The Challenge
In January 2021 Thorntons Recycling suffered a major fire at one of their largest processing facilities at Killeen Road in Dublin. This fire was devastating and required a total re-instatement of all equipment within the fastest time possible to minimise business interruption.
This gave Thorntons an opportunity to build a new processing line that was:
In March 2021 Turmec were awarded the contract to deliver a plant with a throughput rate of 100 tph comprising of 60tph C&D (Construction & Demolition Waste) and 40tph MSW (Municipal Solid Waste). The plant separates metals (ferrous & non-ferrous) from MSW materials received and produces SRF from low grade paper, cardboard, and plastic.
The Solution
Thorntons requirement was to recycle and recover as much material as possible from the mixed waste it collects and processes thus diverting waste away from landfill. Turmec designed a highly automated, bespoke plant for Thorntons that minimised the operating footprint and recovers the high value materials suitable for recycling, produces an SRF grade refuse derived fuel from the paper, plastic, cardboard, and timber not suitable for recycling and keeps the residual bound for incineration or landfill to less than 5%.
The primary materials recycled are wood, metal, hard plastics, and tyres. The main items recovered are stone, aggregates, soil, inert fines and SRF (comprising timber, soiled paper, cardboard, and plastic) By turning this material into SRF Thorntons Recycling are producing a sustainable, valuable product that assists with reduction in dependence on fossil fuels, reduces CO2 emissions and diverts materials away from landfill.
The overall rebuild project consisted of the re-instatement of new buildings, yard space as well as the Turmec supplied plant. To ensure the project was delivered in the shortest possible time, Turmec worked closely and in conjunction with the civil and electrical contractors to complete the project within the agreed timeframe.
Turmec designed and installed the new state of the art facility within 9 months from order. All components of the installation are fully CE marked to all the relevant European safety standards
