Recycling Conveyors

Conveyors for Recycling Operations

Recycling facilities use conveyors to feed shredders and balers, transfer processed material, and elevate recyclables into bins or hoppers. Conveyor selection depends on the material, load, incline, and layout.

• Feed conveyors: Move material into processing equipment.
• Take-away conveyors: Carry processed material to the next stage.
• Elevating conveyors: Elevates material into bins or hoppers.
• Scrap conveyors: Handle chips, scrap, and heavier materials.

Elevating Recyclable Materials

Paper, plastic, and other recovered materials often need to move from floor-level equipment to an elevated discharge point. Cleated belt conveyors can help carry material up an incline, while chain-edge belt conveyors provide a heavy-duty option for solid waste recovery.

Conveyor selection depends on material size, weight, incline, and the way material moves through the system. Cleat height, spacing, belt construction, and conveyor width can all affect how material moves and stays on the belt during elevation.

For recycling systems with limited floor space, an elevating conveyor can move material to an overhead discharge point or into a collection bin. This helps connect different stages of the process without requiring material to be transferred manually between them.

Heavy-Duty Solid Waste Conveying

Chain-edge belt conveyors are a heavy-duty option for elevating solid waste in recovery applications. Typical materials include corrugated cardboard, plastic, and newsprint.

Its chain-edge belt construction makes it worth considering when a recycling operation needs to move solid waste up an incline. Conveyor width and configuration should match the material being handled and the layout of the recovery system.

Metal scrap can be heavy, abrasive, and subject to impact as it drops onto a conveyor. Hinged steel belt conveyors move metal chips, scrap, castings, and other parts through demanding industrial applications.

Titan offers several hinged steel belt configurations to accommodate different material sizes and loads. Smaller 2-1/2-inch pitch belts suit many common scrap and chip-handling applications, while 4-inch and 6-inch pitch options accommodate larger scrap, castings, forgings, and heavier loads.

These conveyors can combine horizontal and elevated sections to fit the material-handling route. Additional features, such as sidewings and different belt constructions, can help address material carryover and the demands of a particular application.

Cleated belt conveyors move material up an incline when it needs to travel between different elevations. Cleats help keep material on the belt, making these conveyors useful for transferring material between machines or elevating it into bins and hoppers.

Titan's cleated belt options cover different conveying arrangements. Some configurations focus on elevating material, with floor supports and portable undercarriage options available. Others can combine horizontal and inclined sections to move parts through a specific route between process steps.

Belt type, cleat height and spacing, incline, and material characteristics all help determine which configuration is appropriate for a recycling application.

Cisco-Eagle works with Titan Conveyors to help you find conveyor solutions for recycling, scrap handling, and other material-handling applications. Whether you need to move paper and plastic, elevate recovered materials, or handle metal scrap, we can help you evaluate conveyor options for your operation.