From waste to beneficial, environmentally sustainable
products
Our unique, patent pending process produces five MSW-derived products.
The ARC Process is a continuous series of mechanical and bio-mechanical processes that convert more than 70% of MSW into five marketable commodities:
· high nutrient compost
· high grade meal for aquaculture
· ferrous metals
· non-ferrous metals
· an innovative industrial reductant which can replace coking coal
The ARC Process is patent-pending and incorporates two technologies which serve as the heart of the system:
· the first is the use of black soldier fly larvae to consume all digestible organics in the MSW, converting them to highly marketable insect meal and nutrient-rich compost
· the second is the conversion of non-digestible organics such as plastics and cardboard into a valuable industrial use product, Refuse Derived Reductant™ (RDR) .
The process is initiated by screening and shredding incoming MSW using magnetic separators remove ferrous metals from the waste stream, followed by eddy current separators to recover non-ferrous metals. These metal products are then sorted for their salvage quality, and high-quality salvage is sold and shipped to buyers.
Expanding urban populations are producing ever-increasing MSW streams, resulting in expanding needs for new landfills — with all the accompanying issues of land acquisition and lengthy reviews for planning and environmental approvals. As a result we need to dedicate land and resources to secure landfills which still generate residual greenhouse gases — and landfill operators are running out of suitable sites. In many developing countries the problem is more acute because landfills are often not environmentally secure or are overwhelmed by excess dumped garbage. Modern society continues to add to the problem. The need is for a system which delivers an effective solution for MSW.
The never-ending supply of MSW produced by modern society
assures a steady supply of our products while insulating our
production costs from virgin material price fluctuations.
Reliable supply, coupled with our rigorous quality control
program for ARCsoil, ARCmeal and RDR, assures the quality and
consistency of our products.
Our markets provide muliptle revenue sources
Effective MSW management is based on the three Rs - Reduce,
Reuse, Recycle - but a comprehensive three R solution which is
both environmentally sustainable and financially viable has been
difficult to achieve.
ARC’s MSW processing
system addresses the complexity of this problem and delivers
five revenue streams and environmental sustainability, while
significantly reducing the need for landfills. Landfill
operators gain added lifespan to existing sites while delaying
or removing the need to develop new sites. The ultimate
objective is to eliminate landfills entirely.
ARCsoil
Our bulk compost product is comprised of nutrient-rich decomposed and digested organic humus derived from the food waste component of MSW. ARC is seeking the US Composting Council’s Seal of Testing Assurance and will meet EPA 503 specifications for compost. We are also seeking to license ARCsoilTM as a nutrient-grade compost with a guaranteed nitrogen / phosphorous / potassium analysis of 1.5-0.5-0.5.
ARCmeal
Our high nitrogen content insect meal is comprised of dried black soldier fly pupae and larvae. Black soldier fly meal has been approved by the U.S. Food and Drug Administration and accepted by the Association of American Feed Control Officials (AAFCO) for use in aquaculture and poultry feed. It is soon expected to be approved for pet and livestock feed. ARCmeal will have a minimum protein content of 40%, 25% crude fat and 5% crude fiber.
RDR
Our unique and proprietary Refuse Derived Reductant (RDR) is a cost and environmentally friendly alternative to coke or high-grade coal as a furnace and kiln fuel, to produce iron in blast furnaces or as a reductant in the manufacture of steel and many other materials. RDR is produced from the non-digestible organic components of MSW, including plastics, paper, cardboard, and yard trimmings. The material is pyrolyzed and extruded into uniformly sized and easy to manage “briquets”. RDR meets or exceeds 12,000 BTUs/lb., produces little to no ash or other residuals, and does not generate toxic air emissions.
Ferrous Metals Scrap
By weight, ferrous metals (iron and steel) are the largest category of metals in municipal solid waste (MSW). The ARC Process uses electromagnetic separators to recover these metals from the MSW, which are visually assayed.
Non-ferrous Metals Scrap
The ARC Process utilizes eddy current separators to recover non- ferrous metals, primarily aluminum, copper, lead, and zinc, from MSW. Recovered non-ferrous metals are visually assayed.
Innovative Technology
Refuse Derived Reductant™
Unique to the ARC Process™ is our patent-pending technology for
isolating and processing plastics and other non-digestible
organics into Refuse-Derived Reductant. Our RDR product is a
dense solid that has a high carbon content, few impurities and
an energy density approaching that of anthracite coal. As such,
it is a low-cost alternative to the use of high-grade coal or
coke in industrial applications such as smelting or the
manufacture of steel or other processes that require the use of
a highly efficient fuel or reducing agent.
Our RDR
process first passes plastics and other non-digestible organics
through a drying and semi-pyrolysing process to remove excess
moisture and start charcolising the organics. The process is
temperature controlled to maintain product quality and
consistency and the softened plastic is then put through a
plastic extruder to be formed into RDR briquets and dried. The
high density of the briquets facilitates handling and shipment
and makes them applicable to a wider range of industrial
applications.
Our innovative, efficient process
holds the promise to reduce MSW waste going to landfill by more
than 70% and ultimately close to zero, and possibly zero.
ARC’s
comprehensive approach is the strength of our system and we are
unaware of any other similar commercial process in the MSW
field.
Our Products
Our marketing strategy is to target the most lucrative markets for each product generated by the ARC Process™ on a regional basis, based on the location of ARC facilities.
ARC products offer significant benefits to buyers:
·
Reliable and predictable supply
· Consistent quality
·
Competitive pricing regardless of the spot market price
·
Contribution to the buyers’ corporate net zero emissions
goals
ARC’s initial target customers will
be:
· manufacturers which use the ARC product as
feedstock
· wholesalers who will repackage ARC products for
sale to end users
Priority will be given to customers
who place importance on achieving net zero carbon emissions.
Longer-term,
our most lucrative markets likely will result from establishing
long-term relationships with:
· manufacturers who
incorporate ARC materials in high value products
·
high-profile companies aggressively seeking to attain zero net
carbon emissions status
· manufacturers and/or marketing
organizations selling directly to the end user which are open to
establishing long-term partnering arrangements with ARC
Where
practical we will endeavor to deal direct with customers - via
an ecommerce component of the ARC web site or a stand-alone
ecommerce site.
Our Partners
Landfill Operators
We will focus its business development on landfill owners –
targeting those who meet ARC’s criteria for
compatibility:
· ARC’s plants typically require a 1⁄2
acre footprint – ARC’s preferred landfill or transfer
sites will require no additional land
· the ARC’s
Process™ tap into existing waste collection and transport
logistics – no changes are required by the landfill owner
By siting an ARC Process™ facility at a landfill,
ARC will benefit by:
· obtaining its feedstock without
incurring any cost for waste collection and transport
·
utilizing the landfill’s existing infrastructure
·
being proximate to disposal for its unrecyclable materials.
The
landfill owner will benefit by:
· receiving a share of the
revenues from ARC’s sale of recovered and repurposed
materials
· receiving a substantial contribution to net
zero carbon emissions goals
· extending the life of the
landfill without loss of revenues
Initially ARC will
target owners of landfills that, among other selection criteria,
are well into the life expectancy of their landfill.
