Malvern Hills council implements bin ID technology
Provided by electronics firm MOBA Mobile Automation, the MWIS ID technology enables the council to identify each bin lifted by its vehicles, which will then consequently provide waste management data to help shape the councils future waste strategy and optimise existing rounds.
Paul Lodge, Malvern Hills councils transport manager, said: This new technology will provide our residents with a more efficient collection service which will also enable the operation to improve upon its current service standards and improve the customer experience.
Ian Lewis, MOBA UKs general manager added: An increasing number of municipalities are now seeing the benefits that bin ID technology brings. The rich management data it can provide will not only make waste collection processes more transparent but it will also help to optimise them.
Blue Machinery Scotland sells further Doppstadt shredder
Cumbria-based Thompsons Plant Hire has purchased another Doppstadt machine from Blue Machinery Scotland, having previously had three Doppstadt machines delivered over the past year.
The firm has now added a DH810 precision chipper to its two mobile shredders from the AK range and one SM620 trommel.
Blue Machinery claims the DH810 chipper takes two minutes to set up and is ideal for Thompson to take into the forest on its specialist rig for chipping timber directly into trailers.
The chipper is designed to produce biomass to specification from timber and has an hourly output of up to 120 cubic metres. It is powered by a Mercedes Benz diesel engine which develops 360kW and complies with Euromot IIIB emission standards. The rotor, axle, pulley and impeller have a combined weight of 2,700kg for heavy-duty log chipping (up to 810mm diameter) and the closed rotor is equipped with four knives to produce regular and consistent chip sizes with minimal fines.
According to Blue Machinery, the entire chipper can rotate on its chassis by 270 degrees, the discharge spout is hydraulically foldable and the turntable ensures maximum space utilisation when feeding into a trailer or static bin.
TOMRA reveals latest sensor-based metal sorting system
Equipment developer TOMRA Sorting Recycling has unveiled its latest TITECH finder sensor-based metal sorting system at the IFAT exhibition in Germany.
The system uses a series of newly-designed, high-precision valves, which have twice the resolution of their predecessor, enabling increased ejection accuracy and an improvement of product purity of between 5-15%.
According to TOMRA, by continually monitoring the whole of the conveyor belt and checking for permanent metal inclusions, the TITECH finder facilitates open process control and reduces misfires whilst improving product quality and stability of the sorting process.
Ines Hartwig, TOMRA Sorting Recyclings product manager, said: Our objective is to continually innovate to provide the global recycling industry with the most effective and efficient sensor-based sorting systems. By introducing DEEP DATA and combining it with our existing SUPPIXX technology to allow collection, processing and analysis in every single moment, we have done just that.
Cumbria Waste Group adds new baler and conveyor to MRF
Cumbria Waste Group has taken delivery of a 100-tonne channel baler and chain conveyor from Middleton Engineering in order to improve the capacity and throughput of its materials recycling facility in Distington.
The new machinery includes a modified Presona LP100 channel baler with pre-press, re-manufactured by Middletons to as new condition and capable of delivering a throughput of 30 tonnes per hour, together with a heavy duty feed conveyor.
Modifications include a shear blade to deal with extra-large sheets of card in addition to normal waste streams, including waste from commercial customers, kerbside collections and 14 household waste and recycling centres (HWRCs) across Cumbria.
Charles Riddell, director of Cumbria Waste Management Group, said: Middletons took the time to understand and resolve our requirements and proposed an economical solution that would satisfy our growing recycling operation. As well as incorporating the modifications we needed to deal with varied waste streams, they provided us with great service, including accurate floor layouts so that civil works could be carried out prior to installation and commissioning.
He added: Reinvesting in improved machinery allows us to continue to offer an excellent service to increase and encourage recycling across Cumbria.
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