Highlander installs solar-powered compactor
Scottish paper recycling firm Highlander International Recycling has installed a solar-powered waste compactor at Arjo Wiggins in Aberdeen.
The compactor, fitted with bin tipper, has been installed as part of the firm’s long-term contract with Arjo, where all non-hazardous waste materials are collected and processed.
The machine comes with a tipper system for 1,100-litre wheeled bins which are located around the Arjo facility.
The solar panels power a battery which in turn runs the 24-volt motor in the compactor. Stephen Duffy, director at Highlander, explained: “The only difference between this unit and the standard mains-powered compactor we also supplied is that the cycle times are a little slower, however the crushing force is exactly the same as the mains powered compactor.”
The compactor will help reduce general waste volumes and collection frequencies at Arjo and help maintain the quality of recovered paper the firm recycles at its mill.
Mr Duffy added: “The machine was supplied by Dave Knowles of Clydesdale Technical services and the process from start to finish was fantastic! This represents a £50,000 total investment in equipment which we estimate will save Arjo about £30,000 in collection and disposal costs over the contract period.”
Whitham Mills secures Norway baler installation
Waste baler specialist Whitham Mills has completed its seventh installation for Nortura – Norway’s largest producer of wool.
The multi-billion pound agricultural cooperative is owned by 18,700 farmers and is responsible for almost 80% of Norway’s wool production, the majority of which is sold to the UK.
Whitham Mills’ latest order for Nortura has seen it install a 50RBB high-capacity wool baler, associated 900mm wide feed conveyor and a cart tipping system at the company’s plant in Forus on Norway’s south coat.
The system, designed and built in the UK, can produce bales of up to 500kg at a rate of 10 tons per hour and is proving increasingly popular with companies handling large volumes of textiles and wool products, Whitham Mills claims.
Ben Smart, Whitham Mills managing director, said: “Selling into Europe has always been a key tenet our growth strategy and the Brexit decision won’t change that. We’ve also had considerable interest in our balers from Australasia and are now actively seeking distribution partners in the area.
“Given the size of the wool industry in that part of the world, we’ll monitor the development of any new trade deal with interest.”
Wastecycle installs ABB on sorting machine
Midlands-based recycling firm has installed two ABB variable-speed drives on a trommel sorting machine at its Nottingham site.
The drive application allows Wastecycle to increase the motor speed to 55 Hz, around 1600 rpm, when processing commercial (business) waste, which makes up 75 percent of the intake of waste from customers.
This has improved throughput from 23 tonnes an hour to around 25 tonnes an hour, an increase of around 8%, according to ABB.
Heavier construction waste from building and demolition sites continues to be run at the standard 50 Hz. This is because the lower rotational speed avoids rubble falling from the top of the trommel and damaging the trommel drum.
Gary Burton, engineering manager at Wastecycle, said: “We have had no issues with the application since the drives were installed,” says Burton. “As well as the increased throughput, we are also seeing an increase in the proportion of fines removed when using the higher speed. This is important as we use the commercial waste to produce solid recovered fuel for cement factory power plants and too many fines in the product would reduce its calorific value.”
Taylor Group partners with Mattiussi Ecologia
Bin manufacturer Egbert Taylor Group has partnered with Italian container firm Mattiussi Ecologia to provide its UK customers with ‘easier access’ to its products.
Mattiussi produces a range of bins including food waste kitchen caddies, kerbside sorted waste collection, indoor pre-sorting, home composting and outdoor recycling containers.
Inclusion of the product lines within Taylor’s portfolio will be welcomed by ‘local authorities and private waste contractors’, the company claims.
Valter Mattiussi, chief executive at Mattiussi Ecologia, said: “I believe that this deal will enable both companies to grow, become stronger and build on the equity that both brands have generated over decades of being in business. We’re excited about this opportunity and look forward to working with Egbert Taylor Group.”
Brendan Murphy, chief executive at Taylor, added the partnership would “provide our customers with a range of high quality products supported by excellent customer service”.
Presona launches LP 50 EH baler
Presona’s has launched the LP 50 EH – to its range of waste balers suited to recycling, waste and logistics applications.
The baler comes in two motor sizes – 22kW and 37kW – and builds on the performance and design of the other balers within the LP Series.
The latest LP 50 EH features an ECC tying unit with vertical needles from above. The design does not require support legs.
Using a conveyor system, the baler has an hourly throughput for cardboard of up to 10 tonnes, and can be used to bale a wide range of materials included plastic film and PET bottles.
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