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A high-speed machine that uses hammers and cutters to crush, grind, chip, or shred solid waste. Shredding is carried out in 3 stages using Hammermills. Ground product is passed through an air separator that separates solid waste from the air. The air to be discharged from the system passes through a bank of pre-filters, HEPA and carbon filters. The ground product is then mixed in a vat with a mist of 2000ppm of sodium hypochlorite. The ground product is then transferred to a compactor that reduces the product by a ration of 14:1. The compacted ground waste is then send to a registered EPA landfill as inert waste.