Single-stream recycling conveyor systems
Enhance your single-stream recycling efficiency with American-made conveyors.
Enhance your single-stream recycling efficiency with American-made conveyors.
Single-stream recycling involves the sorting of mixed materials at recycling facilities. This is time-consuming, labor-intensive, and expensive.
Our conveyors reduce costs and increase efficiency for single-stream recycling operations.
Engineered and manufactured in the USA for quality and fast turnaround
Fully customizable in size, layout, chain type, drive, and features
Structural steel construction with precision tolerances
Fluent Conveyors makes the following conveyors to serve single-stream recycling facilities.
We engineer and build recycling conveyor systems to your exact needs. Here are some general specs and options; click through to an individual conveyor page to learn more.
Roller Chain Specs
Our single-stream recycling conveyors are designed and manufactured in the USA to CEMA standards and tolerances.
Precision components such as cold-rolled steel shafts and flame-hardened sprockets
Designed for simple maintenance access and component serviceability
Goodyear, Flexco belt options resistant to rips, tears, and impacts
Baldor, Leeson, Toshiba TEFC motors selected for 24/7 operation
All systems fabricated by certified welders for structural integrity.
Premium bearings sized for L10 life ratings, made in USA
Dodge, Nord, SEW drives matched to application torque
Formed using heavy duty steel plate, rectangular tubing, and structural channel
ASTM A36 steel for fabrication per structural code
All hardware is grade 8 for maximum strength
Painted with industrial-grade powder coating for durability
Extensively tested and inspected prior to shipment
3/16" and 1/4" thick structural steel frames to prevent flexing
25-35 pound rail track to withstand heavy loads
Our single-stream recycling conveyors deliver exceptional durability, strength, and longevity, year after year.
Single-stream recycling simplifies the recycling process by allowing consumers to place all recyclables into one bin without sorting.
Single-stream can increase recycling rates, but it creates a larger challenge for recycling facilities, which face additional sorting and processing steps.
Single-stream systems grew from 29% to 80% in American communities between 2005 and 2014.
Single-stream recycling has been criticized for producing low-quality recycled materials and higher contamination levels, which can impact its potential value
This system relies heavily on sorting technology to separate different materials effectively. Conveyors play a vital role in this process.
As recyclables move through a single-stream recycling facility, conveyors transport materials to sorting stations.
Manual sorting, air blowers, magnets, and infrared sensors are used to separate paper, plastics, metals, and other materials. Conveyor belts can be equipped with advanced sorting technology, such as optical sorters, to effectively separate different materials, thus improving the quality of the recycling output and enhancing profitability.
If you’re looking for a conveyor solution for your single-stream recycling operation, let’s talk.
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