Dive Brief:
- Paragon Waste Solutions, a subsidiary of renewable waste and industrial waste management services firm Strategic Environmental & Energy Resources (SEER), announced the installation of its plasma-assisted waste destruction system.
- The system, CoronaLux, has started operating in Broward County, FL.
- The plasma system uses a pyrolytic process to obliterate hazardous, chemical, biological, and regulated medical waste.
Dive Insight:
The facility will provide waste destruction serves for a variety of fields, including healthcare, pharmaceutical, dental, product manufacturers, and research and development labs.
The company is working to obtain permits in locations such as the state of California and Europe. J. John Combs, the CEO of SEER, said the firm expects the system will eventually be installed on hospital premises. The company also anticipates partnering with solid waste markets in the future, including collaborations with waste treatment facilities.
