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Unlike the false and misleading claims of other filter recyclers,
United Recyclers completely recycles used filters 100% with no land
filling!
How it works
United
Recyclers (URI) employs a patented process to recycle used oil filters.
The process ultimately separates the used filter into three components
- used oil, filter media, and steel.
The process takes the used filter through several stages of mechanical separation:
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The
filter is fed into a low speed, high torque shredder that begins the
separation process. Most residual oil is removed at this point.
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The
shredded filter is carried by conveyor to a high speed hammer mill
where the steel and filter media is further separated through violent
pounding, and at the same time any remaining oil, not contained in the
filter media, is removed.
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The steel is
separated and moved by a series of magnetic conveyors to a trammel
washer, where it is washed with pressurized steam, thereby removing the
residual oil. The steel is conveyed into a roll off and is transported
to a Steel Mill for smelting into new steel products.
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The
filter paper is transported by conveyor to a specialized, liquid tight
roll off where it drains oil for several days and the oil is removed
via a vacuum pump. It is then transported to a cement plant. It is used
as an alternative fuel.
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Oil that is
collected during the recycling process is currently sent to the Houston
Fuel Oil Terminal, where it is distributed as # 6 Fuel Oil.
By the above process, 100% of the spent filters is utilizes, which
allows United Recyclers to certify to its customers that the total
filter has been recycled.
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