Sutco announces ‘site zero’ Motala plant
Recycling equipment manufacturer Sutco is designing a second plastic recycling facility in Motala, Sweden, which it claims will be the “largest and most modern” of its kind in the world.
According to Sutco, the facility which will be known as ‘Site Zero’, will be fully carbon-neutral and generate no emissions. The plant will run on renewable energy and the small quantity of plastics that cannot be recycled will be sent for emissions-free energy recovery with Carbon Capture Storage.
Sutco has previously designed a plastic recycling facility in Motala, which is operated by Swedish recycling company, Swedish Plastic Recycling.
The new site will double the company’s capacity to 200,000 tonnes of plastic packaging per year and be operational from 2023.
Mattias Philipsson, CEO of Swedish Plastic Recycling said: “‘With “Site Zero” we are doubling our current annual capacity to 200,000 tonnes. This means that, in future, we will be able to accept all the plastic waste produced by Swedish households and make sure it is reused within the circular economy.’
“From 2025, in Phase 2, we will also wash and granulate our plastic waste. From that point we will be able to cycle all the packaging waste produced in Sweden within a closed system.”
Work begins on Liebherr Biggleswaste facility following delays
Following some Covid-19 related delays, ground has broken on the expansion of Liebherr’s headquarters in Biggleswade, Bedfordshire.
Within the 15-acre site, there are plans to build the machinery manufacturer’s new facility which will include preparation workshops for mobile crane and concrete divisions and a customer centre.
The facility represents an initial investment of £8 million to “ensure that the company has both the resources and capacity to support a period of sustained growth in the UK”.
The initial phase of construction works are expected to take up to 6 months, with a projected completion pencilled in for end of the first quarter of 2022.
Liebherr has handed responsibility for the works to construction company PJ Hegarty and will work closely alongside them throughout the process.
The managing directors of Liebherr GB commented: “Even during these unprecedented times, we are delighted the development is underway, this ensures we continue to provide industry leading service to our customers.”
Mid UK see’s Tomra autosort installation
Sensor-based sorting machines from Tomra Recycling have been installed at Mid UK Recycling’s new £15m Lincolnshire-based material recycling facility (MRF).
Mid UK’s Barkston MRF, near Grantham, became operational in June, and processes 30 tonnes per hour of dry mixed recyclables from household and commercial recycling collections.
As part of the MRF’s development, 14 Tomra Autosort units have been installed across two lines which, according to Tomra, boost throughput and elevate purity levels.
The units work by sorting the dry mixed recycling and separating it into different material streams. It “accurately and quickly identifies” items according to their material type and colour.
Chris Mountain, director at Mid UK Recycling, commented: “We have invested heavily in our new Barkston facility to ensure that we take full advantage of the latest in technology advances and standards to build a state-of-the-art facility that we are all proud of. Specifying the latest Tomra AutoSort units is a key part of this investment, and we have every confidence that the technology will add value to our recycling processes for many years to come.”
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