DEPACKAGING SYSTEMS

Engineered solutions for clean, efficient food waste recovery

A food waste depackaging machine is designed to efficiently separate organic material from its non-organic packaging, enabling the recovery and reuse of valuable food waste. In operation, bulk food waste—such as expired packaged goods, supermarket returns, restaurant waste, or post-industrial food products—is loaded into the machine. The machine mechanically breaks open packaging and releases the organic content. Once the material is released, the system separates the organic slurry from the remaining packaging and contaminants.

Any residual packaging is pressed to recover additional organics, minimizing product loss in the waste stream. The result is a clean, homogeneous organic slurry suitable for anaerobic digestion, composting, or other sustainable reuse processes, while the separated packaging can be recycled or properly disposed of. In essence, food waste depackaging systems transform mixed packaged waste into a renewable resource, reducing landfill use and supporting circular, sustainable waste management practices.

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WHAT'S YOUR MARKET?

Beverages

Preconsumer Mixed

Preconsumer Palletized

Post Consumer Mixed

WHY ADD A DEPACKAGING SYSTEM?

WASTE & RECYCLING FACILITY

Keep customers & meet diversion mandates
Offer more services for increased profit
Transfer station friendly layout
Many layouts to fit legacy buildings
Flexible organics output into a trailer or tanker

COMPOSTING OPERATION

Organics increase nutrients in final product
Ability to accept more organic types
Removing contaminants before screening
Comply with food waste bans
Ours does not require water to process

ANAEROBIC DIGESTER FACILITY

Organics can enhance biogas output by 30%
Highest uptime/Lowest operating cost
Built for North American waste streams
>99% clean organics

FACTORY OR FARM

Remove a cost or add a new revenue stream
Reduce tonnage sent to landfill
Divert to animals, manure digester, or compost
Offer a service to comply with food waste bans
Simple 1 person operation

What Can the Turbo Separator Process?

FOUR MODELS TO CHOOSE FROM

Model T20 Turbo Separator

Ideal for individually packaged goods

Model T30 Turbo Separator

Ideal for medium volume, smaller cased goods

Model T30 Turbo Separator

Ideal for preconsumer palletized source-separated organics

Model T30 Turbo Separator

Ideal for mixed pre/post consumer source separated organics

Model T20 ( 2-5 TPH)

Entry-level system for individually packaged items

The model T20 Turbo Separator is a perfect fit for a smaller operation that receives <50 tons per day. Many of these customers are food banks, livestock farming operations, food manufacturers, or single-use coffee pod recyclers. It is a simple, robust design that has proven to run for +10-20 years.

25HP main motor [50kW full system]
44 qty. package slappers
47kW complete system
3/8″ [25mm] thick mild steel or stainless steel processing chamber
36 qty. package slappers on horizontal shaft with external HD pillow block bearings
Up to 1 gallon pails
400-600 sq ft.
North American steel, motors, gear reducers, bearings, and wear parts
Allen Bradley PowerFlex series VFDs and controls in NEMA12 enclosure with C-UL, UL, and CE approval

Everything is included to help you be successful —conveyors, maintenance platforms, controls, & pump, if desired.

Single Screw Infeed

An economical
infeed conveyor

Infeed Hopper

5 cu. yd. hopper
largest in class

Separation

Features 36 slappers to release organics w/o shredding. No pneumatics or hydraulics

Clean Organics

clean organics as transportable cake or pumpable slurry

Model T30 ( 5-10 TPH)

Best choice for medium volume, smaller cased goods, beverages, or individual items

The model T30 Turbo Separator is a perfect fit for a smaller operation that receives 50-100 tons per day. Many of these customers are farming operations with livestock, food manufacturers, beverage destruction and recovery, and bakery and candy recycling operations. It is a simple, robust design that has proven to run for +10-20 years.

50HP main motor [50kW full system]
88kW complete system
3/8″ [9.5mm] thick mild steel or stainless steel processing chamber
36 qty. war clubs on a horizontal shaft with external HD pillow block bearings
Up to 2-gallon pails
400-1600 sq ft.
North American steel, motors, gear reducers, bearings, and wear parts
Allen Bradley PowerFlex series VFDs and controls in NEMA12 enclosure with C-UL, UL, and CE approval
Unit is offered as a “dry only”-T30 LEGACY system, or “wet & dry” which includes a pumping system

Everything is included to help you be successful —conveyors, maintenance platforms, controls, & pump, if desired.

Twin Screw Infeed

With 1/2″(12mm) conveyor flighting to precrush and open bags prior to entering the T30

Infeed Hopper

8 cu. yd. hopper
largest in class, keeps machine busy while you get another group

Separation

Features 36 war clubs to knock out organics w/o shredding. No pneumatics or hydraulics

Clean Organics

create clean organics for use at your site, to transport or create slurry to be pumped to a tank or trailer

Model T42 ( 10-30 TPH)

Best choice for preconsumer bulk palletized source-separated organics

The model T42 Turbo Separator is a perfect fit for larger operations that receive 75-150 tons per day. Many of these customers are municipalities, waste and recycling facilities that receive palletized food organics, large farming operations with livestock, food manufacturers, biogas facilities, and composting operations. It is a simple, robust design that has proven to run for >10 years.

75HP main motor [130kW full system]
128kW complete system
1/2″ [12mm] 304 stainless steel or thick mild steel processing chamber
56 qty. Gorilla fists on a horizontal shaft with external HD pillow block bearings
Up to 5-gallon pails
625-1250 sq ft.
North American steel, motors, gear reducers, bearings, and wear parts
Allen Bradley PowerFlex series VFDs and controls in NEMA12 enclosure with C-UL, UL, and CE approval
Unit is offered as a “wet kit ready” system, or “wet & dry”, which includes a pumping system and a wet kit

Everything is included to help you be successful —conveyors, maintenance platforms, controls, & pump, if desired.

Twin Screw Infeed

With 1/2″(12mm) conveyor flighting to precrush and open bags prior to entering the T42

Infeed Hopper

8 cu. yd. hopper
largest in class, keeps machine busy while you get another group

Shear pin paddles

Features 56 gorilla fists to knock out organics w/o shredding. No pneumatics or hydraulics

Clean Organics

Create clean cake organics for transport, compost, or create a slurry with full liquid addition as standard

Model T42 ( 10-30 TPH)

Best choice for mixed preconsumer and postconsumer source-separated organics

The THOR is our top-of-the-line pre-processing, depackaging, and separation system for source-separated organics.

With a system weight over 45,000 lbs [20,411kg]-nothing compares…nothing. Our system offers “peace through strength” – it is durable and dependable, giving you peace of mind throughout the day as trucks continue to dump material onto your tipping floor or walking floor. This is used for mixed organics loads with 10-30% contamination.

If you are looking to process >100 tons per day, this is your next depackaging system.

125HP main motor [130kW full system]
176kW complete system
1″ [24mm] 316 stainless steel processing chamber
52 qty. Swing hammers on a horizontal shaft with external HD pillow block bearings
Up to 5-gallon pails
625-1250 sq ft.
North American steel, motors, gear reducers, bearings, and wear parts
Allen Bradley PowerFlex series VFDs and controls in NEMA4 enclosure with C-UL, UL, and CE approval
Unit is offered as “wet & dry”, which includes a pumping system and a wet kit
More than 98% recovery of organics in nearly all types of organics except sticky, rubbery, and pithy items