Carbon Fiber Recycling now accepts carbon fiber bobbin waste

Carbon Fiber Recycling (CFR, Tazewell, Tenn., U.S.), has announced it is now accepting carbon fiber bobbin waste from manufacturers looking to recycle 100% of their waste stream. CFR has developed a capability to efficiently recycle “depleted” carbon fiber bobbin waste consisting of bobbins that have carbon fiber yarn left wound on the cores. The cardboard, the fiber, the pallet and the shipping boxes are all recycled, and nothing goes to a landfill CFR reports.

“Some manufacturing processes end up with a small amount of windings left on the cores of the bobbins,” Tim Spahn, director of licensing and sales at Carbon Fiber Recycling, notes. “Until now, they haven’t been worth doing anything with, and much of this waste ends up in landfills. We’ve set out to change the course of this material and keep it out of the landfill altogether. We’ve now developed ways to recycle everything, potentially allowing a manufacturer to claim they are a zero-waste landfill company.”

CFR says it is currently processing about 60 tons of this material per month (see“Commercial-scale carbon fiber recycling comes to Tennessee”) and are looking to increase this volume to 200 tons or more per month. According to Spahn, the company currently has processing space to handle multiple tractor-trailer loads per week. Moreover, the processing system is scalable, and CFR is looking to create new relationships with manufacturers to strive towards being zero-landfill companies.

If your company is interested in setting up a conversation to discuss your waste stream materials with CFR, reach out to Tim Spahn at 203-313-0558 or tspahn@carbonfiberrecycling.com.