NYS SWANA Chapter - Photo Highlights of the 2010 Federation Conference and the NYS Chapter Technical Seminar

Technical Seminars-(November and June) - What you need to know to keep current and receive professional training & development credits.
NY Federation Conference (May) - Meet colleagues from all northeast states, other local organizations and attend technical programs.
Scholarships - Provide assistance to students
Committees - Join with members to bring programs of interest to New York
Newsletter - Provide current information on current topics. Share your experience with others.
Training - Receive invitations to FREE SWANA E-Sessions

A Message from our President

Welcome to the NYS Chapter website!

For over 40 years, SWANA, The Solid Waste Association of North America, has been the leading professional association in the solid waste management field. SWANA's mission is "to advance the practice of environmentally and economically sound management of municipal solid waste." SWANA serves over 8,100 members and thousands of industry professionals by offering technical conferences, certifications, publications and a wide variety of technical training courses.

The New York SWANA Chapter's goal is to serve our members and the solid waste community by providing programs and information to enhance solid waste management.

Take the time to explore this website to see the upgrades we’ve made and information that is updated periodically.

Help our organization grow by getting a friend to join NY SWANA.

-Martin Bellew

On a quarterly basis the New York State Chapter will "spotlight" one New York State facility. Each spotlight feature will provide information, facility photos and contact information. This will provide fellow members with an opportunity to learn more about the various facilities throughout the state and to make new contacts. To have your facility featured contact Debra Smith at debsmith@co.broome.ny.us

In August 2012 a state of the art Single Stream recycling center opened for business in the growing Southern Tier of New York. A local family owned waste company, Taylor Garbage Service Inc. and their subsidiary company Southern Tier Recyclers collaborated to develop the facility which is operated by Southern Tier Recyclers. The 30,000 square foot Single Stream recycling facility was formally unveiled during an open house and ribbon cutting ceremony in August and began full operations in September.

The facility includes both mechanized and hand sorting for maximized material recovery from the waste stream. The specialized sorting and identification equipment created by Green Machine, Inc., a leader in the field of customized single stream processing systems, allows the plant to process up to 25 tons an hour of mixed recyclable materials. One highlight of the sorting equipment is the unique Green Eye (patent pending) optical vision system. It collect's 3-dimensional information on a molecular level. This process allows the facility to see through outer wrappers, identify unique molecules and colors. The high speed processor collects information at conveyor belt speeds up to 900 FPM achieving never before seen throughput rates with 99% accuracy. Information is collected of unwanted items simultaneously with wanted items. This enables the Green Eye to block those undesirables from air ejector miss-hits achieving clean pick rates and in most cases eliminates the need for post sorting.

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