{"id":4891,"date":"2023-02-02T14:00:41","date_gmt":"2023-02-02T19:00:41","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/ricova.com\/communiques-presse\/more-than-6-million-to-modernize-its-equipment-the-saint-michel-sorting-centre-meets-its-targets\/"},"modified":"2023-02-01T18:38:53","modified_gmt":"2023-02-01T23:38:53","slug":"more-than-6-million-to-modernize-its-equipment-the-saint-michel-sorting-centre-meets-its-targets","status":"publish","type":"communiques-presse","link":"https:\/\/dev.ricova.com\/en\/press-releases\/more-than-6-million-to-modernize-its-equipment-the-saint-michel-sorting-centre-meets-its-targets\/","title":{"rendered":"More than $6 million to modernize its equipment: the Saint-Michel sorting centre meets its targets"},"content":{"rendered":"\t\t
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Montr\u00e9al, February 2, 2023<\/strong> \u2013 With the acquisition by Ricova of six optical sorters from the French company specializing in machinery for sorting centres, Pellenc ST, the Saint-Michel sorting centre now has a contamination rate of 2%. This meets the high standards of the International Scrap Recycling Industries. Since acquiring the hub in the summer of 2020, Ricova has made over $6 million in private investment. The modernization has enabled the Saint-Michel sorting centre to be upgraded after years without investment. New optical sorters have significantly reduced the level of contaminants in mixed paper from around 35% to 2%.<\/p>\n

The Saint-Michel sorting center equipment upgrade was started by Ricova upon take-over in August 2020, but the pandemic and supply chain issues have slowed down the delivery and installation of optical sorters. The work was completed in January 2023. The six additional optical sorters, including four for paper and two for plastic, as well as the work required to install this machinery, including electrical, total private investment by Ricova of more than $6 million over two and a half years.<\/p>\n

\u201cAchieving a 2% contamination rate was a very ambitious goal given the state of the hub when we acquired it, but after months of work and investment, we finally got there,\u201d said Colubriale, President and CEO of Ricova. \u201cThis is thanks to the collaboration with Pellenc ST, who supplied us with machines of very high quality in the best possible time. Their expertise and expert advice made our project feasible.\u201d<\/p>\n

\u201cModernizing the plant was a huge challenge as we could not suspend operations \u2013 even for a week! \u2013 to make the improvements, considering the large tonnage to be treated. The upgrade to the hub took hundreds of hours of work and we can now say it\u2019s mission accomplished. Without the hard work and support of the entire team, we would never have made it. I want to personally thank them for their dedication,\u201d said Nicolas Fortier-Labont\u00e9, Director of Sorting Centres at Ricova.<\/p>\n

\u201cWe were contacted very early by Ricova to improve the performance of the Saint-Michel sorting centre and took the challenge. Their project is our specialty: we accompany sorting centers into modernity to make their work ultra-efficient. Even though we have been slowed down by the pandemic, we have stayed the course until we reach our goals. We will remain partners in any future project carried out by Ricova,\u201d said Jean Henin, President of Pellenc ST.<\/p>\n

\u201cWe are extremely proud to be able to confirm today that the latest characterization report rewards our modernization efforts since we took over operations of the sorting center, in the summer of 2020. This is excellent news for Montrealers who must continue to deposit their recyclable materials in their blue bins,\u201d concluded Dominic Colubriale.<\/p>\n

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