Bollegraaf single-stream sorting system for Welsh capital

Archiv – Netherlands-based Bollegraaf Recycling Machinery has signed an agreement with Cardiff for the delivery of a single-stream sorting system worth ‘‚¬ 3 million, thereby assuring Wales’ capital city of one of the most advanced recycling installations in the world.Netherlands-based Bollegraaf Recycling Machinery has signed an agreement with Cardiff for the delivery of a single-stream sorting system worth ‘‚¬ 3 million, thereby assuring Wales’ capital city of one of the most advanced recycling installations in the world.
Bollegraaf Recycling Machinery is currently busy building the large single-stream system and also a baler. On 1 December this year, the work is scheduled to shift to Cardiff itself, beginning with the installation of the sorting system; this automatically separates paper, cardboard, plastics, iron and aluminium at an average processing capacity of 15 tonnes per hour. If all goes according to plan, the sorting system in Cardiff will be operational on March 1 next year.
At the heart of the Bollegraaf sorting systems are Star Screens from Bollegraaf Holding subsidiary Lubo Screening & Recycling Systems. These not only separate cardboard from recovered paper but also rounded materials (plastics, glass bottles and cans) and flat material (newspapers and magazines).
According to Bollegraaf’s General Managing Director Heiman Bollegraaf, the sorting system bought by Cardiff County Council ’signifies once again a big step forward in the area of recycling because now recyclable waste can be processed directly’. He adds: ’This seems to bring to an end the era in which households had to collect recyclable waste separately and we needed a different truck for each type of waste. With the new system, we need to use only one truck which transports the different types of waste. This has three big advantages: it is cheaper, it is more efficient, and it is much better for the environment.’