UNTHA XR mobil-e
Converting over 300,000 tonnes of waste into saleable products per annum, Eco Sustainable Solutions is no stranger to the energy market.
However, having recently installed a new combined heat and power (CHP) plant to harness the value of the fuels from its Parley facility, the goal was to improve the net environmental gain of the closed loop operation.
Eco has therefore invested in the highest specification mobile UNTHA XR3000C unit, with 2 x 132kW drives.
Having started out as a quarrying firm more than 60 years ago, Crapper & Sons owns a landfill site in Wiltshire, but 30 acres is actually dedicated to salvaging as much ‘waste’ as possible.
The family-run business was previously processing wood at its Wootton Bassett headquarters, using one high speed shredder fed by one slow speed shredder. But limited resistance to foreign objects within the waste stream, was resulting in unmanageable machine breakdowns and operational downtime.
The search for an alternative shredding system therefore began and research brought the team to UNTHA.
UNTHA RS40
Biogen is the UK’s largest operator of food waste anaerobic digestion (AD) plants. The organisation takes organic materials from food manufacturers, retailers, pubs, restaurants, hotels, offices and homes (via local authorities) and processes them to create:
– Biogas, which is fed into a Combined Heat and Power unit to produce renewable electricity for the national grid.
– A pasteurised PAS110-certified digestate, which is returned to the agricultural industry as a biofertiliser to grow crops.
UNTHA RS100
Altech Trading Company is a WEEE (Waste Electrical & Electronic Equipment) recycling specialist with more than 30 years’ industry experience. Predominantly handling redundant telecoms infrastructure and IT devices ranging from servers to circuit boards, Altech’s secure facility in Southend-on-Sea provides a turnkey WEEE recycling service, from collection to disposal.
The company’s focus is to ensure legislative and environmental compliance for utmost peace of mind for clients. Typically processing 2,500 tonnes of WEEE per year, Altech also works hard to maximise recycling rates for optimum sustainability and revenue yield.
Acknowledging the value of the composite materials found within waste electronic equipment, Altech had sought to mechanically break down some its WEEE streams, to liberate the high-worth recyclates inside. In conjunction with the manual stripping of high-grade units, this approach would also enable the sorting and segregation of varied material types, to aid onward recycling.
Altech’s first machine investment was a second-hand hammer mill. However, when up and running, it soon showed its limitations. Further marketplace research therefore brought the team to UNTHA.
Renowned for engineering robust shredding technology that can handle complex applications with ease, Altech was particularly interested in the high torque, slow speed design of UNTHA’s four shaft machines. It seemed that the precision cutters and screen would achieve a more refined shred than if the WEEE was simply shattered with the hammer
UNTHA S25
Engineering company Advetec is no stranger to the scientific bio-degradation of waste. But a partnership with UNTHA UK means the team has been able to roll out a sophisticated aerobic digestion solution for a selection of mixed waste streams.
Municipal waste shredding trials first led Advetec to invest in two UNTHA RS30s, which were shipped to the Caribbean and USA to process materials down to a defined <50mm specification.
UNTHA RS150
Tony Hughes, then-managing director
UNTHA RS30
Toby Manchip, managing director
Simon Webb, managing director, Tidy Planet
Justin Beverley, managing director
Mark Taylor, managing director, Wastege
Dates set for UK launch of UNTHA ZR
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