The development has involved the installation of a materials recycling facility for the diversion of commercial, industrial and skip waste from landfill.
The project has been supported the Waste & Resources Action Programme, on behalf of the Welsh government, with 627,000 worth of funding. The grant, administered under WRAPs EU cleared scheme, was commissioned on March 31 2011, and WRAP provided 30% of the total eligible costs of the project.
Stuart Hanford, managing director of family-owned Atlantic, told letsrecycle.com that the development of the MRF had already allowed the company to take in more material. We are handling a mixture of construction and demolition and commercial and industrial waste. All our own skip waste is now going through the plant and we are recycling a range of materials including plastic films, cardboard, rigid plastic, aggregates and wood.
Eco-park
Later developments could see the enclosure of the open facility, said Mr Hanford. And, the company is also looking to develop further waste facilities at the eco park. These may include in-vessel composting units and potentially an anaerobic digestion facility.
The equipment for the MRF project has been supplied by Blue Machinery Southern which has worked with Atlantic for a number of years and has already supplied the company with a number of Doppstadt mobile shredders for green and wood waste recycling.
Mr Hanford said: Blue Machinery Southern has been alongside us throughout our planning of this installation and their advice, experience and expertise has been of great assistance in getting the right configuration and content for this versatile and productive MRF. We are also delighted to have had the close and invaluable involvement of WRAP during the entire project, as well as support from Construction Excellence here in Wales.
Recycling services provided by Atlantic range from waste collection and skip hire, to materials segregation and processing. The company operates a fleet of waste vehicles including skip, roll-on-off and compactor trucks and offers a large range of container types.
Grizzly feeder
The MRF system provided to Atlantic Recycling has a General Kinematics Grizzly feeder as the primary processor which removes material less than 200mm. The small fraction extracted is conveyed to an existing system where it is processed through a screener, long-piece separator and a series of blowers and magnets. The +200mm is conveyed to a Kiverco picking station for hand-sorting, which features an extra-wide conveyor belt with infinitely variable speed and is fully enclosed with heating and lighting for operator safety and comfort.
There is also an alternative feeder for longer items and commercial type waste materials for added efficiency and versatility in the recycling operation. At the end of the picking station, a special reversible belt has been installed, which is believed to be the first of its kind and allows for different materials to be processed within the continuous waste stream recycling process.
Other equipment includes a heavy-duty blower for optimum material clean-up and magnet separation. The entire system features a purpose-built control room located in the centre of the installation, from where the entire plant and its operatives can be monitored, ensuring safety, efficiency and maximum productivity.
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