Frequently Asked Questions

If your facility generates metal-bearing material (including concentrates, spent catalysts, scraps, or residues), the best way to get started is by requesting a quote. Upon receipt, one of our materials management professionals will review the form and contact you. We may request additional information or material samples to make an assessment. Once complete you will receive a reclamation proposal. 

Recycling byproducts and secondary materials whenever possible play an invaluable role in reducing our collective carbon footprint. Additionally, reusing raw materials, and reducing ores and concentration depletion, sets your company’s values in the right place. Depending on the type of waste, reclamation can streamline, reduce or even eliminate certain environmental reporting requirements.

In most cases, reclamation allows generators to earn metal credits or receive positive payments instead of paying costly tipping fees. Amlon Group will help you create the most suitable, environmental, and efficient reclamation plan for your company’s specific needs.

Because every facility has its own specific needs in terms of handling its unique waste material, and every city, state, province, or country also has individual requirements, there is no one answer that applies to every case.

For us to make a more detailed assessment of your needs, please start by submitting a quote request. Once we’ve reviewed your data, we will ask for any additional information (such as an MSDS, TCLP, TML, analysis, or sample) which will then help us to understand your material and assess the best reclamation options for your specific needs.

Following the assessment, we will provide you with a logistics plan containing details about the documentation and regulatory requirements that must be followed. Our compliance personnel will then work with you at the plant, local and governmental levels to ensure the proper handling of your materials.

Yes. The Amlon Group is a VRF operating under an exclusion from the definition of solid waste. Amlon Port Allen currently operates pursuant to a VRF Variance issued by the LDEQ.

Oil-bearing hazardous secondary material (OBHSM) transported to APA’s facility for reclamation that meets specified criteria is thereby excluded from the definition of a solid waste (and by extension a hazardous waste).

The variance allows facilities to send material on a bill of lading (BOL) as an excluded material.

The Amlon Group recovers oil and oil-bearing materials and turns them into renewable energy and non-hazardous materials. We aim to provide the most sustainable and comprehensive treatment of oil-bearing materials.

When developing a reclamation program for waste products, we select subcontracted facilities that have the appropriate licenses to process these materials. Our logistics department can recommend the best packaging and licensed carriers for your needs. We will then be able to safely collect your byproducts and deliver them to our facilities in accordance with all regulatory requirements.

The Baton Rouge Thermal Plant separates oil-bearing hazardous secondary materials (OBHSM) into reclaimable petroleum, water and solids. We use two main technologies in this process: Indirect Thermal Desorption and Liquid Separation and Dewatering

Our Port Allen facility is able to separate all oil-bearing material and transform them into reclaimable assets, renewable energy, and non-hazardous solids using a wide range of specialized equipment, including indirect Thermal Desorption Units, Shaker Systems, and Centrifuges.

Solids: We recycle reusable solids and recover metals with zero incineration, leveraging our indirect thermal desorption technology. 

Water: We safely treat all water used or separated in our process.

Oils and Catalysts: Our facilities and technology separates and dewaters the oil within the materials, allowing for efficient and and effective oil and catalyst reclamation.

Our operations group reviews every project and determines the most appropriate way to expedite material processing. Once we understand your material, and your specific needs, we will tailor a program to suit your timeline.

Most material is put into production within 30 days of arrival at our processing facility. After processing we typically finalize settlements on or about 90 days. 

In most cases, since The Amlon Group’s customized plan covers all steps of the project from pick up to delivery, freight costs are included in the overall proposal terms. We calculate the final freight costs based on a number of factors which may include material classification and licensed carrier type required to transport your products. For specific cost breakdowns, please contact us directly.

Packaging will depend on the materials and quantities you are transporting. Amlon Group can receive the following packaging types:

• Supersacks
• Drums
• Bulk Tankers
• Flowbins
• Roll-offs - End Dump
• Flexible IBC 
• Totes
  
  

As always, the first step to determining what’s best for you is for us to review your needs by completing our request for quote.

We don’t have a minimum quantity required for shipment. However, we’ll guide you to ensure that your material is shipped in the most efficient and economical way. If your material is generated on a regular, ongoing basis, it may be beneficial to accumulate minimum quantities before collection and processing but we also offer solutions to one-time generation.

Our solution processes liquids, solids, catalysts, and sludge.

We accept the following materials:

• Our VRE permits us to take OBHSM from Refineries
• K-List, F037, F038,  as OBHSM
• No minimum or maximum BTU value

Catalyst:

• Hydrotreating & Hydrocracking
• Molybdenum, Vanadium, Tungsten Metals recovery
• Must have recoverable oil 

We accept the following products:

• Clarified slurry oil (CSO)
• Crude bottoms
• Tank slurry
• DAF
• Slop oil
• Bundle Sludge
• API separator
• OBHSM
• Hydrotreating catalyst
• Other oil-bearing materials