The company is developing a materials recycling facility (MRF) and refuse-derived fuel (RDF) plant on the Altens East Industrial Estate, to treat waste on behalf of Aberdeen city council.
The 60,000 tonnes per year capacity MRF will sort mixed recyclables collected from the kerbside before being transferred on for reprocessing and recycling. It follows the roll out of a new commingled recycling system in areas of the city.
Meanwhile, the 80,000 tonne capacity RDF facility would process residual waste for export from Aberdeen, with a view to reducing the council’s £5 million landfill tax costs. Currently, Aberdeen recycles only 37% of its waste, while the remaining 63% is sent to landfill.
Processing
Scheduled to begin operations in April 2017, the single stream MRF will process 20 tonnes-per-hour of commingled recyclables while the municipal solid waste system is set to process 30 tonnes-per-hour to produce RDF.
The single stream MRF system will feature BHS screens, a Nihot Single Drum Separator and NRT In-Flight Sorting optical sorters. Screen, air and optical technologies will be utilized to break, extract and purify the glass included in the commingled kerbside collection.
NRT technology will also automate fibre recovery, with an NRT ColorPlus to remove cardboard from news and pams, and an NRT SpydIR to remove any plastics from the mixed fibre stream.
BHS chief executive Steve Miller, said: “In the company’s design collaboration with BHS, Suez was clear from the onset that the total recovery and quality of commodities sent to market were paramount. This design and the technology included in this system affirm that commitment and Suez should be commended for its forward-thinking approach.
“The Suez Altens East MRF will be instrumental to Aberdeen reaching its recycling targets and stand as a shining example for other communities to follow.”
Aberdeen
Suez is purchasing, operating and maintaining the MRF on behalf of Aberdeen city council.
In 2000, the council awarded Suez a 25-year contract to manage recycling, composting, treatment and disposal of the household waste on behalf of the local authority’s residents, which now number more than 228,000.
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