WASTE RECYCLING
UNTHA XR shredder gears Fortress up for 2018 growth
IT’S only three months since the offi cial opening of Fortress
Recycling and Resource Management’s new £5m facility in Warwick. But already the team has successfully processed 6,250 tonnes of ‘waste’, thanks to an UNTHA XR3000C shredder at the front-end of a sophisticated processing line.
All eyes are on ‘what’s next’ for the system, as the ambitious organisation prepares for 2018 and beyond.
The Dry Mixed Recyclables plant was constructed in a building measuring just 730sqm and 6.5m high at the eaves. The facility had some challenging objectives to meet from the outset, if it was to eff ectively tackle the paper, cardboard, glass, plastics and aluminium cans passing through.
The selection of best-in-class technologies from the start to the fi n- ish of the plant, means this could be an exciting year for Fortress.
Managing Director David Pass said: “Whilst we set our- selves a relatively tight project plan once funding for the site was secured and a tender put out for the build, our industry research actually began some time ago.
“We knew a shredder would sit at the front end of the solution, so talks with UNTHA began in the summer of 2016. In fact, we actually trialled the mobile version of the XR3000C when it embarked on its UK roadshow later that year, before placing an order in January 2017.”
Currently confi gured to process 9 tonnes of DMR an hour, 10 hours per day, 5 days a week, the XR is in fact capable of achieving a 30 tph capacity, with the fl exibility to shred diff erent input materials ranging from MSW to C&I and other bulky wastes.
At present, the XR reduces the fraction to a homogeneous 300mm particle size, but a simple cutting reconfi guration could achieve an output specifi cation as low as 30mm.
• PAUL Burrows, the longest-serving driver at Fortress
“Most modern business investments are made with at least one eye on what’s next,” continued David. “So, the knowledge that we are futureproofed with this shredder – thanks to its ability to produce a refi ned RDF or even high quality SRF, should we want to – off ers important peace of mind at this crucial expansion point for our fi rm.”
“With the help of Blue Machinery and the technology partners involved, we really have maximised every inch of the site with this state-of-the-art, highly-automated plant,” elaborated David. “As a result, we’ve already reduced our waste costs by £70,000 in only two months, and generated a sizeable income stream via recovered materials. Our target payback period for the plant is therefore very encouraging.”
Partnership tackles Scots food waste
AS Scotland’s mounting food waste issues attract increasing attention, two Scottish companies have come together to off er the country’s only fully integrated collection and treatment solution.
Food Waste Scotland is the innovative collaboration of leading waste management and recycling company Binn Group along with major food waste processors Earnside Energy.
Operating side-by-side at Binn EcoPark near Perth, the companies plan to collect and recycle up to 30,000 tonnes of food waste each year, generating around 18 million kilowatt hours of electricity for the national grid.
In preparation for the partnership, Binn Group invested in a fl eet of new state-of-the-art food waste collection vehicles with onboard weighing capability in 2017. At the same time, Earnside Energy increased capacity at their Anaerobic Digestion (AD) facility utilising the very latest technology.
The Food Waste Scotland initiative is designed to reach out across Scotland, off ering any business producing waste food a cost-eff ective and compliant solution.
Since 2016 it has been a legal requirement in Scotland for all businesses generating more than 5kg of waste food to segregate this from other waste streams and to ensure it is collected separately.
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Binn Group Chief Executive Allan MacGregor said that the amount of food waste generated in Scotland was “staggering.” “The Scottish Government has set an ambitious target to reduce the amount of food waste by 33 per cent by 2025,” he explained. “Segregating food waste makes people conscious of the amount they produce and encourages them to try and reduce that amount.
“Food Waste Scotland is leading the call to encourage everyone in Scotland to play their part.”
The new partnership also pointed out that even if the Government achieved its target fi gures, there would still be an estimated one million tonnes of food waste in Scotland requiring proper collection and treatment.
Mr MacGregor emphasised the need for everyone to segregate food waste in order to avoid contaminating other waste streams, rendering them non-recyclable. He added: “While the focus is on reducing the volume generated by homes and businesses, there are opportunities to work with existing and future clients to identify food waste issues and off er a more environmentally sustainable and cost eff ective solution.”
Mick Fishwick, Director at Earnside Energy, said: “We operate one of the best AD plants in the UK and have invested signifi cantly to increase capacity to be able to off er a much- needed service in Scotland.”
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