US Patent Issued to WM INTELLECTUAL PROPERTY HOLDINGS on Oct. 14 for "System and process for sorting and recovery of recyclable materials from mixed municipal solid waste" (Massachusetts Inventor)

ALEXANDRIA, Va., Oct. 21 -- United States Patent no. 12,440,852, issued on Oct. 14, was assigned to WM INTELLECTUAL PROPERTY HOLDINGS L.L.C (Houston).

"System and process for sorting and recovery of recyclable materials from mixed municipal solid waste" was invented by Robert Torriere (Tyngsborough, Mass.).

According to the abstract* released by the U.S. Patent & Trademark Office: "A system and process for sorting and recovery of recyclable materials, and in particular, sorting and recovery of recyclable materials from mixed waste comprising municipal solid waste in a materials recovery facility or "MRF" are provided. Advanced technology and machinery are integrated into a multi-step system and process that are designed to treat contamina...