Laundry: Wastewater Recycle System

(CMF) Ceramic Microfiltration

Maple Springs, a laundry located in Hickory, NC specializing in the hospitality and healthcare service industries, found that even with state-of-the-art washer technology, increasing water costs and various restrictions in the availability of water, steps had to be taken to assure them of their industry lifeblood, WATER. Maple Springs processes approximately 500,000 pounds of laundry a week of linens and other laundry products, and uses about 2.5MM gallons of fresh water each month.

According to Lee Bell, general manager, natural gas prices have gone up, with water and sewer cost increases soon to follow. System payback will be under three years.

Kemco Systems, Clearwater, Florida designed, engineered and installed a Microfiltration and Nanofiltration System
that would recycle the laundry wastewater by removing all suspended solids, oils and greases and a portion of dissolved solids such as Magnesium, Calcium Carbonates, and other dissolved contaminates. The recycled water passed Maple Spring’s stringent quality standards in order to successfully meet the needs of their laundry operation. This total system successfully removes 99% of Suspended Solids, 99% of Oils and Greases, and approximately 50% of Total Dissolved Solids.

As a result of this installation, Maple Springs recycles over 50,000 gallons each day back into their laundry process, resulting in a fresh water savings of over 1,000,000 gallons per month.