B&M Waste expands Trafford RDF depot
B&M Waste Services has invested £1 million into its Manchester-based RDF facility in order to expand capacity.
The Trafford Park depot initially had capacity to process 70,000 tonnes of commercial and industrial waste per year (see letsrecycle.com story).
However, the Cheshire-based firm has now installed a CKTR121ZL-12-59 twin ram baler with conveyor, which will allow it to process an additional 25,000 tonnes annually.
Waste processed at the site is baled and exported as refuse-derived fuel to a combined heat and power (CHP) plant in Hamburg, Germany.
Neil Curtis, managing director at B&M Waste Services, said the expansion would help eliminate the need for landfill.
He said: “We opened our RDF facility at Trafford Park in 2014 and since then our expansion has called for further investment in equipment, such as our new baler and wrapper, to accommodate our growth in customers across the Greater Manchester region.”
“The good news is that the additional equipment and growth in customers has meant the creation of four new jobs, and as we continue to grow we anticipate next year will see a further growth in jobs.”
TOMRA Sorting launches Autosort Flake
A new piece of equipment capable of automatically tri-sorting plastics recyclables has been unveiled by TOMRA Sorting Recycling.
The Autosort Flake is designed to combine colour detection and material information to maximise recovery – in response to the plastics market’s shifting focus on high-grade outputs.
The machinery also detects metal, and its twin-processing mode offers a ‘high-calibre’ output according to TOMRA.
TOMRA Sorting’s product manager for recycling, Valerio Sama, said: “Compared to our first generation flake sorter introduced in 2010, the new generation is able to do the job of two separate units and with a much higher degree of precision, reducing the loss of good material.”
“Our new Autosort Flake has combined a field-proven mechanical setup with experienced in-house R&D to deliver another industry milestone. As a result, TOMRA Sorting Recycling can offer a complete bottles-to-flake solution for upgrading plastics.”
Grundon boosts vehicle fleet
Waste firm Grundon has purchased two new collection trucks from Refuse Vehicle Solutions ltd (RVS).
The vehicles, both Mercedes Antos with Dennis Olympus bodies, are fitted with VWS EnviroWeigh bin weighing system and Beta 2 Trade bin lifts.
The trucks have been delivered as part of RVS’ RediTruck service, which provides a rolling stock of vehicles available for customers to pick up promptly.
Stephen Townsend, group fleet engineer, Grundon Waste Management Ltd said: “Sometimes you need vehicles quickly and manufacturers’ long lead times can be a problem. You might need to meet new customer demand or respond to a change in business direction and starting a new vehicle purchase from drawing to delivery can take in excess of six months.
“Therefore in this instance we had to look for a different solution; we had the opportunity to boost our fleet with some newly available funds so I called RVS.”
Antrifriction supplies bearings to recycling sector
Antifriction is to supply specialist split cylindrical roller bearings to the UK recycling industry under its partnership with Timken.
The industrial parts distributor will stock over £100,000 worth of specialist bearings and housings from the manufacturer.
At the end of 2014, Timken acquired West Midlands-based Revolvo, which manufactures housed split roller bearings for applications in process and heavy industries.
Antifriction meanwhile committed £500,000 to upgrading its Bristol office and Birmingham distribution warehouse the same year, with more depots to open in 2016.
Andy Fleming, Antifriction operations director, said: “Our aim is to be the leading specialist distributor in our field. The combination of fantastic technical support, customer service, top industry product offerings and an expanding national presence means that we can be confident in our ambition.”
Yorwaste invests in JCB Wastemasters
North Yorkshire council-owned Yorwaste has invested in three new JCB Wastemasters.
The vehicles, which include two brand new JCB 457 Stage IV/Tier 4 Final Wastemaster Wheeled Loaders and a 437 Wheeled Loader, follow extensive whole live valuation of the machines.
The investment means Yorwaste now owns a total of 30 JCB machines which are used for work across 12 sites on landfill, material recycling, composting and energy from waste.
Kevin Smith, head of Continuous Improvement at Yorwaste, said: “The waste and recycling industry is a tough business and we really put machines through their paces, but even when there are problems JCB is always on hand to solve them. I’m really impressed by their problem solving skills and attitude.”
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