Adapting + Designing a State-of-the-Art Recycling Facility

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A diagram shows both the process flow through the space and the building components of the CORe Recycling Facility in Charlestown.

From one of our industrial projects, the CORe Recycling Facility in Charlestown for @wastemanagement and Save That Stuff, this diagram shows both the process flow through the space and the building components. This was a prefab building, adapted for this site and use, and required us to think carefully about maximizing maneuvering room, storage, and keeping an efficient flow through the space. ⁠

Trucks enter the facility with organic waste, dumping it on the floor for the bulldozer to squish up against a concrete "push wall." Once the material has reached the desired consistency, it's piped into a series of mechanical processors to remove unwanted items like packaging or utensils, then combined with other organic waste liquids. The resulting material, called "Engineered Bioslurry," is a delicious meal for the digesters at the wastewater treatment plant in Lawrence, MA, which in turn generate electricity to power our homes and businesses. ⁠
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This facility is one of only 4 in the nation, and we're proud to have worked on it! We love our industrial projects ❤️🛠️