Wood waste is a worldwide problem. It accounts for up to 30% of all waste. The U.S. collects 70 million-plus tons of urban woody debris each year but recycles just 48%. The “leftovers” go to the landfill, wasting landfill space and “throwing away” recyclable, renewable energy.

So, with all the waste piling up around the planet, why aren’t we recycling more? The simple answer is that the market can’t handle much more. Plus, there are additional costs involved that eat into operation budgets. Recycling waste into mulch and energy is expensive and time-consuming. Grinding, chipping, hauling and sorting also take time and money.

What about open burning? Wouldn’t that help get rid of the massive tons of waste? The short answer is yes. But that’s a shortsighted solution to eliminating biomass waste. Open burning causes immediate and lasting damage to our health and our environment. A typical open burn takes 48 hours to destroy 20 tons of biomass waste. That burn releases smoke, damaging our health and the planet. The self-contained FireBox uses a natural burn that can eliminate up to 20 tons of biomass waste in just one hour without harming our health or contributing to climate change. The air curtain creates a secondary burn chamber to trap the air and produces a clean burn with opacities below 10% per EPA Method 9 Testing. Compared to an open burn’s 80% to 100% opacity, you can see why Air Burners’ pollution-control technology helps reduce particulate matter and improves the air we breathe.

Air Burners has been around for more than 27 years. During that time, it has pioneered climate-friendly methods to help eliminate waste and generate economic solutions.

New technology for an old and growing problem

The bad news is that we’re running out of landfill space for biomass waste. The good news is that Air Burners is leading the charge to turn that waste into energy and recycled biomass products like biochar, which you can return to the soil to raise pH and improve moisture and health.

The future has arrived

The wait is over. Now, there’s a machine proven to efficiently and environmentally turn wood waste into energy. The PGFireBox is an on-grid system that recycles biomass waste into energy, which generates power to recycle even more waste. We call this Closed Circle Recycling. The pioneering process eliminates biomass waste and creates electricity that is tied into a net metering system.

Capturing hearts, minds and energy

The typical biomass waste-to-energy system requires a lot of extra work. The preprocessing adds more time and cost, including diesel fuel to sort, chip and grind. The PGFireBox involves none of that — no presorting, chipping or grinding. The system generates electrical energy without preprocessing and puts the energy back into the grid. The portable PGFireBox requires no permanent facilities and can be disassembled and quickly relocated.

Another first for Air Burners

The BioCharger is the most advanced biomass energy system available on the planet today. Now, you have the power to eliminate wood waste and produce all the energy you need to keep your EV fleet charged and ready to work.

The BioCharger delivers a powerful off-grid performance. Take the road less traveled and go off the beaten path into remote forests and wild woodlands. Go anywhere to get rid of waste off-grid and generate power onsite. The BioCharger accepts nearly all biomass debris and produces a clean, fast burn — up to 10 tons of waste per hour. There’s no grinding or hauling, so you’ll save on transportation and labor costs. You may save even more with landfill waste diversion credits. Put all that stored energy to work. Plug your EVs and battery-operated equipment into the standard electrical outlets and recharge. Always ready to go whenever and wherever you are.

Air Burners collaborated with Rolls-Royce Power Systems and Volvo Construction Company to develop the BioCharger and close the energy loop to reduce waste-to-energy costs. We’re happy to report that the innovative design is helping to reduce waste and generate power and savings.

Think outside the box, work inside it

The FireBox is the world’s No.1 proven vegetation waste burner. The technologically advanced design eliminates biomass waste while helping the environment and your bottom line. The S330 FireBox has tons of advantages that leave grinding and hauling in the dust. The S330 eliminates biomass waste for $5 a ton versus the typical $57 to $67. The self-contained FireBox uses 3 gallons of diesel an hour, compared to the 30 to 60 gallons grinding consumes. You’ll reduce fuel costs and save on maintenance, labor, hauling and landfill tipping fees. Not only will you boost your bottom line, but you’ll also improve our planet’s health. The air curtain burner leaves approximately 2% biochar and ash that you can sell or mix into the soil on-site.

Turning over a new leaf

We can turn the tide against climate change, but we all must do our part and work together. Turning biomass waste into biomass energy is a step in the right direction.

The future is here today. Visit AirBurners.com and learn how the company’s machines recycle waste to help reduce costs for your operation.

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