Waste collection

A well working waste collection system has relevance to waste management from two points of view. First, it ensures a regular removal of waste from private and industrial places. Second, it is the base for a constant supply of sorted raw material as semi-finished goods to recycling plants. Therefore, waste collection and processing could be a profitable business opportunity. It depends on one hand on the availability of recyclable waste and on the other hand on recycling plants which buy and use the recyclables.

Collection

Separation of fractions

Mainly, waste isn't sorted by fractions but mixed. But the potential usableness and revenues are higher as better sorted into mono-fractions it is. Waste should be separated by material, colour and quality.

Cleaning

Methods of cleaning off different material differ. Please see here examples for plastic waste,

Crushing

shredder

Pressing

Pressing is often necessary to reduce the volume of the sorted raw material and to selll it as semi-finshed good. Different machines like baling presses for paper,

Further processing or selling

Not only semi-finished goods but also manufactured articles, e.g. plastic castings or metallic castings, stuffing from textile waste.

extruder for plastic castings