a blasting agent. The new oven system reduced energy costs by more than $300,000 per year. A.C.A. was also able to reuse glass that it formerly was throwing away, which resulted in annual cost savings for raw materials of more than $30,000. A.C.A. was also able to recover and sell 600 tons per year of byproduct, yielding $250,000 in new revenue. Concurrently, annual landfill costs were reduced by $18,000. Glass bead production at the plant doubled and 2.5 new jobs were created.
 
 
IceStone, LLC  -Research Project Completed: September 2006
 
Research project to assist IceStone, LLC to solve product quality issues. IceStone implemented a series of tests internally to test the effect of modified (1) mix designs, (2) vibration conditions such as frequency and amplitude, (3) curing conditions and (4) procedural and process changes. The goal was to better understand how these factors affected product quality they could use the knowledge to improve yield. In addition, a third party lab tested IceStone products using appropriate ASTM procedures.


IceStone, LLC -Capital Project Completed: December 2008

Capital project to assist IceStone, LLC in acquiring a new Pedrini polishing system.  As a result of this project, the company reduced waste by 3,348 tons per year, saved  $2.4 million per year in avoided disposal costs and avoided raw materials purchases, and increased sales by $3.7 million per year.

 

Industrial By-Products
    Abrasives
    Aggregate, ash, clay and sand
    Food processing
    General manufacturing
    Material substitution
    Metal finishing
    Metal waste
    Process water
    Solvent
    Wood manufacturing
    Wood product remanufacturing
   

Abrasives
United Materials International, LLC -Research Project Completed: August 2008

Research, Development and Demonstration project to assist United Materials International, LLC to analyze various methods for producing and classifying metallic particles using an ultra high-pressure abrasive jet cutting process. The goal was to develop a water-jet system mixed with metallic particles for industrial cutting that could compete with garnet abrasives, but also assure recovery and reuse of the blast media.


Aggregate, ash, clay and sand
Armstrong Mold Corporation-Capital Project Completed: July 2009

Capital project to assist Armstrong Mold Corporation in replacing its 20 year old mold sand reclamation system.  The goal of the project was to divert an additional 967 tons per year of sand from disposal, saving Armstrong $271,859 per year in avoided disposal, avoided new sand purchases, and improved labor costs.


Knight Settlement Sand and Gravel, LLC-Capital Project Completed: December 2005
 
Capital project to assist Knight Settlement Sand and Gravel, LLC purchase a hydrocyclone system to separate sand from its grave wash slurry to be reused as bedding sand for dairy cattle and a filler product for blacktop companies. This project successfully converted 65,274 tons of waste into high quality products, yielding an annual dollar benefit of $436,382.


Oberdorfer, LLC -Capital Project Completed: March 2007
 
Capital project to assist Oberdorfer, LLC with the acquisition and start-up of a thermal sand reclamation system. This project resulted in the reuse of 2,752 tons per year of waste sand from the mold making operation, saving the company $238,460 in avoided sand purchase costs and avoided costs associated with shipping and disposal of waste sand.


Riefler Concrete Products, LLC -Capital Project Completed: September 2001
 
Capital project that assisted Riefler Concrete Products, LLC to purchased an Enviro-Port ready-mix concrete reclamation system. The system captures leftover concrete mixture directly from returning trucks, separates and cleans the aggregate and sand and captures the truck rinse and wash water (which is more accurately a slurry of water and fine particles). All of these materials can then be used in the manufacture of new concrete.
 Purchasing and Selling
As a result of this project, 8,263 tons per year of sand and aggregate that were formerly dumped or used as fill is being recycled back into Riefler’s Cheektowaga, New York batch plant.

Taylor Concrete Products, Inc -Research Project Completed: July 2011

Research and Development project to assess the viability of substituting high-carbon fly ash for up to 20% of the cement used to make Taylor’s block products.  Testing results showed the use of high-carbon fly ash as a cement substitute should be limited to building interiors until measures that could limit moisture ingress are developed.

Food processing Waste
The Carriage House Companies, Inc. -Capital Project Completed: February 2006

Capital project to assist Carriage House with purchasing new filling, capping and packaging equipment to reduce waste generated during packaging.  This project reduced food waste by 800 tons annually, reduced water usage by 11.5 million gallons annually, and generated an economic return of over $7.5 million annually for the business.


Perry's Ice Cream Company, Inc. -Capital Project Completed: December 2006

Capital project to assist Perry's Ice Cream Company, Inc. with the purchase of machinery and equipment to reduce waste when ice cream flavors change during the production process.  This project recovered 100,000 gallons of waste mix, producing a new salable product; reduced wastewater treatment sludge by 725 tons per year; and reduced water consumption by 2 million gallons per year. Combined, the improvements are saving Perry’s more than $900,000 per year.


Pixel Physics, Inc. -Research Project Completed: March 2002

Research project for Pixel Physics, Inc. to design, build and implement an in-line fluid monitoring sensor system that could instantly detect the transition between different liquids in a transfer pipe and alert an operator (or trigger an automated valve) to change the transfer and holdout valve routing.  Canandaigua Wine Company worked with Pixel during the implementation and testing phases to achieve a successful sensor system.  The research project proved highly successful. An in-line optical sensor was integrated into the winery’s process.


Upstate Farms Cooperative, Inc.-Capital Project Completed: February 2007

Capital project to assist Upstate Farms Cooperative, Inc. in purchasing new tanks and vats that reduced raw material waste by 600 tons per year.  This project resulted in more than $1,000,000 in economic benefits to the company.


General Manufacturing Waste
AccuMED Innovative Technologies, Inc.-Capital Project Completed: December 2007

Capital project to assist AccuMED Innovative Technologies, Inc. in purchasing a new Flame Lamination system and associated equipment to reduce the generation of a significant amount of waste product.  This project reduced scrap waste from 30,000 pieces to 7,200 pieces per year and generated an annual savings of $500,000 per year, due to lower material costs.  By factoring in increased sales, the economic benefit is expected to be $2.2 million annually.

Center for Integrated Waste Management at SUNY Buffalo (CIWM) -Research Project Completed: March 1998
 
Research Project to identify and catalogue the physical and chemical characteristics of the solid waste streams generated by key sectors in Western New York. The primary purpose of the inventory was to identify opportunities for companies within that region to make use of one another’s by-products. CIWM assisted two of the largest producers of swarf, the grindings from metal working industries.


Graphic Controls LLC -Capital Project Completed: January 2007
 
Capital project to assist Graphic Controls LLC to purchase equipment that reduced scrap waste generation when producing gaming tickets, circular charts, and point of sale receipts. This project resulted in the reduction of raw material waste by 245 tons per year and the generation of over $4.9 million annually in economic benefits.


Seal & Design, Inc. -Capital Project Completed: October 2007
 
Capital project to assist Seal & Design, Inc. in purchasing a new horizontal bandknife splitting machine to significantly reduce the amount of waste generated during its foam rubber “bun splitting” operation. As a result of this project the facility has seen a significant reduction in material purchased related to the bun splitting operation. Compared to its previous seven months of operation, the scrap rate has dropped by approximately 16%, which equates to $24,000 worth of material from one specific supplier. This 16% reduction translated into 260 cubic yards less waste. In addition, due to increased productivity Seal & Design experienced a 17% increase in total sales during the first six months.


Syracuse China Company  -Capital Project Completed: December 2001
 
The project involved completely demolishing and removing the old kilns and installing the new Riedhammer Fast-Fire Kiln and Lippert Ware Handling System (the special nitride bonded silicon carbon kiln furniture). By the end of the project, Syracuse China was avoiding the disposal of 1,848 tons per year of refractory waste and waste bisque (defective product) and realizing savings of $228,016 per year in avoided purchase and disposal costs.

Metaullics Systems, A Division of Pryotek, Inc -Capital Project Completed: November, 2010

Capital project to assist Metaullics Systems with the purchase of a saw to cut material to finished length in its Carbon Rasching Ring Product Line.   This project successfully reduced 10,385 lbs of waste and associated solid waste disposal.

Material Substitution
Quad Graphics, Inc. -Capital Project Completed: December 2007

Capital project that assisted Quad Graphics, Inc. in replacing a chemical treatment used for cooling tower water with a non-chemical system that eliminated chemical purchases and allowed for the reuse of water on-site, and to implement a centrifuge that recycled and reused blanket wash and silicon solution. The project saved the company $54,575 due to reduced chemicals used, recycled 660 gallons of solvent solution that was previously managed as a hazardous waste, and reduced 1.487 million gallons of waste water that was previously going to the Saratoga Sewer District treatment facility.


Metal Finishing
Control Electropolishing, Inc. -Capital Project Completed: May 2007
 
Capital project to assist Control Electropolishing Corporation in the purchase of new metal finishing equipment to improve productivity and utilize more environmentally-friendly processing solutions. The project increased sales by $180,000 by the end of the first year and reduced nitric acid discharge by 6.5 tons per year.


Thomas and Betts Corporation -Capital Project Completed: December 2005
 
Capital project to assist Thomas and Betts Corporation in purchasing the equipment necessary to convert its cadmium electroplating line to a nickel-tin electroplating line. This project eliminated 78 tons per year of hazardous wastewater and hazardous sludge, eliminated the purchase and use of 178 tons per year of hazardous materials; saved over $357,149 in efficiency improvements, avoided purchase and avoided disposal costs; and retained $1.5 million in sales revenues.


Tompkins Metal Finishing -Capital Project Completed: November 2008

Capital project to assist Tompkins Metal Finishing purchase a reverse osmosis system, a water treatment unit and a solids separation unit.  As a result of this project, the company has reduced the purchase of hazardous materials by 49 tons per year and reduced the amount of discarded hazardous waste by 3 tons per year. It also recycles 4 million gallons of water per year and saves $100,000 annually in operating costs.


Metal Waste
Dunkirk Specialty Steel -Capital Project Completed: December 2009

Capital project to assist Dunkirk Specialty Steel in purchasing machinery and equipment and associated infrastructure improvements for a new round bar mill manufacturing line.  The project reduced process waste and scrap (bar turnings, lubricants and swarf) by 200 tons per year, increased bar sales by $702,100 due to yield improvements and saved Dunkirk $562,427 annually.


Process water
Karp Associates, Inc. -Capital Project Completed: October 2007
 
Capital project to assist Karp Associates, Inc. in purchasing an Arbortech water recycling system. The project reduced wash water contamination to zero, reduced wastewater disposal by 14,366 gallons per year and saved the company $123,041 in avoided costs and labor.


Norampac Industries Inc., Niagara Falls Division -Capital Project Completed: July 2006
 
Capital project to assist Norampac Industries, Inc. purchase filtration equipment for the recycling of internally generated process wastewater. Success of the project increased recycling of mill process water by 59 million gallons per year and saved $189,000 annually from the reduced effluent treatment costs and avoided municipal water purchases.


Solvay Paperboard, LLC -Capital Project Completed: June 2003
 
Capital project to assist Solvay Paperboard, LLC with the installation of a Water Recycling Facility (WRF). Solvay was able to recycle an additional 241,332 tons per year of paper into corrugating medium. The WRF allowed the company to reduce its fresh water use by 211 million gallons per year, saving approximately $200,000. Annual sewer cost savings were estimated at $1.6 million.


Solvent
Xiom Corp. -Research Project Completed: May 2008
 
Research project to assist Xiom Corporation to improve the efficiency of its polymer multi-coat thermal spray system and to mitigate defects for broader commercial acceptance.


Wood manufacturing
American Recycling & Manufacturing Co., Inc. -Capital Project Completed: March 2007

Capital project to assist American Recycling & Manufacturing, Inc. (ARM) to purchase a new panel saw and wood processing equipment to improve efficiency of its wood packaging recovery operations. With the new equipment ARM was able to recover and reuse 875 tons per year of particle board that was previously discarded, providing an economic benefit of $455,000 per year due to increased sales and processing efficiencies and creating five new jobs.


North Hudson Woodcraft Corporation  -Capital Project Completed: December 2000
 
Capital Project to assist North Hudson Woodcraft Corporation to replace the company’s “cut-first” lumber processing operation with a “rip-first” system. The company operated the new production equipment at 90-95% capacity and realized an average yield of about 63%. This allowed the company to reduce rough lumber purchases by 500 tons per year, saving about $500,000 per year.


Wood Product remanufacturing
McNeilly Wood Products, Inc.  -Capital Project Completed: December 2008
 
Capital project to assist McNeilly Wood Products, Inc. to purchase equipment to remanufacture used wood pallets. By the end of two years, the project increased the company's wood pallet remanufacturing operation by 10,000 tons per year and increased revenues by $854,460.
 

Power Pallet, Inc. -Capital Project Completed: May 2005
 
Capital project to assist Power Pallet, Inc. to add several pieces of pallet handling equipment, including roller conveyor, programmable logic controls, pallet stackers, stack turners, pallet flippers, and band saws. Production capacity increased to13,000 pallets day. At the time the project closed, the company was employing 140 people, well above the target of 87. The company was processing, on average, 8,621 pallets per day.


QubicaAMF Bowling Products, Inc. -Capital Project Completed: August 2007
 
Capital project to assist QubicaAMF Bowling Products, Inc. with the purchase of equipment to recycle used and defective bowling pins. The project diverted 117 tons of pins from disposal, generated $366,000 from new sales of remanufactured and "trophy" pins; reduced raw lumber needs by 181 tons per year; and saved $30,782 annually in avoided raw material costs.


South Bronx 2000 Local Development Corporation (LDC) -Research Project -Project Completed: June 1997
 
Research project to assess the potential to increase sales in the company’s higher value added markets for flooring, tables, stands, benches, and bookcases, and to develop an improved marketing strategy to further penetrate these markets.

 

Metals
    Aluminum
    Non-ferrous metals

Aluminum
Crestwood Metal Corporation -Capital Project Completed: January 2009

Capital project to assist Crestwood Metal Corporation with the purchase of an aluminum sweat furnace to enable the company to convert additional shredded piles of mixed aluminum scrap into more uniform, saleable sows.  This project increased output capacity by 5,603 tons per year and increased annual revenue by approximately $12.5 million.


Novelis, Inc. -Capital Project Completed: October 2007
 
Capital project to assist Novelis, Inc. (formerly Alcan Aluminum Corporation) with acquisition of a materials handling system at its new casting center. The project increased Novelis’ capacity to recycle aluminum scrap by 50,000 tons per year. It also allowed Novelis to consume another 40,000 tons per year of recycled aluminum from smelters, reuse 10,000 tons per year of internal trim and edge scrap (saving $3.4 million per year), increase brazing sheet sales by 10,000 tons per year ($60 million in added revenue) and create eight full time positions.


Non-ferrous metals
Upstate Shredding, LLC  -Capital Project Completed: August 1998
 
Capital project to assist Upstate Shredding, LLC with the acquisition and installation of an eddy current separation unit. The unit separates non-ferrous metals, (aluminum, copper, brass, bronze and stainless steel) from the “shredder fluff,” the mix of non-ferrous, fabric, plastic and some ferrous that exits the shredder after the majority of ferrous has been separated. Nearly 80% of the material passing through the shredder is generated within New York State and about 60% of that is comprised of non-automobile scrap. In total, 7,200 tons month of material generated by New York State businesses and municipalities that was formerly sent to landfill (15%) or brokered by Weitsman (85%) is now processed at Upstate Shredding.

Organics
    Compost
    Food
    Wood grinding

Compost
The Gaia Institute -Research Project Completed: August 2008
 
Research project to demonstrate The Gaia Institute's patented lightweight soil manufacturing process on a commercial scale. The project included assessing available equipment, raw material streams, logistics, markets and the processes needed to efficiently and cost-effectively make product and deliver it to potential customers.


Food
Cayuga Nature Center, Inc. (CNC) -Research Project Completed: January 2000
 
Research project to explore the potential to establish a small-scale (< 1,000 ton day) commercially generated food scrap composting facility. The project team was to assess whether demonstrations, workshops and technical training combined with a working facility could be used to increase food scrap composting and the number of composting sites in the region.

Cayuga Nature Center, Inc. (CNC) -Technical Assistance Project Completed: July 2005
 
Technical Assistance project to enable CNC to expand. By the end of the project CNC was composting food waste collected from local restaurants and Wegmans supermarkets, animal manure, and wood chips at a rate of 789 tons per year (1,577 tons during the project). This generated $34,489 from the sale of bagged and bulk product, and $18,191 from tip fees. It also saved area businesses $47,364 on avoided disposal costs.

Great Lakes Cheese -Capital Project Completed: September 2010

Capital project to assist Great Lakes Cheese to purchase and install a membrane filtration system to use reverse-osmosis technology to separate waste from it’s by-product and sell the recovered organics formerly managed as wastes.  Due to this project the company successfully recovered 18,000 TPY whey protein powder and permeate and earned income on its sale, as well as recovered and reused 240,000 gallons of water per day.

R3 Fusion, Inc – Research Project Completed: January 2012

Research project to test a “process intensification” technology on waste water at Losurdo Foods. The project was successful and has enabled Losurdo to reuse it’s waste water in non-contact applications and market the drier solids to the animal feed industry.

 
Wood grinding
School House Warehousing, Inc. -Capital Project Completed: June 1999
 
Capital project to assist School House Warehousing, Inc. with installing a Rotochopper wood grinder and conveyors. With the new equipment wood chip production increased and the company was able to produce high quality chips for sale to the landscaping industry or as feedstock in the manufacture of medium density fiberboard. The company increased the amount of wood it recycled by 2,080 tons year. By the close of the project, School House was producing and selling wood chips at a rate that exceeded the target of 5,200 tons per year.

 

Paper
    Cardboard
    Mixed paper
    Mill residuals
    Newsprint (ONP)
    Office paper (OWP)

Cardboard
Bennington Paperboard -Capital Project Completed: October 2000

Capital project which enabled Bennington Paperboard to upgrade its equipment so that it could increase production, reduce costs and retain the 71 jobs. The company increased its annual production by 5,524 tons and increased its use of recovered waste paper to 5,705 tons per year.


Hudson Baylor Corporation -Capital Project Completed: September 2008
 
Capital project to assist Hudson Baylor Corporation in purchasing a high grade paper processing sort system. This project enabled the company to increase its recycling capacity of old corrugated cardboard containers (OCC) by 39,077 tons per year; increase the recycling capacity of old newspaper (ONP) by 9,135 tons per year; increase the recycling capacity of high grade paper by 4,400 tons per year; increase annual sales revenue by $1,600,000; and create six full time jobs.


Perkins Recycling Corporation  -Capital Project Completed: April 2001
 
Capital project to enable Perkins Recycling Corporation to finance equipment to expand its collection and processing capabilities. As a result of this project the company’s paper processing increased to nearly 1,000 tons per month within three months of installing the new system.
 

Mixed paper
U.S. GreenFiber, LLC -Capital Project Completed: February 2009
 
Capital project which assisted U.S. GreenFiber, LLC to purchase a shredding system that allows the cellulose insulation manufacturer to use different and less expensive feedstock than the "over-issue" old newsprint it was previously using. This project saved U.S. GreenFiber $512,055 on raw material purchases. In addition, 2,640 tons per year of low grade paper waste was diverted from disposal, earning the suppliers of that low grade paper $73,375 in revenues.

Mill residuals
Cellutech -Capital Project Completed: December 1998
 
Capital project to assist Cellutech to purchase machinery and equipment for the company’s plant in Watertown, New York. The equipment was necessary in order to increase productivity and to provide product quality and consistency, along with enhancing worker safety.


Newsprint (ONP)
Bonded Insulation Company, Inc. -Capital Project Completed: August 2002
 
Capital project to assist Bonded Insulation Company, Inc. in replacing the company’s bagger and fiberizer with new, more efficient equipment. Bonded increased its installed recycling capacity by 4,570 tons per year (TPY) and increased ONP consumption by 3,000 TPY. The new system has effectively increased production and reduced labor costs by eliminating overtime.


Visy Paper -Capital Project Completed: June 1998
 
Capital project to enable Visy Paper to finance an automated crane grab system for unloading loose paper from barges and feeding the loose paper into the pulper. The crane grab system enabled Visy to cost-effectively use over 100,000 tons of loose paper from New York City’s recycling program in the first year.


Office paper
Commercial Envelope Manufacturing Co., Inc. -Capital Project Completed: June 2007
 
Capital project to assist Commercial Envelope Manufacturing Co., Inc. with purchasing automatic separation equipment. The project increased production efficiency, yielding 2,300 tons of a higher quality paper waste per year, resulting in an increase in annual revenue by $107,000. Furthermore, in addition to the recycling benefits there were improvements to the facility’s air quality, the company reduced manual labor requirements and it benefited from process efficiencies.

 

Plastics
    Composites
    HDPE
    LDPE
    PET
    PVC

Composites
Accu-Sort America, Inc. -Research Project Completed: February 2009

Research project to assist Accu-Sort America, Inc. determine the feasibility of making several new products out of post-consumer plastics (# 3- #7), high-carbon fly ash and post consumer carpet scrap.


M.G. McLaren, P.C. -Research Project Completed: September 2006
 
Research project to finalize experiments and analyses necessary to support specifications for ASTM standards to utilize specific grades of plastic lumber in structural application.
 
 
Solid Surface Acrylics, LLC -Research Project Completed: January 2007
 
Research project to evaluate the technical and economical feasibility of manufacturing three new products out of DuPont Corian (TM) waste products. The products are: (1) Feedstock sheets that can be sold back to the manufacturer as a raw material; (2) park bench slats and shipping containers; and (3) granuals for use in epoxy floors. The project was instrumental in developing the recycling technology, as well as the process needed to determine market potential, manufacturing costs and product performance for all three products.
 

HDPE
Cortland Plastics -Capital Project Completed: March 2010

Capital project to assist Cortland Plastics International, LLC with the purchase of two new plastic regrind systems.  This project allowed Cortland Plastics to capture, regrind and reuse trim scrap and off-spec bottles generated by the existing production line that currently has no regrind capacity and one new production line that will be installed as part of a larger project.  The project diverted 465 tons per year of trim and off-spec materials from disposal to reuse in the production of blow molded bottles.


Roth Industries -Capital Project Completed: September 2008

Capital project to assist Roth Industries, Inc. in purchasing a recovery and conveying system that will enable the recycling of waste plastics back into production, as well as a water recycling system with an innovative "chiller" feature that will enable the use of ambient air for cooling when temperatures are low enough.  As a result of this project, the company is:   reusing 555 tons per year of plastic waste in production and avoiding spending $1,031,444 yr. on raw materials and waste disposal; reusing 124 million gallons of process water per year and saving at least $553,224 annually on avoided water treatment and water costs; and reducing energy purchases by $8,017 per year.


LDPE
API Industries -Capital Project Completed: April 2008

Capital project to assist API Industries in the purchase and installation of three backflush screen changers to handle the processing of impure plastic waste.  This project resulted in the reduction of solid waste by 260 tons each year, saving the company more than $365,000 annually.


PET
UltrePET, LLC -Capital Project Completed: September 2009

Capital project to assist UltrePET, LLC in purchasing and installing new extrusion equipment.  This project increases recycling capacity (through extrusion) by 9,000 tons per year,  increases the company's use of post-consumer PET feedstock by over 3,000 tons per year and increases revenue by more than $2.5 million per year.


PVC

PK Metals -Capital Project Completed: July 2008
 
This capital project of the purchase of a PVC scrap grinder and ancillary equipment allowed the company to significantly enhance and increase its capacity to process PVC scrap, while adding to the economy of Long Island. PK Metals’ investment resulted in the recovery of an additional 332.4 tons per year of PVC scrap beyond the original capacity. It also allowed segregation of colored process scrap from the higher value white scrap.

 

Reuse Material exchanges

Long Island City Business Development Corp. (LICBDC) -Technical Assistance Project Completed: December 1997

Technical assistance project to assist businesses through two programs. These programs were access to the citywide “NY Wa$teMatch” materials exchange, including brokering assistance with the exchange; and offering waste assessments to target opportunities for waste reduction. LICBDC assisted firms diverted 6,096 tons of material, saving them $499,518 in avoided disposal and purchasing costs.


Long Island City Business Development Corp. (LICBDC) -Technical Assistance Project Completed: January 2002

This was the third in a series of technical assistance projects to provide companies with access to the citywide “NY Wa$teMatch” materials exchange, including brokering assistance. The project also provided waste assessments to companies to target opportunities for waste reduction. During this project, LICBDC saved local businesses $651,011 in avoided disposal and purchasing costs, and diverted 6,652 tons of material from disposal.

 
NYC Industrial and Technology Assistance Corp. -Technical Assistance Project Completed: September 2005

Technical assistance project to support the New York Wa$teMatch materials exchange in New York City.  This project assisted companies to divert 9,630 tons of waste from disposal, saving over $1.8 million in avoided waste management and raw material costs over two years.
 

Tools for Schools (TFS) -Technical Assistance Project Completed: August 2004
 
Technical assistance project to offer alternatives to the disposal of used, but still usable office furniture. There is a need for this service due to the rising trash disposal costs in New York City. During the course of the project, TFS diverted 252 tons of material from disposal to reuse, saving donors an estimated $466,351 in avoided disposal and storage costs.

 

Tires
    Aggregate, Chips, Shred
    Crumb
    Cut Stamped
    Whole
   
Aggregate, Chips, Shred
BCD Tire Chip Manufacturing Inc. -Capital Project Completed: January 2009
Capital project to assist BCD Tire Chip Manufacturing, Inc. in purchasing tire shredding equipment.  This project increased capacity to recycle up to16,000 tons of waste tires per year, process 7,245 tons of tires per year, and increased revenue by approximately $960,000 per year.


Center for Integrated Waste Management SUNY at Buffalo Research Foundation (CIWM) -Research Project- Project Completed: March 2007
 
Research, Development and Demonstration project to assist the University at Buffalo Center for Integrated Waste Management complete research needed to identify ways to overcome the remaining barriers (technical, practical and economic) to the utilization of tire chip aggregate (TCA) in septic system leachfield applications. The study addressed scrap tire inventory capacity, statewide distribution, performance and acceptance, as well as incentives and promotion to encourage early stage adoption of the practice by homeowners.


CRM Co., LLC -Capital Project Completed: January 2007
 
Capital project to assist CRM, LLC in the purchase of equipment to establish a cryogenic ground rubber recycling facility in Colonie, New York. This project resulted in additional tire recycling capacity of 2.5 million tires per year, producing 30 million pounds of ground rubber per year.


CRM Co., LLC -Capital Project Completed: March 2008

Capital project to assist CRM Co., LLC in purchasing additional equipment to establish an ambient tire grinding line at its facility in Colonie.  This project increased recycling capacity by two million tires per year.


CRM Co., LLC -Capital Project Completed: February 2011

Capital project to assist CRM LLC in the purchase of equipment to expand its cryogenic ground rubber recycling. This project resulted in the additional recycling of 1 million tires per year.

High Tread International Ltd. -Capital Project Completed: September 2006
 
Capital project to assist High Tread International Ltd. in purchasing a granulator to process passenger car tires for the crumb rubber market and a baler to press its tire wire steel into a denser product. The project increased passenger tire recycling by 3,700 tons per year, realized an annual economic benefit of $1,374,000 and created 20 new jobs.
 
 
New York Rubber Recycling -Capital Project Completed: December 2004
 
Capital project to assist Recovery Technologies Group of New York, Inc., (RTG) purchase equipment to set up a tire processing facility with a capacity to recycle 2.5 million tires annually. This project resulted in the recycling of 2.5 million tires annually and created 30 jobs.
 
 
North Brook Farms, Inc. -Capital Project Completed: May 2006
 
Capital project to assist North Brook Farms, Inc. in purchasing a grinder shredder, a second granulator, and associated equipment to increase grinding capacity and assure high quality ground rubber for its products. The project enabled North Brook to increase its grinding capacity and therefore its use of recycled, post-industrial rubber by 1,320 tons per year.


Rubbersidewalks, Inc. -Capital Project Completed: November 2008

Capital project to assist Rubbersidewalks, Inc. in purchasing molds and associated tooling to produce rubber sidewalks out of recycled crumb rubber.  This project enabled the company to manufacture its product in New York, using 182 tons per year of recycled crumb rubber (from New York sources).


Cut Stamped

NP & G Innovations -Research Project Completed: December 2008

Research, Development and Demonstration project to assist in the completion of engineering design, process development and construction, testing and certifications required by the American Railway Engineering and Maintenance of Way Association for its innovative railroad cross ties made from recycled tire strips and steel.


Whole Tires

Nucor Steel Auburn, Inc. -Capital Project Completed: March 2006

Capital project to assist Nucor Steel Auburn, Inc. to purchase a grapple to feed waste tires into its steel making system. This project resulted in an additional 1,733 tons of tires recycled annually.
 
ReTread Products, Inc. and An-Cor Industrial Plastics Inc. -Research Project Completed: July 2007

Research, Development and Demonstration project to assist An-Cor Industrial Plastics, Inc. to evaluate the manufacture and testing of a new "tire log" from scrap tires. The project proved the feasibility of using Tire Log products in place of pressure treated lumber for building retaining walls and developed preliminary plans and drawings for a more automated manufacturing system.

ReTread Products, Inc. -Research Project Completed: February 2009

Research project to assist Re-Tread Products, Inc. develop an automated manufacturing process for the Tire LogTM.

 

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