Biffa Waste Services – UK – Fibre Optical Upgrade
MDR & Paper fraction.
45 TPH Mixed Dry Recyclables @ Front end. 22 TPH at Fibre Upgrade (Turmec)
99% pure mixed paper, Plastic Film
BIFFA WASTE SERVICES UK MDR & PAPER
Overview
The challenge we faced here was to increase the paper purity levels and
recovery rates while decreasing manual labour.
Biffa had 3 lines of paper separation split into 6 picking lines, with too
much manual sorting involved and low quality paper. We had to install
the proposed upgrade while maintaining the plant in full operation.
The Solution
Turmec’s solution involved installing 5 Optical separators to both
decrease manual picking and increase paper purity so the recovered
paper would only pass through a picking station for quality control
before bailing
Turmec used best-in class technology to automate the recycling
process and remove the requirement for manual handling of
materials.
Turmec’s upgrade was delivered on time and budget; the 6 weeks
installation was successfully carried out around existing works and
was completed in the annual maintenance shutdown period, so no
additional downtime was needed for the integration.
The client immediately saw a significant reduction in manual
labour as well as increased recovery and decreased contamination
– up to 99% purity.
