By Walid Hikmat

Recycling Consultant

Towards a better environment

2017

Tires, Plastic, Paper, Wood, Batteries

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Prelude

Man has almost exhausted or about to exhaust earth’s

resources, there are plenty of re-useable products that can help

save the environment are discarded or sent to landfills either for

buria l or incineration, both are also harmful to the environment,

landfills are overcrowded with reusable material, carry heavy

operational costs, and won’t last forever due to rising precious

land costs and preparations to accept further waste.

The term recycling is widely understood as recycling at the

source or curbside recycling, this is where consumers separate

recyclable material after use and deliver to municipalities or

recycling facility “rather material recovery facility - MRF”,

however the recycling process is a bit different.

Recycling is the process of converting waste materials into

reusable objects to prevent waste of potentially useful materials,

reduce the consumption of fresh raw materials, energy usage,

air pollution (from incineration) and water pollution (from

landfilling) by decreasing the need for "conventional" waste

disposal and lowering greenhouse gas emissions compared to

plastic production.

In this book we will focus on lucrative recycling processes where

recyclers can make economic gains in addition to serving

environmental protection causes.

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Book Sections

Sec. Page Subject

1. 3 Waste Tires Recycling

2. 28 Plastic Scrap Recycling

3. 52 Wood Waste Recycling

4. 67 Wood Plastic Composite

5. 87 Waste Paper Recycling

6. 107 Used Acid Battery Recycling

7. 127 MSW Treatment

8. 136 Machinery & Plants

9. 146 Selected Feasibility Studies

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Index

Subject Pg.Para

1. Waste Tires Recycling

1- How tires are made 2- Tires composition 3- Tire sizes and applications 4- Main tires parts 5- How tires are recycled 6- Technologies overview 7- Applications & end products

3

3.1 3.2 3.3 3.4 3.5 3.6 3.7

2. Plastic Scrap Recycling

1- Plastic types and applications 2- Recycling at the source 3- Identifying plastic waste 4- Post-consumer or pre-consumer 5- How plastics are recycled 6- Final recycled material 7- Products made of recycled plastic

28

28.1 28.2 28.3 28.4 28.5 28.6 28.7

3. Wood Waste Recycling

1- Types of wood waste 2- Wood waste sources 3- Wood waste for energy 4- Wood waste to WPC

52

52.1 52.2 52.3 54.4

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Subject Pg.Para

4- Wood Plastic Composite Production

1- Introduction to WPC 2- Types of plastic and fibres 3- WPC Production stages 4- Forming and applications 5- Comparison with natural wood

67

67.1 67.2 67.3 67.4 67.5

5- Waste Paper Recycling

1- Recovering fibre 2- Types of paper waste 3- Process for pulping 4- Production of sheets & rolls 5- Folding, cutting, packaging 6- Final products

87

87.1 87.2 87.3 874. 87.5 87.6

7- Used Acid Battery Recycling

1- History of batteries and types 2- Acid battery structure 3- Lead extraction & quality 4- Acid neutralisation 5- Safety in a ULAB recycling plant

107

107.1 107.2 107.3 107.4 107.5

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Subject

Pg.Para

7- Municipal Solid Waste Treatment

1- Types of recyclable waste 2- Segregation lines 3- Single & Multiple Streams 4- Composting - Incineration 5- Waste to Energy

127

127.1 127.2 127.3 127.4 127.5

8- Machinery & Plants

1- Size reduction 2- Material separation 3- Classification 4- Packaging 5- Testing & Certification 6- Complete plants

136

136.1 136.2 136.3 136.4 136.5 136.6

9- Sample Feasibility Studies

1- Selected studies based on Middle East Markets data

146

146.1