Steven M. Viny, president and CEO of Envision Waste Services, Cleveland, has received the 2010 Solid Waste Innovator of the Year Award from the Ohio Buckeye Chapter of the Solid Waste Association of North America (SWANA).
The Solid Waste Innovator Award is given out each year “to an individual who has demonstrated unusually noteworthy achievements and/or highly significant contributions in his/her field of solid waste management that has resulted in an innovative solution to the management of solid waste.”
In a news release issued by Envision, the company says, “Viny was recognized for his pioneering MiniMRF technology, along with the creation of Engineered Fuel – a light combustible fraction consisting of residual paper and film plastic that can be burned in lieu of coal in existing utility boilers.”
MiniMRF technology can be used in new or existing transfer stations or other locations and is designed to capture materials that have eluded or are unwelcome at many recycling programs, such as glass, organics and engineered fuel, as well as metals that may pass through MRFs without being captured.
According to Envision, the MiniMRF can divert up to 60 percent of the municipal solid waste stream, conserving landfill space. In its future state, when coupled with a conversion technology, landfill volume reduction can approach 90 percent, the company says.
Novelis Inc., Atlanta, is co-owner of the MiniMRF, and aluminum cans recovered by the MiniMRF are processed into new aluminum rolled products by Novelis.
Additional information on Envision Waste Services and its products can be found on the company’s websites, www.minimrf.com and www.envisionwaste.net.
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