food waste food waste from kitchen & canteen food waste is placed into 25ltr caddy. the liner...
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FOOD WASTE
Food Waste from Kitchen & Canteen
Food Waste is placed into 25ltr Caddy. The
liner within the caddy is then placed into
240ltr Eurocart ready for collection. These
are collected on a weekly basis
The vehicle then takes the food waste to Shanks
Anaerobic Digestion Facility in Cumbernauld
All food waste is taken to the reception area where
it goes through a depackaging system to
separate food waste from packaging. The packaging
is then sent off to be treated separately and
food waste is taken to the digester.
Under Anaerobic conditions the food waste is
broken down by bugs, which then generates biogas and compost.The
key outputs of the AD process are renewable electricity, heat and compost.
CARDBOARD
Cardboard All cardboard is placed in the Mixed Recycling Eurocarts for collection.
These containers are collected Monday - Friday
Shanks Mixed Recycling Vehicle empties the containers and takes this back to Blochairn Materials Recycling Facility (MRF)
Once all the material is tipped at the MRF it then goes through 5 processes. Firstly the material goes through a shredder and two
trommels to size the material. Secondly the material is passed through the ballistic
separators which will identify material by shape. Thirdly the material is then identified by bulk density by the use of air to separate light
from heavy materials. The material is then separated by the use of optical recognition.
Lastly the material is passed through the picking line.
The separated material is baled and sold onto fully compliant companies to make recycled or
partially recycled products.
PAPER
Office PaperAll paper is placed in the
Mixed Recycling Eurocart for collection. These containers
are collected Monday - Friday
Shanks Mixed Recycling Vehicle empties the containers and takes all the material back to Blochairn Materials Recycling Facility (MRF)
Once all the material is tipped at the MRF it then goes through 5 processes. Firstly the material goes through a
shredder and two trommels to size the material. Secondly the material is passed through the ballistic
separators which will identify material by shape. Thirdly the material is then identified by bulk density by the use of air to separate light from heavy materials. The
material is then separated by the use of optical recognition. Lastly the material is passed through the
picking line.
The separated material is baled and sold onto fully compliant
companies to make recycled or partially recycled products.
PLASTIC
PLASTIC
All plastic is placed in the Mixed Recycling Eurocart for collection.
These containers are collected Monday - Friday
Shanks Mixed Recycling Vehicle empties the containers and takes all the material back to Blochairn Materials Recycling Facility (MRF)
Once all the material is tipped at the MRF it then goes through 5 processes. Firstly the material goes through a shredder and two trommels to
size the material. Secondly the material is passed through the ballistic separators which will
identify material by shape. Thirdly the material is then identified by bulk density by the use of air
to separate light from heavy materials. The material is then separated by the use of optical
recognition. Lastly the material is passed through the picking line.
The separated material is baled and sold onto fully
compliant companies to make recycled or partially recycled
products
METALS
Cans & Tins All cans & tines are placed in the Mixed Recycling Eurocart for
collection. These containers are collected Monday - Friday
Shanks Mixed Recycling Vehicle empties the containers and takes all the
material back to Blochairn Materials Recycling Facility (MRF)
Once all the material is tipped at the MRF it then goes through 5 processes. Firstly the material goes through a
shredder and two trommels to size the material. Secondly the material is passed through the ballistic separators
which will identify material by shape. Thirdly the material is then identified by bulk density by the use of air to
separate light from heavy materials. The material is then separated by the use of optical recognition. Lastly the
material is passed through the picking line.
The separated material is baled and sold onto fully compliant companies to
make recycled or partially recycled products.
GREEN WASTE
Green Waste
Shanks vehicle will uplift the RoRo container and take this
to Buchley Eco Centre
The Green Waste is firstly mulched by a large machine with teeth then made into a windrow with a batch date. Temperatures
are taken every day and must read 65 degrees for 7 consecutive days to kill the
bugs. Every two weeks the windrow is turned and temperatures taken. After approximately 6 months (12 turns) a
sample is sent to a laboratory. Once this has been given the OK a screening process is carried out before the material is then
ready for selling.