Method of sorting trash for recycling of paper and apparatus for sorting trash for paper recycling

A method of sorting trash for recycling paper within the trash comprising:

• separating paper from garbage;
• and
• drying the paper separated from the garbage in at least one dryer to heat and clean the paper, each of the at least one dryer having a chamber configured to receive the paper sorted from the garbage to heat the paper to reduce the moisture content of the paper to a level that is at or below a pre-selected threshold, wherein the dryer is comprised of a grate, the grate having holes in communication with the chamber so that hot air is passable into the chamber via the holes for heating the paper and dirt that is removed from the paper as the paper is heated in the chamber is also passable through the holes for exiting the chamber of the dryer;
• controlling the drying of the paper via a controller connected to the sensor and other elements to control operations of the at least one dryer;
• and
• wherein the drying of the paper is performed such that the paper is agitated during the drying to clean the paper during the drying.

A method of sorting trash for recycling paper within the trash comprising:

• separating paper from garbage;
• utilizing multiple separators to separate the garbage and paper mixed therein into different flows of garbage having different size ranges such that:
• a separator separates the garbage and paper mixed therein into a first flow of garbage and paper mixed therein that has a first size range and a second flow of garbage and paper mixed therein that has a second size range that differs from the first size range,
• a second separator separates the first flow of garbage and paper mixed therein having the first size range into a third flow of garbage and paper mixed therein having a third size range and a fourth flow of garbage and paper mixed therein having a fourth size range that is different from the third size range;
• processing the third flow of garbage and paper mixed therein to separate paper from the garbage of the third flow for feeding the paper separated from the third flow to a dryer, and
• processing the fourth flow of garbage and paper mixed therein to separate paper from the garbage of the fourth flow for feeding the paper separated from the fourth flow to the dryer, and
• feeding the separated paper to the dryer so that the paper separated from the third flow and the paper separated from the fourth flow is fed to the dryer;
• and
• drying the paper in the dryer so that a moisture content of the paper is below a pre-selected threshold such that the drying of the paper within a chamber of the dryer removes contaminants adhered to the paper to clean the paper during the drying so that contaminants removed from the paper as the paper is dried in the chamber pass out of the chamber of the dryer in which the paper is dried via holes of a grate that are in communication with the chamber;
• controlling the drying of the paper via a controller connected to the sensor and other elements to control operations of the at least one dryer;
• and
• wherein the drying of the paper is performed such that the paper is agitated during the drying to clean the paper during the drying.