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From Waste Glass Comes “TRUE GRIT”
Fluorecycle’s Approach to the Illinois BUD Process
Leonard Worth, President
Gary Deigan, Principal
About Fluorecycle
Processes 3 million lamps annuallyMercury recoveredLamp components recycled
Fluorecycle Recycles Mercury‐Containing Lamps
Fluorecycle Generates 600 tonsof Glass Cullet Annually
Admixture for asphalt Admixture for concrete Grit media for sand/grit blasting
Alternatives Consideredfor Glass Cullet Re‐Use
Each Recycling Approach Required Additional Mechanical Processing and Determination of Safe
Chemical ContentGrain SizeChemical Analysis‐Mercury
Glass Cullet Recycling/Re‐Use Alternatives
Typical Fluorecycle Glass Cullet Data
TCLP (Hg) 0.0003 to
0.0086 mg/L
Total (Hg) 1.39 mg/kg Comparative IEPA Standards
Background Soil (Hg) 0.06 mg/kg
Metropolitan Areas
35 IAC 742-Tier 1 Soil (Hg) Ingestion 23.0 mg/kg Inhalation 10.0 mg/kg Soil Migration to Ground Water (Hg)
Class I GW 0.002 mg/L
Class II GW 0.01 mg/L
Typical Chemical Composition
End Users for material Landfill Disposal Costs Capital Equipment O&M Costs Regulatory Financing
Feasibility Analysis/Economicsof Glass Cullet Processing/Recycling
Illinois DCEO / ARRA Grant Funding
IEPA Beneficial Use Determination (BUD)
Timely Factors
IL DCEO/ARRA Green Industry Business Development Grant
$445,417 Grant Funds Received1:1 Match Funding Required
Timeframe Funds: February 2009 to 2012
Beneficial Use DeterminationsSB 2034 (Garrett, D‐Lake Forest), authorizes the IEPA to make writtendeterminations that certain materials that would otherwise be required to be managed as waste may be managed as non‐waste if those materials are used beneficially and in a manner that is protective of human health and the environment. The bill requires applicants for beneficial use determinations to demonstrate that:(1) the chemical and physical properties of the material are comparable to similar commercially available materials, (2)the market demand for the material meets certain requirements, (3) the material is legitimately beneficially used, (4) the management and use of the material will not cause, threaten, or allow the release of any contaminant into the environment, except as authorized by law, and (5) the management and use of the material otherwise protects human health and safety and the environment.
“Not a waste”, if:
1. Chemical and physical properties comparable
2. Market demand for the material 3. Material is legitimately beneficially used4. Material will not cause release to
environment5. Use protects human health, safety,
environment
415 ILCS 5/22.54Beneficial Use Determinations
IEPA BUD Approval
“TRUE GRIT” Production
“TRUE GRIT” Packaging for Re‐use
Challenges Being Worked Out…
Screen Size to minimize regrinding to grit spec
Add magnets to drop chutes to capture small steel fraction
Cullett spillage/ 1st conveyer transfer to hopper
Material Sales vs. Donation
Glass Re‐use Capital Equipment/Start‐up: $140,000 (50% ARRA Funds) Prior Annual Glass Disposal Costs: $40,000 to $50,000 Approximate 2 to 3 year payback period 40 to 60 tons/month grit shipped for re‐use
Economics/Production
Re‐use as Grit Blasting Media
Contact Us
Leonard [email protected]
815/363‐4411www.fluorecycle.com
Gary [email protected]
847/578‐5000www.deiganassociates.com
