Glass and RDF Recovery

Impact was selected to provide P&D Materials Recovery (PDMR) Ltd with a solution for glass and RDF recovery for recycling and reuse.

PDMR began the operation of a purpose-built bespoke recycling plant during August 2017 following 24 months of research and development and design.
The plant was designed to liberate recyclate from MRF residue material that otherwise would have been sent to landfill or incineration, thereby embracing the crux of the waste hierarchy and circular economy.

The plant commissioning period identified superfluous fibre and plastic contamination within the heavy glass fraction, which impeded on commodity value and export availability.

PDMR Ltd engaged Impact Air Systems to assist with cleaning the glass to achieve a consistent and cost effective saleable product. Trials were undertaken at Impact Air Systems test facility in Leicester, which produced favourable results leading to an order being placed in March 2018 for the new Zigzag Air Classifier (ZAC) 800 model to be installed during
summer 2018.

By August 2018, the ZAC800 had delivered the prime objectives of the PDMR capital investment by creating a valuable commodity from a negative waste stream.

Watch this system in action here.

The Impact ZAC800 installation at PDMR, Chatham is an effective addition to its current material recovery process enabling a high hourly throughput and a high grade quality glass and RDF output.

PDMR are one of the UK’s leading waste management companies and have capacity for up to 22 tonnes an hour through its waste sorting facility, removing glass, aluminium, ferrous metals, paper, cardboard, plastic film and plastic bottles.

The Impact Zigzag Air Classifier (ZAC) waste sorting system is the very latest version of Impact’s hugely popular range of zigzag separation technology, which you will find in operation in many applications in waste recycling facilities around the world.

Impact recognises the industry requirements of ensuring a high-quality waste stream, so has enhanced a successful separation solution which greatly improves the separation of valuable recyclable materials while providing the operator with a highly durable, low maintenance and hassle-free system.