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Contents | Zoom in | Zoom out For navigation instructions please click here Search Issue | Next Page MAY–JUNE 2008 WASTE MANAGEMENT WORLD WMW WMW including collection and transport special The role of CCTV in site security New ways with sewage sludge Developing anaerobic digestion WMW Special Collection and Transport M A Y– J U NE 2 00 8 INTERNATIONAL SOLID WASTE ASSOCIATION Promoting sustainable waste management worldwide Contents | Zoom in | Zoom out For navigation instructions please click here Search Issue | Next Page WASTE Previous Page | Contents | Zoom in | Zoom out | Front Cover | Search Issue | Next Page management world A BEMaGS F DIABOLO More than a hurricane. www.querstromzerspaner.eu RECYCLING PLANTS FROM SAXONY WASTE management world Previous Page | Contents | Zoom in | Zoom out | Front Cover | Search Issue | Next Page A BEMaGS F WASTE Previous Page | Contents | Zoom in | Zoom out | Front Cover | Search Issue | Next Page management world A BEMaGS F Problems with Heavy Metals? 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A round-up of news from around the world 53 ISWA W INFORMAT A ION 55 DIARY 31 PRODUCT NEWS 56 INDEX TO ADVERTISERS MAY–JUNE 2008 13 COLLECTION AND TRANSPORT SPECIAL SPECIAL FEATURES 34 THE ART OF SURVEILLANCE ENHANCING SITE SECURITY THROUGH REMOTE CCTV Collection & Transport Special Compiled and written by Malcolm Bates MALCOLM BATES REVIEWS THE LATEST DEVELOPMENTS IN THE COLLECTION AND TRANSPORT SECTOR 14 INTRODUCTION Iride looks to wider markets O IFAT 2008 show review O Isuzu hybrid diesel–electric truck tested O latest news and products Worldwide scrap metal prices are soaring, making recycling and processing sites an attractive target for thieves. High-tech security monitoring could offer the best protection By Adam Wiseberg 40 MEETING MARKET DEMANDS 16 NEWS UNLOCKING THE POTENTIAL OF ANAEROBIC DIGESTION 18 IFAT 2008 THE TRIENNIAL TRADE SHOW ATTRACTS PROFESSIONALS FROM AROUND THE WORLD This major exhibition for refuse collection and disposal, and street cleaning equipment takes place only once every three years, but it’s always worth the wait Interest in anaerobic digestion is growing throughout Europe – and new legislation could boost its role in diverting MSW from landfill sites By Gertrud Aichberger 47 AN IDEAL MIX SEWAGE SLUDGE TREATMENT IN DENMARK Denmark’s BioCorrection is leading the way with new processing methods that could widen the market for the by-products of organic waste By Søren Andersen and Sergey Pigarev 54 WASTE LEADERS 18 20 ITALIAN SATELLITE LAUNCHED UP-AND-COMING MANUFACTURER HAS AMBITIONS OUTSIDE ITALY COVER TACKLING CLIMATE CHANGE PHOTOGRAPH: ISWA talks to Hernan Carlino, economist and Chair of the Clean Development Mechanism panel at the United Nations The Enbasys fermenter plant, which uses the Austrian company’s high load hybrid reactor technology Italian manufacturer Iride has been producing satellite units for some years now – it’s hoping that its innovative approach will help win new business on the world stage WASTE management world Previous Page | Contents | Zoom in | Zoom out | Front Cover | Search Issue | Next Page A BEMaGS F WASTE Previous Page | Contents | Zoom in | Zoom out | Front Cover | Search Issue | Next Page A BEMaGS F management world NEXT ISSUE/WMW WEBSITE WASTE MANAGEMENT WORLD WEBSITE WMW COMING UP IN THE NEXT ISSUE AS EVER, THE JULY/AUGUST ISSUE OF WASTE MANAGEMENT WORLD OFFERS AN OPPORTUNITY TO STEP BACK AND OVERVIEW ALL SECTORS INCLUDING RECYCLING, WASTETO-ENERGY, LANDFILL, BIOWASTE AND TRANSPORT & COLLECTION. SOME OF THE HIGHLIGHTS IN THIS BUMPER DIRECTORY AND REVIEW ISSUE INCLUDE: WWW.WASTEMANAGEMENTWORLD.COM ________________________________________ ADVANCES IN SHREDDERS AND SORTERS FROM WMW ASSOCIATE MAKE SURE YOU VISIT OUR SITE, WHICH INCLUDES: EDITOR CLAUDINE CAPEL NEWS AN ECONOMIC OVERVIEW OF THE Check daily for the latest news stories relating to collection & transport, recycling, landfill, biological treatment, waste-to-energy and markets policy US MARKET & finance. VIDEO NEWS THE CHALLENGES FACED BY WTE Five special video features from WMW’s recent trip to IFAT 2008. Editor Guy STARTUP COMPANIES Robinson and transport & collection expert Malcolm Bates talk to some of the exhibitors and take a close-up look at the latest developments in the waste industry. THE STATE OF THE ART OF WMW E-NEWSLETTER Sign up for our e-newsletter, which gives you all the important waste news ANAEROBIC DIGESTION in one bite-sized chunk. It includes the best of our on-line stories, a look at other waste news in the media, useful links about upcoming events and a preview of next month’s magazine. LANDFILLING IN CHINA WMW MAGAZINE All our magazine features in searchable form. Comment on-line, and forward to colleagues and friends. The site also includes links to other resources, subscription information and a searchable database of suppliers worldwide There are many digital advertising opportunities on the Waste Management World website. For further details contact Terry Ash on +44 (0) 1992 656653 or [email protected] WA STE MANAGEME NT W ORL D M a y – J u n e 2 0 0 8 WASTE management world Previous Page | Contents | Zoom in | Zoom out | Front Cover | Search Issue | Next Page 3 A BEMaGS F WASTE Previous Page | Contents | Zoom in | Zoom out | Front Cover | Search Issue | Next Page management world WMW A BEMaGS F FROM THE EDITOR ISSN 1476-1394 The magazine for ISWA members EDITOR: Guy Robinson ASSOCIATE EDITOR: Claudine Capel ISWA EDITOR: Greg Vogt GROUP PUBLISHER: David McConnell EDITORIAL DIRECTOR: Jackie Jones ASSISTANT EDITOR: Sarah Wisson TRANSPORT CORRESPONDENT: Malcolm Bates LAYOUT: John Perkins PRODUCTION MANAGER: John Perkins PRODUCTION CONTROLLER: Julie McGuinness SALES MANAGERS: Terry Ash, James Walden, Charlotte Marlow DIGITAL SALES MANAGER: Leo Wolfert Member, BPA Worldwide ADVERTISING: for information on advertising, please contact Terry Ash on +44 1992 656 653 or Charlotte Marlow on +44 1992 656 657 or [email protected] EDITORIAL/NEWS CONTACT: e-mail: [email protected] Published for the International Solid Waste Association, Vesterbrogade 74, 3rd floor, DK-1620 Copenhagen V, Denmark Tel: +45 32 96 15 88 Fax: +45 32 96 15 84 web: www.iswa.org Published by PennWell International Publications Ltd, Warlies Park House, Horseshoe Hill, Upshire, Essex, EN9 3SR, UK. Tel: +44 1992 656 600 Fax: +44 1992 656 700 e-mail: [email protected] web: www.waste-management-world.com EDITORIAL CORRESPONDENCE/PRESS RELEASES: Please send to Waste Management World at [email protected] ‘T here is currently little push for the recycling of waste clothing’. So states a report entitled ‘Mapping of evidence on sustainable impacts that occur in the life cycles of clothing’ published by the UK government last December. On a slightly more positive note, it adds that ‘technologies are being developed that target the recycling and reuse of clothing. Currently most reuse of clothing is achieved by charity shops. The majority of clothing that is discarded is sent to landfill sites’. Well, perhaps that’s not particularly positive, but at least it shows that this issue is ‘on the radar’. According to the above research, textiles make up approximately 3% of the domestic waste stream in the UK. And, as more clothing is purchased worldwide as a result of ever-cheaper prices and an increasing population, you have to wonder if the issue of textile recycling is in danger of being overlooked? In the UK, as part of its work on Sustainable Consumption and Production, the government is developing ten product ‘road maps’ to reduce the environmental and social impacts of a range of priority products across their entire life cycles. Clothing is one of these products. A decree promoting used textiles recycling is being developed in France. According to the April issue of BIR’s (Bureau of International Recycling) newsletter: ‘The French authorities have recently indicated that the regulatory texts have been accepted by the French State Council (Conseil d’Etat) and hence proposed for signature before further publication in the official journal.’ And textiles were one of several waste streams identified in the recent vote by the European Parliament’s Environment Committee on the revised Waste Framework Directive, wherein the Committee pushed for separate collection of different waste streams. The discussions also yielded recycling targets, which stipulate that EU Member States will have to achieve recycling rates of 50% for household and similar wastes by 2020, and 70% recycling rates for construction and demolition waste by the same date. It is possible that targets will also be set for manufacturing and industrial waste. (For more on this vote, see the news story on page 9.) The examples above suggest that some action is taking place in the political arena. We can only hope that this will continue, and that, in parallel, investment will continue within industry for specialist technologies that process textiles. The next issue of WMW is our annual review and directory issue featuring overviews of and insights into the current state of the waste sector. In the meantime, I hope you enjoy our current issue, particularly the collection and transport special. © 2008 International Solid Waste Association. All rights reserved. No part of this publication may be reproduced in any form or by any means, whether electronic, mechanical or otherwise including photocopying, recording or any information storage or retrieval system without the prior written consent of the Publishers. While every attempt is made to ensure the accuracy of the information contained in this magazine, neither the Publishers, Editors nor the authors accept any liability for errors or omissions. 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Printed in the UK by Williams Press Ltd on elemental chlorine-free paper from sustainable forests WASTE management world Previous Page | Contents | Zoom in | Zoom out | Front Cover | Search Issue | Next Page A BEMaGS F WASTE Previous Page | Contents | Zoom in | Zoom out | Front Cover | Search Issue | Next Page management world A BEMaGS F __________________ __________ WASTE management world Previous Page | Contents | Zoom in | Zoom out | Front Cover | Search Issue | Next Page A BEMaGS F WASTE Previous Page | Contents | Zoom in | Zoom out | Front Cover | Search Issue | Next Page management world A BEMaGS F ISWA comments ISWA Managing Director Greg Vogt argues that the waste management industry must concentrate on producing quality by-products in order to increase the recycling and reuse of municipal solid waste T he increased demand for gas and petroleum, food crops, fish and large sources of vegetative matter mean that the global harvesting of carbon has in turn intensified. It could be said that mankind is mining nearly everything except its waste piles. Discussions held at a recent ISWA Beacon Conference on biological treatment of biowastes (Perugia, May 2008) suggest it is simply a matter of time until the significant carbon stream present in municipal solid waste is fully captured. In the meantime, the waste industry needs to continue on the pathway to increased awareness and better optimized biowaste resources. While on-site rural composting is an age-old practice that we have come to rely on, other approaches are taking longer to develop and mature. For example, backyard composting remains in its infancy and will require more encouragement and public outreach to take off on a global scale. Large-scale anaerobic digestion, MBT, and windrow-type composting facilities have demonstrated various challenges in their use – mainly with handling, separation, processing and achieving quality end-products. With much of the product stream being returned to landfill as cover material or to thermal treatment processes as fuel, one wonders how these It could be said practices will fare in the long run. Optimization of waste carbon may require widespread regulatory drivers (including that mankind is strict limits on the landfilling of organic materials), public acceptance of the benefits of waste carbon products for soil improvements/crop enhancements, and more mining nearly investment in capital facilities. In short, a significant effort will be required in order to capture a greater portion of the carbon stream and put it to beneficial use. From everything except its the standpoint of waste practitioners, further research and pilot programmes are waste piles necessary before the available carbon in the waste stream can be extracted in sufficient quality and quantities to create the desired end products. Other details need to be ironed out too, including measurement methods, diversion calculations, sequestration values and determination of acceptable contamination thresholds. Reported tonnages of biowaste products are rising as our industry gets to grips with the contributing factors (by measuring, estimating or both). Because biowaste products generally feed the recycling numerator, recycling rates again rise, slowly but surely. Of course, we know that simply creating more biowaste products is not necessarily the answer. For example, while an organic product is seen as a good thing, a poor-quality compost can throw the benefits of the process into doubt. Encouragement comes in the form of the growing number of global facilities and operating experience, and increased interest by the private sector to manage the waste streams from collection and onward. This progress will almost certainly improve product quality, and with improved quality the products will find a market ‘ ‘ Greg Vogt is Managing Director of ISWA and ISWA editor of Waste Managment World 6 WASTE management world May–June 2008 WASTE MANAGEMENT WORLD Previous Page | Contents | Zoom in | Zoom out | Front Cover | Search Issue | Next Page A BEMaGS F WASTE Previous Page | Contents | Zoom in | Zoom out | Front Cover | Search Issue | Next Page management world A BEMaGS F ,VJDUEDJHJRLQJWRZDVWH" Los Angeles 200 Ottawa 100 7RQQHV3HU'D\ 7RQQHV3HU'D\ 6RPHWKLQJVDUHYHU\GLIÇFXOWWRUHF\FOH7KDWÀVZKHUHZHFRPHLQ We convert more than 99% of post-recycled garbage into green energy and other useful products while substantially eliminating the impact of garbage on our environment. :HUHF\FOHOHIWRYHUJDUEDJHVRLWZRQÀWHQGXSLQODQGÇOOVRULQFLQHUDWRUV 3ODVFR(QHUJ\FRPSOHWHV\RXUFRPPXQLW\ÀVUHF\FOLQJRSWLRQVVR\RXGRQÀWOHWJDUEDJHJRWRZDVWH plascoenergygroup.com PLASCO ENERGY GROUP 1000 Innovation Drive, Suite 400 Ottawa, ON, Canada K2K 3E7 Tel. 613.591.9438 WASTE management world Previous Page | Contents | Zoom in | Zoom out | Front Cover | Search Issue | Next Page A BEMaGS F WASTE Previous Page | Contents | Zoom in | Zoom out | Front Cover | Search Issue | Next Page management world A BEMaGS F COMMENT Comment Caroline Jackson MEP reports on the landmark second reading of the draft waste framework directive in the European Parliament O n 8 April the European Parliament’s Environment ‘disposal’ operations – and the recovery designation has important Committee adopted its amendments in second commercial and public relations consequences. reading to the waste framework directive. As I believed that we must also ensure that recycling was not rapporteur I was apprehensive that not enough disadvantaged, so I inserted recycling and waste prevention MEPs would back my proposals for recycling and targets in the directive. We voted to set a 50% recycling target waste prevention targets, and that incineration/energy from waste for household waste and a 70% target for construction and would attract undue criticism and obstruction. I was therefore demolition waste by 2020. My colleagues added industrial and delighted by the outcome of the vote. manufacturing waste to the 70% target, but we shall have to see The second reading is the Parliament’s opportunity to amend whether this is technically feasible. We also voted to stabilize the ‘common position’ (Euro-speak for first reading) of the waste production at 2009 levels by 2012. Council of Ministers. Once adopted in committee the report goes These were the three big themes, but other important to the plenary session where amendments need the support of amendments were adopted. The Council had accepted the idea more than half the total MEPs. After that, if there are points of that the directive should define by-products in a lengthy article 4. dispute between Parliament and Council, ‘conciliation’ ensues. This was deleted by MEPs, against my advice, on the argument Here, delegations of MEPs and Ministers meet to negotiate until that it would lead to greater confusion and to the undesirable they reach a commonly agreed text. A variation on this is classification of waste as by-products. It remains to be the ‘second reading agreement’ which allows both seen whether the Council will try to persuade us institutions to negotiate after the second reading to put it back. We voted in committee, so that by the time the plenary We adopted my amendment to article is reached (in this case in June 2008) they 5 requesting that the Commission come to set a 50% recycling are able to put before it a ‘second reading forward with proposals to clarify when agreement’ which sews up the loose ends a list of items ‘ceases to be waste’ – target for household without going into conciliation. compost, aggregates, paper, glass, metal, waste and a 70% target One of the most important points end of life tyres and waste textiles. We in the committee vote was the waste reinforced the safety provisions for for construction and hierarchy. Here the Parliament insisted on dealing with hazardous waste. We adopted the five-stage hierarchy, from prevention new provisions for biowaste and said that demolition waste and reduction to disposal, and wants it to we wanted separate collection systems for be followed as a ‘general rule’ rather than such waste, to be developed within the next by 2020 the Council’s ‘guiding principle’. We will have three years. We rejected the idea of a Waste to see whether this really matters to the Council. Consultative Forum, believing that its tasks would The question of how departures from the hierarchy would be duplicate the work done through the European Parliament. sanctioned was an important one. I wanted to follow the Council Now the question is whether we can agree in the areas in basing such departures on ‘life cycle thinking’ and this was where there are differences between the Council and Parliament adopted by the committee, while the green/left alternative – ‘life – notably on the recycling and prevention of waste targets, to cycle assessment’ – was rejected. which the Council is opposed. Will agreement on the directive be Opposition to incineration was pretty vociferous, but I noticed a final bouquet for the Slovenians? Or will it flow over into the that people were concerned that without the energy-from-waste French Presidency? My impression is that MEPs are going to be option we would be failing to use a potential fuel, and probably so busy with the climate change package that they will want to sending more waste to landfill as the only other option available. get rid of the waste framework directive as soon as possible. Not I was, therefore, delighted when the centre-right groups plus perhaps the best of motives, but it may produce a good result. some socialist freethinkers defeated amendments designed to delete the energy efficiency formula (in Annex II, R1). This Caroline Jackson is the Member of the European Parliament formula is the criterion which energy-from-waste plants must for the South West of England reach if they are to attain the designation of ‘recovery’ rather than [email protected] 8 WASTE management world ‘ ‘ May–June 2008 WASTE MANAGEMENT WORLD Previous Page | Contents | Zoom in | Zoom out | Front Cover | Search Issue | Next Page A BEMaGS F WASTE A BEMaGS Previous Page | Contents | Zoom in | Zoom out | Front Cover | Search Issue | Next Page F management world NEWS News Send your news to WASTE MANAGEMENT WORLD e-mail: [email protected] JAPANESE GOVERNMENT PLANS TO REDUCE WASTE BY 60% Japan will urge citizens to carry their own chopsticks instead of using disposable ones and go shopping with their own bags instead of using plastic ones, in a bid to more than halve the waste it produces. Plans to promote a recycling society have been approved, according to Tsuyoshi Kawakami, an official in charge of recycling at the Environment Ministry. Japan aims to reduce the total amount of waste – produced by both industries and individuals – by 60% of the year 2000 level to 25.3 million tons (23 million metric tonnes) by 2015 under the plan posted on the ministry’s website. Shoppers in Japan normally receive multiple plastic and paper bags, while gifts are typically wrapped in elaborate packaging. Environmentalists have criticized the wide use of disposable wooden chopsticks in the country. Elsewhere in Japan, Yokohama City and Lawson, Inc., a leading Japanese convenience store chain, have signed a waste reduction agreement for two years, 2007 and 2008. This is the first such agreement reached between the city and a chainstore. Yokohama has been promoting a programme to reduce the city’s waste volume by 30% compared to 2001 levels by 2010, the ‘Yokohama G30 Waste Reduction Plan.’ Toward this goal, the city concluded an agreement for the period from fiscal 2002 to 2006, called the ‘Agreement on Eco-Friendly Activities for Reduction of Containers and Packages’, with local supermarkets, department stores and consumers’ co-operative stores to promote packaging waste reduction. In 2007, this agreement was renamed the ‘G30 Waste Reduction Eco-Partner Agreement’, and the city is now pursuing the co-operation of convenience stores. Under the agreement, retailers must avoid unnecessary packaging and promote the recycling of paper cartons or food trays by collecting them in their stores. IRELAND SMASHES WEEE AND PACKAGING WASTE TARGETS Figures for 2007 show that last year Ireland collected double the 2008 EU target of used electrical items. WEEE Ireland, the national compliance scheme for electrical recycling has revealed that it has collected over 100,000 old electrical items. These items weigh 28,000 tons (28,449 metric tonnes), which gives an average of 9 kg of WEEE per person. The EU target per person in Ireland for the year 2008 is just 4kg. This amount of WEEE is a 12% increase on the 2006 figures and is a sum equivalent to the weight of 200 jumbo jets. Another achievement in Ireland has been revealed by 2005 figures produced by the Environmental Protection Agency (EPA) which showed that the packaging waste recovery rate was 59.9%. This exceeded Ireland’s 50% target for the year and came very close to the much higher 60% target which has been set for the year 2011. THE ART OF RECYCLING IN SINGAPORE With Singapore aiming for a 60% recycling rate in 2012, citizens are keen to up their game and improve upon the environmental efforts they have already made. Last year, more than half of Singapore’s total waste was recycled – but there is still a feeling that more can be done. The CEO of the National Environment Agency, Lee Yuen Hee has said, ‘We are happy that more people are recycling. However, more can be done to educate some people on the proper way to use recycling bins.’ With this in mind the EPA has embarked upon an initiative called ‘The Art of Recycling’. This project, taking place in the youth park at Somerset Road, will see Singapore’s young people decorating recycling bins as they see fit in order to spread the message and educate people to use them properly. The event will raise awareness of the issue at hand as well as giving young people a creative way to get involved and spread the message in their own communities. W A S T E M A N A G E M E N T W O R L D M a y – J u n e 2008 WASTE management world Previous Page | Contents | Zoom in | Zoom out | Front Cover | Search Issue | Next Page 9 A BEMaGS F WASTE Previous Page | Contents | Zoom in | Zoom out | Front Cover | Search Issue | Next Page management world A BEMaGS F NEWS in brief JOINT STATEMENT FROM REPIC AND ELECTROLINK REPIC and Electrolink have reached an agreement for the trading of WEEE evidence. This will contribute towards the smooth running of the WEEE process in the UK. In a joint statement Philip Morton of REPIC and Barry Van Danzig of Electrolink said, ‘We both look forward to working closely with all stakeholders to achieve a workable, environmental solution that maximizes the recycling and re-use of WEEE in the UK.’ THENERGO LAUNCHES NEW MULTI-FUEL BIO-ENERGY PROJECT IN MEER, BELGIUM BOA SETS ITS SIGHTS ON THE GERMAN MARKET Dutch company BOA Recycling Equipment B.V. has opened a new base in Viersen, Germany from which it will focus on developing in the German market. Uwe Höch will head up this new location. BOA has expanded its business in the recycling sector, providing components and equipment for recycling and waste processing and offering effective solutions by combining proven technologies. Bio-oil from jatropha seeds will fuel diesel engines at the new project Thenergo has announced the launch of a new CHP project in Meer, Hoogstraten in the North of Belgium. The project, known as Binergy Meer, will generate between 6.5 and 25 MWe of renewable electricity and similar amounts of renewable heat. It will be built in several phases due to the need to modify the local grid to inject the generated electricity. Binergy Meer will represent an initial investment of €28.5 million, rising to at least €50 million if 25 MWe capacity is reached. It is fully permitted, with construction expected to start in September 2008. The plant should be operational in 2009 with the potential to deliver between 52,000 and 200,000 MWh of electricity covering the needs of 15,000 to 55,000 households. The first phase will consist of a 4 MWe biogas plant that will convert 150,000 tonnes per year of biomass and organic waste into electricity and heat. Next to this 4 MWe plant the project will have 2.5 MWe of diesel engines fuelled by jatropha bio-oil. 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UK-based Viridor Waste Management has acquired Shore Recycling, a leading UK waste electrical and electronic equipment (WEEE) recycling company for a cash consideration of £23 million (debt free). The acquisition is in line with Viridor’s parent company Pennon Group plc’s strategy of expanding its waste management activities. Shore is headquartered in Perth, Scotland and has recycling facilities in Perth, Manchester and St Helen’s along with an associated collection fleet. With the UK’s recent implementation of the European Union’s WEEE Directive, WEEE recycling is expected to offer significant opportunities for growth – particularly for volumes of material from local authority clients. The company handles a full range of WEEE and uses purpose-built recycling NO NAUE ? geosynthetics equipment. Commenting on the acquisition, Mike Hellings, Managing Director of Viridor said, ‘The UK’s waste strategies demand ever increasing levels of recycling, particularly in the area of waste electrical and electronic equipment. ‘Shore has an excellent track record in leading the way in this market in the north of the UK and is well placed to capitalize on this opportunity.’ NAUE landfill sealing systems SEATTLE BEGINS PHASING OUT BOTTLED WATER The Mayor of Seattle Greg Nickels has followed the example of San Francisco and Los Angeles by phasing out the purchase of bottled water for city-owned facilities and city-sponsored events. ‘As a city, we have an opportunity to lead by example,’ he has said in a recent statement. 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KG Gewerbestrasse 2 32339 Espelkamp-Fiestel · Germany Phone +49 5743 41-0 Fax +49 5743 41-240 E-mail [email protected] Internet www.naue.com WA STE MANAGEME NT W ORL D M a y – J u n e 2008 WASTE management world Previous Page | Contents | Zoom in | Zoom out | Front Cover | Search Issue | Next Page 11 A BEMaGS F WASTE Previous Page | Contents | Zoom in | Zoom out | Front Cover | Search Issue | Next Page management world A BEMaGS F _______ WASTE management world Previous Page | Contents | Zoom in | Zoom out | Front Cover | Search Issue | Next Page A BEMaGS F WASTE Previous Page | Contents | Zoom in | Zoom out | Front Cover | Search Issue | Next Page management world A BEMaGS F MAY–JUNE 2008 SPECIAL Collection & Transport Special Compiled and written by Malcolm Bates Iride looks to wider markets O IFAT 2008 show review O Isuzu hybrid diesel–electric truck tested O latest news and products WASTE management world Previous Page | Contents | Zoom in | Zoom out | Front Cover | Search Issue | Next Page A BEMaGS F WASTE Previous Page | Contents | Zoom in | Zoom out | Front Cover | Search Issue | Next Page management world A BEMaGS F COLLEC TI O N A ND TR AN S P O R T SP E C I A L t INTRODUCTION Collection and transport special W elcome to the latest Collection and Transport Special. The first thing to note here is the change of timing – from the beginning of the year as it was previously, to the middle. May/June is a far better time of year to judge how both product trends and the operational aspects of our industry are unfolding. I hope you agree. At the time of writing, several brands of equipment from mainstream manufacturers were in the process of coming under one sort of ‘marketing agreement’, or another. While that’s not necessarily a bad thing from the potential purchaser’s point of view, it can result in less customer choice, or with larger manufacturing groups undertaking less research and development, rather than more. On the other hand, from a manufacturing viewpoint, the waste and recycling industry probably has more independent competitive brands fighting for global market domination than the total market can realistically support. There’s a dilemma for everyone in the market for new equipment here – do you favour the larger, multinational brands because, generally speaking, they’re the safe option? Or do you reward a still small, but expanding manufacturer, keen to try out innovative new ideas, with your business? As you will observe from our cover story on the Italian manufacturer Iride, it is often the smaller manufacturers that are able to translate clever ideas into reality in a shorter timescale. And as the increased costs of fuel and finance start to impact on the global community, putting new ideas into action quickly becomes even more crucial, in that it can save energy, as well as money. The tough part for the smaller players is convincing customers in more distant markets that their after-sales service back-up can match that of the big boys. Interestingly, as several major manufacturers merge, or reach marketing agreements, Iride is keen to expand both its product range and the extent of its market – it’s going to be one to watch. Low emissions vehicles – such as diesel–electric hybrids – are also very much on the manufacturers’ agendas, as evidenced by the new offering from Isuzu. Meanwhile, sweepers running on natural gas and with filters to reduce dust emissions were on show at the recent IFAT 2008 exhibition, along with new technology for all aspects of waste collection, recycling and street cleaning – see our report on page 18. And you can see more from IFAT by visiting our website www.waste-management-world.com – click on waste management industry videos. It’s now very much up to the operators of waste and cleansing vehicles to push the manufacturers forward. Whether solutions to vehicle emissions, greater community involvement or dust emissions will come from large international groups or the smaller manufacturers is hard to say at this stage. But time is running out for the environment. So the innovators have it all to gain. ‘ Smaller manufacturers are able to turn clever ideas into reality in a shorter timescale ‘ Malcolm Bates Transport Correspondent 14 WASTE management world M ay– June 2008 WA S T E M A N A G E MENT W OR LD Previous Page | Contents | Zoom in | Zoom out | Front Cover | Search Issue | Next Page A BEMaGS F WASTE Previous Page | Contents | Zoom in | Zoom out | Front Cover | Search Issue | Next Page management world A BEMaGS F Successful recycling with HARDOX HARDOX wear plate gives top quality spare parts that stand up to the toughest treatment, day after day and year after year. It maximizes the service life and minimizes downtime. 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A Part of Your Success SSAB Oxelösund, SE-613 80 Oxelösund, Sweden +46 (0) 155 25 40 00, www.ssabox.com, www.hardox.com WASTE management world Previous Page | Contents | Zoom in | Zoom out | Front Cover | Search Issue | Next Page A BEMaGS F WASTE Previous Page | Contents | Zoom in | Zoom out | Front Cover | Search Issue | Next Page management world A BEMaGS F C O L L E C T I O N A N D T R A N S P O R T S P E C I A L t NEWS News UK EUROPE The ease with which organized gangs of criminals can target, steal and dispose of construction machinery looks set to impact heavily on users, as yet another byproduct of the ‘credit crunch’, caused by over-lending in the US mortgage market. At present, manufacturers of plant are not required by law to fit immobilizers, or to conform to any international standards. Neither is there any obligation to enter machine identity on to an independent database, or to implement any other form of anti-theft system. And the criminals know that. At the same time, some insurance companies have been less than vigilant in checking the details of claims in order to identify fraud – and often pay up the full, or even an inflated value of a stolen machine, without investigation. According to Tim Purbrick, managing director of The National Plant and Equipment Register (TER), an independent organization based in the UK, but working internationally, finance groups are now starting to ask questions – especially those with an insurance interest. He also says that the level of theft is at an all-time high. The value of stolen plant machinery and other equipment is now grossing over £1 million ($1.9 million) a week in the UK alone. But this is not just a national issue. As Tim Purbrick explains, TER inspectors are now working with police and other agencies throughout the world. Several recent case studies from TER files underline the growing trend of ‘stealing to order’ in one country Sims Recycling Solutions, part of the Sims Group, has brought its various European divisions under one brand identity. At the same time, the company has announced the acquisition of United Recycling Industries (URI) and electronics recycling specialist, Noranda Recycling Inc in the US. Sims Group chief executive Jeremy Sutcliffe commented, ‘These two well established businesses operate to the highest of standards and fit perfectly with Sims’ global Recycling Solutions business.’ Sims has grown rapidly in Europe over the past six years and entered the US e-scrap market in 2003. Talking of URI and Noranda, Jeremy Sutcliffe says, ‘These businesses offer a premier solution for the B2B sector in North America and the combination of client service standards and technological capability will provide further growth opportunities.’ It is claimed that Sims is now the world’s largest integrated electronics recycling business. SIMS UNITED PLANT THEFT CRACKDOWN OVERDUE? Buying or selling at auction can be a cost-effective solution, but a check on the TER database will ensure the machine is legitimate for export to another. ‘We’ve recently tracked John Deere machines from the UK and Europe to Australia, while our undercover inspectors are now regularly spotting machines stolen from one country, entered for auction in another,’ he confirms. To help overcome this, the TER database can be accessed by subscribers to ensure that machines offered for sale are not stolen. ‘Making it harder for thieves to sell on stolen equipment is currently one of the best ways to drive down theft,’ Tim Purbrick confirms. ITALY US Italian sweeper manufacturer Dulevo has added a truckmounted vacuum sweeper to its existing range of 200 Quattro and 5000-based mechanical sweepers and more recently introduced compact vacuum machines. Marketed as the Dulevo 7000, the new machine was formally launched at the recent Samoter construction plant and vehicle show at Verona. It is best suited to 15 to 18 tonnes gross weight chassis. US manufacturer Elgin Sweeper has announced it is mounting truckmounted vacuum sweeper equipment on the Nissan Diesel UD3300 in a move to cut nitrogen oxides (NOx) and CO2 emissions. New regulations in the US require a reduction in NOx by 90% and CO2 by 50% – standards that are met by the Nissan chassis. ‘After a thorough review, we have determined that we can build on the UD3300 chassis,’ explains Brian Giles, sweeper products manager at Elgin. The UD3300 – already popular for truck-mounted sweepers in Australia – features a 230 hp diesel engine, driving through an Allison RDS transmission and Meritor two-speed rear axle. Elgin will market the completed vehicle with a three-year warranty. As part of its agreement with Elgin, Nissan UD truck dealers will be able to undertake warranty work. DULEVO LAUNCHES TRUCKMOUNTED SWEEPER 16 WASTE management world ELGIN’S NEW CHASSIS OPTION May–June 2008 WASTE MANAGEMENT WORLD Previous Page | Contents | Zoom in | Zoom out | Front Cover | Search Issue | Next Page A BEMaGS F WASTE Previous Page | Contents | Zoom in | Zoom out | Front Cover | Search Issue | Next Page A BEMaGS F management world NEWS t COLLECTION AN D TRAN SP ORT S PE CIA L UK EUROPE NEW CHASSIS RANGE SCARAB LAUNCHES NEW ‘MINOR’ Isuzu Truck has launched an extensive new range of trucks into the UK-based Scarab Sweepers has announced a new updated version of its European market, starting at 3.5 tonnes gross, going up to 18 tonnes gross popular Minor compact sweeper. The new Minor uses the same configuration on two axles. as existing models, but features an all-new driver’s cab, giving better visibility As part of an even wider ‘world truck strategy’ (the European models are and improved accommodation for the driver and a crew member. assembled in Portugal), the new trucks feature a new cab system designed The new Minor is joined by a new ‘ready to run’ range of 6 m3 truckto provide the optimum comfort and ride height to match each chassis mounted sweepers, marketed as the M6. In addition to being sold by Scarab class application, while utilizing the minimum number of unique parts. To distributors in Europe and the Pacific Rim this model is also marketed by test the new range prior to its introduction, Isuzu test engineers are claimed Bomag in world markets, where it will be badged as the Bomag FS6000. to have driven prototype trucks on tests that equate to driving three times A key feature of this new design is its ability to be mounted quickly and around the world. easily on any internationally available truck chassis, in order to cut down on The launch marks a return of confidence to Isuzu following some hard production lead times. financial times in Japan. It also underlines how important it is for manufacturers and their dealers to offer a ‘full line’ of products to the end-user – and Lifting productivity takes a lot of ingenuity. And experience. this is seen as even more important in waste and recycling operations than it is in the transport and You get both with Perkins. The result is maximum equipment distribution of retail goods. For example, when a up-time, improved route efficiencies and lower cost of city is considering specifying a new fleet covering operations…promises we’ve kept for 35 years. all types of waste collection and street cleansing, chassis from 3.5 tonnes right up to maximum legal weights are likely to be required and having the Every model in Perkins’ broad lifter line features ingeniously whole fleet covered by a single warranty, or finance lease is beneficial. Isuzu is now in line for some of simple design, coupled with durable construction. So your that business, whereas in the past, outside its own trucks stay on the road, not in the shop. domestic Japanese market, the company was best know for lighter-duty chassis. Marketed under the Forward model We’re continuously exploring new ways to make your designation (known as F-series in Japan) the operation more productive, while delivering the lowest total new range consists of 11, 12 and 15 tonnes gross weight chassis, in addition to fully revised chassis cost of ownership. from 3.5 to 7.5 tonnes. All new models are to Euro-4 emissions Increasing productivity. Raising Profits. standard and models up to 11 tonnes feature Isuzu’s EasyShift automated gearshift/manual gearbox That’s the lift you get with Perkins. – although it’s likely this option will be extended to heavy-duty models shortly. Isuzu chassis have always been able to combine strength and reliability in service with the low chassis weights desirable when heavy bodywork and auxiliary equipment is required, and this continues to be a feature of the heavier-duty models. The new cab system also ensures that lighter duty models are not ‘over cabbed’ – often a problem to operators when seeking a suitable chassis to work in tight urban, or rural situations. Call us at 708-482-9500, or visit our Web site at www.perkinsmfg.com. Our products provide the lift your company needs. Road Proven Excellence. 3///(*#"&+% '% _________ WA STE MANAGEME NT W ORL D M a y – J u n e 2 0 0 8 WASTE management world Previous Page | Contents | Zoom in | Zoom out | Front Cover | Search Issue | Next Page 17 A BEMaGS F WASTE Previous Page | Contents | Zoom in | Zoom out | Front Cover | Search Issue | Next Page management world A BEMaGS F COLLECTION AND TRANSPORT SPECIAL t IFAT 2008 Held once every three years, the IFAT trade show is one of the most important exhibitions covering refuse collection and disposal, street cleansing and winter/infrastructure maintenance. The 2008 Munich event was well worth the wait. IFAT 2008 The triennial trade show attracts professionals from around the world W aste, recycling and composting equipment, together with machine-based solutions to help improve standards of cleansing and infrastructure maintenance, have never been such a hot topic. And judging from conversations with visitors and exhibitors alike in Munich, there is a feeling of excitement and a confidence that communities will increasingly demand that their streets and highways are kept clean and tidy. The majority of professionals seem to accept that in order to increase levels of waste recycling further – and keep pace with rising consumption of consumer goods exacerbated by the still-growing global population – the size of the market for the equipment we use must also grow significantly. Domestically many European companies are forging ahead with new ideas amid growing global competition. The leading manufacturers are seeking to develop complex new products in order to meet forthcoming EU legislation, while keeping costs and prices low enough to prevent their home markets being swamped by cheap foreign imports assembled by cheaper labour. But while some manufacturers see that as a negative and are getting entwined in increasingly confusing marketing agreements with other brands, other leading companies have managed to raise their game and have either maintained market share in a toughening market, or managed to increase production dramatically as a result of technical innovation. Sweeper surge? There has already been a significant number of new sweeper models from the likes of Mathieu Yno, Johnston and Applied – now it’s the turn of Scarab, Faun and Italian manufacturer LEFT TO RIGHT: The new Mathieu ‘FS600’ truck-mounted sweeper has been specially developed for world markets and will be marketed by Bomag dealerships. A twoengined model, it has been designed to fit a wide range of truck chassis and is powered by a Cummins diesel. Units are designed and manufactured by Scarab Sweepers t%VMFWPVOWFJMFEUIFNPEFM;FSPTXFFQFSBU*'"5*UVTFTBOBUVSBMHBTGVFMMFE*WFDPFOHJOFBOEJTQSPEVDFEXJUIB(PSFEVTUGJMUFSQBDLt8IJMF%VMFWPGJUTHBT TUPSBHFUBOLTJOUPUIFTJEFTPGUIFIPQQFS3BWPQVUTUIFNPOUIFSPPGPGJUT4FSJFT$/(GVFMMFENPEFMt$[FDI3FQVCMJDCBTFE,PCJUJTBHSPXJOHCSBOEJOBMMUZQFTPG municipal equipment 18 WASTE management world May–June 2008 WASTE MANAGEMENT WORLD Previous Page | Contents | Zoom in | Zoom out | Front Cover | Search Issue | Next Page A BEMaGS F WASTE Previous Page | Contents | Zoom in | Zoom out | Front Cover | Search Issue | Next Page management world A BEMaGS F IFAT 2008 t COLLECTION AND TRANSPORT SPECIAL LEFT TO RIGHT: The new concept truck-mounted sweeper from Faun created a lot of attention. Two of these high-specification machines will go into service in Prague, $[FDI3FQVCMJDt5IFSFDFOUMZJOUSPEVDFE"VTB.VMUJ4FSWJDFUSVDLSBOHFJTOPXBWBJMBCMFXJUIDPNQBDUTXFFQFSFRVJQNFOU5IFIZESPTUBUJDDIBTTJTJTBSJWBMUPUIF (FSNBOCVJMU.VMUJDBSCPEZBOETXFFQTZTUFNTDPNFGSPN,PCJUt;PFMMFSIBTJOUSPEVDFEBOFXDPNQBDU3$7CBTFEJOUIJTDBTFPOB.JUTVCJTIJ'VTP$BOUFS Dulevo. But while many manufacturers’ R&D departments have been busily engaged in developing touch-screen controls, better drive comfort and CANbus controls, the key issues seem to have changed. Actual load capacity is no longer the key operational requirement, with both Dulevo and Ravo now offering Erdgas (natural gas-fuelled) purpose-built skid sweepers in the 3–4 m3 class. The move – or should that be return – to natural gas for powering municipal vehicles was perhaps one of the strongest trends at IFAT this year. And if we had to give a prize to a single machine that attempts to provide solutions to a host of waste management issues, then the single truck-mounted sweeper on the Faun stand had to take that prize. The 6 m3-capacity machine was noteworthy first of all for being fitted with a dust filter pack and a NOx particulates filter in the exhaust system. To help reduce dust and increase efficiency, it uses the already available Faun Viatec air recirculating system. In addition, the standard hopper and sweep systems are mounted on a shortened wheelbase Mercedes Benz Econic chassis to give a low-entry facility for the driver and crew members. Just to add to the impressive specification, this Faun flagship includes hydrostatic drive, featuring a single engine format. Faun also used IFAT to unveil its new Viajet-4 4 m3 machine, which features a hydrostatic transmission and single engine and will be offered either as a vacuum machine, or as a mechanical sweeper. As the actual pick-up system is different, this will enable city authorities to undertake direct trials to find out which system is best for any given application. It might not sound that exciting, but in practical terms, it puts Faun at the very heart of the dust emissions reduction debate. And with Dulevo now also offering a vacuum truck-mount as well as mechanical units (with some new models to come shortly) the other manufacturers may well need to re-examine their plans. Waste collection The most obvious headline in the world of waste collection and disposal is one of consolidation and/or marketing co-operation between brands that were formerly in competition with each other. This has already dramatically reduced the number of options available to the specifier in the context of truck chassis choice – but it remains to be seen if the same will also occur in the context of bodywork and handling equipment. Waste Management World predicted this trend, but concluded that it was likely that new, growing manufacturers would step in to provide an added dimension of diversity and innovation. There were twenty or more Italian suppliers at IFAT hoping to add new customers from outside of the domestic market, along with Czech-Republic based Kobit. Recent dramatic growth means that Kobit is now exporting a growing percentage of its products. The company was initially a distributor for products designed and manufactured by others, but today has its own design operation and is looking to produce equipment to meet the needs of other markets – the co-operation with Ausa, a leading manufacturer of dumpers, is a good example of this trend. Unfortunately, perhaps the most significant new product of the past 12 months was not actually at IFAT ‘in the metal’ – and you had to look very hard to find any evidence of its existence. This is the recently designed ‘multi-modal’ waste collection body transfer system developed for the City of London in the UK, the production of which has been delayed by a combination of political issues and more recently put on hold as a result of a marketing deal by the Spanish RosRoca Group and Germanbased HN Logistic. Hopefully, the Scoutline multi-modal system will survive – because it deserves to. Disposal developments Top of the list here has to be an added interest in smaller trucks on the one hand and larger trucks on the other! To explain, waste collection and recycling vehicles – and new designs of dedicated food-waste collection units – seem to be downsizing in order to be able to move more freely in congested city traffic, and get over increasing restrictions on weight and width of vehicles in an urban environment. The recent interest in satellite vehicles – still a hot issue at IFAT – underlines this. At the other end of the scale, a number of manufacturers are looking to help bulk waste disposal and recycling operators meet growing demand, by building innovative new products such as hooklift demount semi-trailers as an alternative to the drawbar trailers used in many markets. A lower chassis profile and use of now readily available rear-steering trailer axles all help to make for a unit that can carry more, with greater utilization. And let’s not forget the continuing interest in compact and easily transportable crushers, screens, green-waste shredders and other kit … Suffice it to say, IFAT provided enough feature article ideas to last until ... Well, the next IFAT, which takes place once again in Munich, Germany, between 9 and 13 May, 2011. Q This article is on-line. Please visit www.waste-management-world.com WA STE MANAGEME NT W ORL D M a y – J u n e 2 0 0 8 WASTE management world Previous Page | Contents | Zoom in | Zoom out | Front Cover | Search Issue | Next Page 19 A BEMaGS F WASTE Previous Page | Contents | Zoom in | Zoom out | Front Cover | Search Issue | Next Page management world A BEMaGS F COLLECTION AND TRANSPORT SPECIAL t ITALIAN SATELLITE LAUNCHED Although the range of satellite units produced by Italian manufacturer Iride has been in existence for some while, the company is now out to win new business in other European and world markets through design innovation and a ‘can-do’ attitude. So, will this essentially southern European approach to waste collection be a success elsewhere? Italian satellite launched Up-and-coming manufacturer has ambitions outside Italy I t’s some while since we looked at the satellite unit/‘mother The advantages of this method of working can be considerable. ship’ principal of waste collection in Waste Management Firstly, damage caused by traditional, large three-axle 26-tonne World. But since our article – describing how this essentially gross weight RCVs working in narrow streets is much reduced. southern European method of working could be utilized Secondly, although the figures might vary in different global more widely in waste collection and recycling – was markets, a satellite unit, mounted on a 7.5-tonne gross weight published in our 2006 Transport Special, several things have truck chassis is going to cost around 50% less to buy than a happened. ‘compact’ compaction-type RCV. First, the original principle still makes sense: a small ‘satellite’ But at the same time, it is likely to have a legal payload of vehicle picks up wheeled bins from the narrow streets more than double – and in some cases up to three and alleyways in the old quarter of a city centre, times – that of the compaction-type alternative then, when fully laden, meets up with a larger on the same type of chassis. ‘More’ for ‘less’ One of the most three or four axle refuse collection vehicle isn’t something that happens often in life, in a suburban car park, where the load is so on that basis alone, it’s worth further important trucks transferred into the bigger machine. investigation! Equally, as we discovered in the Satellite units have an equal caught up in rush hour foothills of the Italian Alps, the same idea capability when it comes to container works just as well in rural areas where and wheeled bin lifting. But with a traffic is increasingly the larger mother ship refuse collection reduced reliance on the hydraulics that the urban refuse vehicle (RCV) works its way along the are needed to continuously pack the main highway in a valley, while several load from the hopper into the body (as is collection vehicle ‘satellites’ work up and down the minor the case with compaction types), it could be roads to each side, picking up waste from rural argued that they can help reduce the levels of settlements. By using several satellite machines, an noise and disturbance to residents. empty unit can thus ‘orbit’ the larger vehicle, meeting up This in turn could allow collections earlier in the at a suitable transfer site further up the route. In the meantime, mornings without causing complaints – an important issue as the mother ship vehicle and its crew collect waste along the main shift working outside normal working hours is likely to become highway. more common in waste collection. 20 WASTE management world ‘ ‘ May–June 2008 WASTE MANAGEMENT WORLD Previous Page | Contents | Zoom in | Zoom out | Front Cover | Search Issue | Next Page A BEMaGS F WASTE Previous Page | Contents | Zoom in | Zoom out | Front Cover | Search Issue | Next Page management world A BEMaGS F ITALIAN SATELLITE LAUNCHED t COLLECTION AND TRANSPORT SPECIAL There is another environmental element, too. Being based almost entirely on lighter-weight truck chassis, there are various options available for either fully automatic or ‘clutchless’ gearshift systems and hybrid/dual-fuel chassis specification options, while for hilly districts – or where snow and ice are a problem in winter – four-wheel drive options. All these things tend to be far easier to specify on a chassis in the 3.5 to 10-tonne weight classes than on chassis of 19 tonnes gross weight or more. More congestion equals higher costs But there’s one element of the story that has changed in the past few years – the busy, prosperous parts of our world have continued to get more and more congested with traffic. The mix of high taxes and traffic congestion is increasingly unpleasant for ordinary people, but for the politicians, it’s something of a tax bonus – making them perhaps less keen to solve the problems. Why is this? The answer is, vehicles stuck in traffic jams continue to burn highly taxed fuel while going nowhere – which gives politicians the excuse to introduce ‘congestion charge’ tolls which help bring in more tax revenue! This makes it more expensive to run big trucks in general so it impacts on waste collection vehicles. And while, on paper, big trucks are more efficient than small ones, in practice, bigger trucks pay a disproportionately higher amount of tax – and need bigger gaps in traffic. While distribution trucks bringing food, consumer goods and new materials into urban areas can overcome congestion by delivering at night, few residents would be happy with nighttime waste and recycled materials collections, due to the noise and disruption this would cause. This means one of the most important trucks caught up in rush hour traffic is increasingly the urban refuse collection vehicle. Attracting rental interest So the question is: might it be possible to cut out the delays by utilizing a larger ‘mother ship’ RCV with a number of smaller satellite units in congested urban areas? Certainly, Iride directors Franco Arduino and his brother Antonio think so. Their company already has a good track record of meeting the needs of customers from within Italy over a 25-year period, but more recently, the decision was taken to increase the rate of production – and the scope of the model range – to meet the demands of customers outside Italy. Iride products have, in fact, already been sold into other Mediterranean markets such as Spain, Portugal, the south of France and North Africa, but late in 2007, Iride announced it would market its products for the first time in the UK as part of a long-term plan to expand into the major northern European markets and Scandinavia. In less than six months, EcoFar UK (the newly-formed UK importer), has sold a number of satellite units into both waste collection and recycled materials applications, with considerable interest coming from the vehicle rental sector. Why might this be? One of the key advantages of the satellite unit format – aside from it’s low price and high payload – is that this type of vehicle is entirely leachate leak-proof. It can therefore collect all types of waste material without leaving unpleasant stains or residue on the highway. And while such units soon become fully laden – when loaded with packaging materials for example – there are operators who have found them ideal for recycled materials collections, or implementing dedicated food waste collections. Iride has recognized this fact and introduced a split hopper design on its Eco Sat and Eco Side Twin ranges. These allow for the collection of two waste streams on one vehicle. Iride has produced a high capacity 44-tonne gross weight articulated semi-trailer RCV for ‘mother ship’ operations working in conjunction with satellite units WASTE MANAGEMENT WORLD May–June 2008 WASTE management world Previous Page | Contents | Zoom in | Zoom out | Front Cover | Search Issue | Next Page 21 A BEMaGS F WASTE Previous Page | Contents | Zoom in | Zoom out | Front Cover | Search Issue | Next Page management world A BEMaGS F COLLECTION AND TRANSPORT SPECIAL t ITALIAN SATELLITE LAUNCHED LEFT TO RIGHT: Iride builds a wide range of satellite units capable of tipping into conventional compaction-type mother ship RCVs. Here, an Iveco-based unit tips into .B[[PDIJBDPNQBDUJPOUZQF3$7t5IFQSPDFTTJTGBTUFSFBTJFSoBOETBGFSoUIBOJUMPPLT4UVSEZUXJOSBNCPEZDPOTUSVDUJPOJTTVQQPSUFEPOIJHIUJQQJWPUBTTFNCMZ HJWJOHBOFBTJMZDPOUSPMMFEUJQQJOHQSPDFTTt#SJOHJOHUIFUXPWFIJDMFTUPHFUIFSQFSGFDUMZATRVBSFPOJTBJEFECZBDPNCJOBUJPOPG$$57DBNFSBTBOEPSSFWFSTJOH TFOTPSTNPVOUFEJOUIFDBCPGUIFTBUFMMJUFVOJUt1FSGFDU5IJTDMPTFVQSFWFBMTIPXOFBUMZUIFUXPVOJUTDBOCFAEPDLFE#JOMJGUFSTPOCPUIVOJUTBSFTQFDJGJFETPBTOPU to restrict the unloading process But even more innovative options have recently been designed. The elements of both ranges – rear-end loading and side loading – can be combined onto a longer wheelbase 7.5 to 13-tonne gross weight chassis to give a three-compartment unit. This would feature twin rear-loading compartments and a third side-loading compartment, thus enabling three different waste streams to be collected – all by hydraulic bin lifter. And the significance of this is the price. Such a unit would be less than half the cost of a typical fullsized recycling unit, if not a third. Can three smaller vehicles work more efficiently than one large one? Not in every case, no – as three drivers need to be employed instead of one – but when actual loading times are measured against the time stuck in traffic jams, smaller units might win the overall ‘carbon footprint’ reduction race by achieving higher utilization as a result of greater flexibility. )RUIXUWKHULQIRUPDWLRQRQ9'/6NLSORDGHUVDQG+RRNORDGHUVSOHDVHFDOO 8.'LVWULEXWRU$OEHUW+LOO&RPPHUFLDOV 22 WASTE management world May–June 2008 WASTE MANAGEMENT WORLD Previous Page | Contents | Zoom in | Zoom out | Front Cover | Search Issue | Next Page A BEMaGS F WASTE Previous Page | Contents | Zoom in | Zoom out | Front Cover | Search Issue | Next Page management world A BEMaGS F ITALIAN SATELLITE LAUNCHED t COLLECTION AND TRANSPORT SPECIAL Discuss all the latest in sweeping design with the world’s leading independent sweeper manufacturer COMPACT RANGE TOP5ISFFPG*SJEFTNBJOQSPEVDUMJOFTMFGUUPSJHIUUIF&DP4BUXIJDIJTBMTP BWBJMBCMFBTBUXPDPNQBSUNFOUTQMJUCPEZ &DP$PNQBDUXJUIDMFWFSADBN BDUJPOQBDLFSQMBUFBOEPOSJHIU&DP4BU%1 ABOVE: Alternative fuelled trucks and Iride satellite units already go well together oUIJTCBUUFSZFMFDUSJD+PMMZA$)DIBTTJTGJUUFEXJUI&DP4BUCPEZBOECJO MJGUFSJTCFJOHEFNPOTUSBUFEUP*UBMJBODJUZBVUIPSJUJFT4BUFMMJUFCPEJFTDBOCF constructed in stainless steel, mild steel, or aluminium to save weight. A sideloading model is also available Mounting a challenge Of course any new idea will have its detractors, and in the case of satellite units, it might come as no surprise to learn that the manufacturers of larger compaction-type RCVs are unlikely to be happy to see their traditional markets invaded by more compact satellite units. Although some manufacturers of larger compaction types also market satellite units of their own design – or already have marketing agreements with others – Iride is out to challenge the established market leaders by introducing a complementary range of compaction-type units as well. All satellite units tend to feature a simple hydraulic packer plate, which clears the rear of the hopper and provides some measure of load security when laden, but the Iride product range also includes the Eco-Compact design. This features a clever cam-action compaction plate providing a higher degree of compaction and ‘sweep’. From this design, it was a logical step to a full-on compaction-type refuse collection vehicle and although Iride holds the regional distributorship of the Mazzochia range of compaction RCVs in part of Italy, Iride will launch a brand new model of its own design next month, following the enlargement of its product design office. Known as Project Diechi (Project Ten) within the works, this is a combined body/hopper compaction machine (making it leachate leak-proof) using a two-stage rear-mounted packer plate to clear the loading hopper area. 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It also means choosing the best in economical life time costs and the best in service, during and after you have made your choice. For more information and for premisesspecific demonstrations, please contact us on Tel. +49 4531-806 311 68 Hako-Werke GmbH · Dept. SDIE SDIL 67 Hamburger Str. 209-239 D-23843 Bad Oldesloe Fax: +49 4531 806 338 e-mail: [email protected] www.hako.com 24 WASTE management world ”I want more. Give me Hako!” take a combined domestic/trade waste low-level bin lifter of Iride design and construction, but the unit can also be loaded manually if required by lowering the spill-tray. When full, the load is discharged by ejector plate – just like a conventional compaction-type RCV. But because there is no ‘split’ between body and hopper, Project Ten is designed so the ejector plate forces the load out through the loading hopper. To do this, the ejector plate has a drop-down ‘flipper’ section to sweep the hopper as it passes. Project Ten will be available initially in a 10 m3 body size, suitable for chassis in the 12 to 15tonne gross weight class. Based on early trials with the prototype – which were being undertaken when Waste Management World visited the Iride plant – a payload of 3–4 tonnes should be possible. The newly announced model name for this product will be EcoTen. A bigger mother? So when does an RCV cease to become a satellite unit? And does it follow that all compact designs can be used in conjunction with a larger mother ship vehicle? Vehicle size is an issue, but this is primarily in respect of how much load the mother ship RCV’s hopper can ‘digest’ in one go. At present, a rough guide would suggest that any satellite unit with a capacity up to around 5 m3 of household waste and up to 7 m3 of less-dense recycled materials shouldn’t present a problem. But no, not all compact units are suitable as ‘satellites’. The key factor is not only to match the load discharge rate to the compaction rate of the mother ship – to achieve the transfer process, the satellite unit needs a high-tip capability. Getting the geometry right is not as simple as it looks – especially as the bin lifter must fold under the tipping body without fouling either vehicle. Iride – and most other manufacturers – now provide a CCTV camera system to ensure accurate ‘docking’. But now Iride looks set to go even further and offer its own ideas in mother ship design as well, giving this innovative manufacturer M ay– June 2008 WA S T E M A N A G E MENT W OR LD Previous Page | Contents | Zoom in | Zoom out | Front Cover | Search Issue | Next Page A BEMaGS F WASTE Previous Page | Contents | Zoom in | Zoom out | Front Cover | Search Issue | Next Page management world A BEMaGS F ITALIAN SATELLITE LAUNCHED t COLLECTION AND TRANSPORT SPECIAL 5IFOFYUTUFQ )BWJOHCFFOJOCVTJOFTTGPSTPNFZFBST*SJEFJTOPXMPPLJOHUP FYQBOEJUTCVTJOFTTQPSUGPMJP5IJTJTUIFGJSTUQVCMJTIFEQJDUVSFPG1SPKFDU%JFDIJ 1SPKFDU5FO BN3-capacity compaction-type RCV, featuring ejector discharge through the hopper. A clever ‘flipper’ ensures the hopper is fully swept while unloading. Q This article is on-line. Please visit www.waste-management-world.com M,O,C, / Messe München GmbH the opportunity to market a complete waste collection system for the first time. Although articulated trucks are widely used in waste transfer and bulk materials haulage, the use of articulated refuse collection vehicles is far less common. The idea is not new however – major cities such as London had articulated RCVs to negotiate narrow streets back in the 1930s, while Hong Kong utilized compactiontype articulated trailers in the 1980s. Compaction trailers were left at apartment blocks until full, with the tractor unit bringing in an empty trailer and carting the full unit away. But could articulation help boost the utilization issues we were looking at earlier? Designers at Iride suggest some fresh thinking is long overdue and having recently completed some large 44-tonne gross weight articulated RCVs for a North African customer, have started evaluating the concept of an articulated mother ship unit working in conjunction with several satellite units on a linear collection route. This method could have added benefits in the collection of recycled materials as the greater capacity of an articulated trailer (over a typical rigid truck-based mother ship) could enable it to work an entire shift without having to unload. Equally, such a unit could be ideal for trade or market waste in that it could load builders’ skips up to 5 m3 capacity with ease – yet be just as manoeuvrable as a three or four axle rigid machine in traffic. The articulated mother ship trailer – branded EcoMaxi by Iride – also enables a standard, higher-geared tractor unit to be used when transferring laden trailers, with the option that more specialized tractors with automatic transmission and perhaps a low-entry crew cab might be used on the collection operations in urban areas. Whether this idea takes off, or not, one thing is for sure – with its satellite vehicle range, Iride is already aiming high! 100,000 visitors surely deserve to be shown something BIG! Munich 5- 9 May 2008 Hall B4 · Booth 301/400 The IFAT 2008 is the perfect place to showcase our complete range of road-sweeping vehicles, from big ones to small ones. Come and see what’s new in sweeping technology! Experience our state-of-the-art products, such as our smart and compact darling, the CityCat 2020, or its bigger and more powerful brother, the Optifant 70. We look forward to welcoming you! www.bucherschoerling.com Bucher Schörling GmbH, Schörlingstr. 3, DE-30453 Hannover, Phone +49 511 214 90, Fax 210 19 30 WA STE MANAGEME NT W ORL D M a y – J u n e 2 0 0 8 WASTE management world Previous Page | Contents | Zoom in | Zoom out | Front Cover | Search Issue | Next Page 25 A BEMaGS F WASTE Previous Page | Contents | Zoom in | Zoom out | Front Cover | Search Issue | Next Page management world A BEMaGS F COLLECTION AND TRANSPORT SPECIAL t WHAT COST SAVING THE PLANET? Japanese truck manufacturer Isuzu has put a diesel–electric hybrid chassis into production. While this will help with emissions reductions in cities around the world, to be successful, the Isuzu N62-150 Hybrid must work as well as a conventional truck. Malcolm Bates put it to the test What cost saving the planet? Evaluating diesel–electric hybrid technology in a truck designed for inner city applications T he internal combustion engine is a major contributor to meet the needs of distribution operators in major Japanese to rising CO2 emissions worldwide, and some pretty cities, but I was interested in how the diesel–electric hybrid dramatic new thinking is needed if our planet is to technology would perform in the demanding role of collection counter the effects. With its use increasing in developing of waste and recycled materials in urban areas elsewhere in the world economies, there’s something to be said for the world. argument that the vehicles we use to help keep our inner-city It’s interesting to note that Isuzu has trodden the wellenvironments free from waste, litter and grime should be established path taken by Toyota with its Prius (and at the forefront of developments in low-emissions its luxury car brand Lexus), in that a lowerThe internal than-normal horsepower internal combustion technology. There is of course a counter-argument: is coupled to a large-output electric combustion engine is engine why should council-owned trucks, motor powered by a high-tech lithium ion battery pack that is partially recharged purchased to clean up the environment, a major contributor have to be built to a higher specification during driving, thanks to a regenerative – and cost – than those distributing the braking system. In the case of the nonto rising CO2 emissions consumer products that will ultimately corporately related Toyota programme, worldwide, and some the Prius uses a petrol (gasoline) engine end up in residents’ waste bins? The and a battery pack that allows for closer the cost and performance margin pretty dramatic between a standard diesel truck and a a limited use in all-electric mode (in heavy stop–start traffic) with the internal low- or zero-emissions alternative, the new thinking easier it will be to win the argument in combustion engine switched off. Other favour of the low-emission vehicle. previous attempts at hybrid truck technology is needed – for example that previously adopted by MAN in Germany – followed the same basic principal. But Getting the balance right the Isuzu Hybrid does not. It’s against these complex issues that I’ve been able to test the new Isuzu N62-150 Hybrid truck. It was originally designed and built Instead, it shares the approach already widely adopted by ‘ ‘ 26 WASTE management world May–June 2008 WASTE MANAGEMENT WORLD Previous Page | Contents | Zoom in | Zoom out | Front Cover | Search Issue | Next Page A BEMaGS F WASTE Previous Page | Contents | Zoom in | Zoom out | Front Cover | Search Issue | Next Page management world A BEMaGS F WHAT COST SAVING THE PLANET? t COLLECTION AND TRANSPORT SPECIAL The Isuzu N62-150 Hybrid truck uses a 150hp diesel engine, supplemented by a battery pack/electric drive motor feeding into the existing truck gearbox via the PTO outlet municipal waste collection vehicles in Gothenburg, Sweden, which recognize that the most harmful scenario relating to exhaust emissions is when a conventional diesel truck is stuck in stationary traffic, with the driver impatiently revving the engine, waiting for the traffic to move off again. Isuzu engineers have been able to overcome this waste of fuel and source of drive-train wear by a combination of two components. The first is the already well-proven electronic shift technology fitted to an otherwise standard manual gearbox. This is given different marketing names in different world markets, but in Englishspeaking markets, Isuzu calls it EasyShift and it’s already a standard option on most conventional diesel Isuzus up to 13 tonnes gross weight. The second element is an automatic engine cut-off and restart system. Again, passenger cars have been fitted with such a system to reduce emissions in stationary traffic, while the garbage trucks used by Gothenburg City Council have taken the idea a stage further, by utilizing battery packs to enable the bin lifter and packing hydraulics to function while the diesel engine is switched off during a stationary ‘work mode’ as well as in stop/start traffic. So why hasn’t Isuzu gone for an electric-only mode to enable the truck to be driven in stop/start traffic, or at a reduced speed by purely electric motor drive? The answer is, I’m told, that while it is technically possible, Isuzu engineers were conscious of the need for any hybrid technology truck to retain as useful a payload as any normal diesel truck chassis. Incorporating a battery-electric only drive mode would require a much larger – and heavier – battery pack, which in turn would cost significantly more money to produce. In other words, it’s a question of balance. +2:&$1:(029(<285:25/'"+\GUDWHFKKRUL]RQWDO/RDGLQJDQGXQORDGLQJHTXLSPHQW Toploader Storage and discharging equipment, patent nr. 0882390 Space and energy saving Spiro static two-way loading and unloading equipment Solid and reliable Hallco Live Floor trailer conveyor systems Safe and simple Guaranteed performance and powerful. For further info please contact: HydraTech Material Handling & Services BV, Compagniestraat 14, NL-7826 TB Emmen Tel. +31-(0)591-624889 - Fax. +31-(0)591-622183 - Mail [email protected] - Web www.hydratech.nl - www.toploader.nl - www.spiro.nl - www.hallcomfg.com WA STE MANAGEME NT W ORL D M a y – J u n e 2 0 0 8 WASTE management world Previous Page | Contents | Zoom in | Zoom out | Front Cover | Search Issue | Next Page 27 A BEMaGS F WASTE Previous Page | Contents | Zoom in | Zoom out | Front Cover | Search Issue | Next Page management world A BEMaGS F COLLECTION AND TRANSPORT SPECIAL t WHAT COST SAVING THE PLANET? The chassis layout utilizes the existing truck drive train with the electric drive motor mounted within the frame on the left side. The battery pack is mounted on the outside of the left side chassis rail My mission then, was to see if Isuzu engineers had got that balance right. Working on the assumption that most trucks used for waste and recycled materials collections, or other kinds of urban cleansing and street maintenance operations, would probably be expected to travel a considerable distance to and from the work site at normal highway speeds, any hybrid has to be at least as drivable as a conventional diesel truck – without losing a significant percentage of payload capacity. Looking for wider markets In the case of the Isuzu N62-150 Hybrid, Japanese operating conditions have dictated that the base chassis used is a 6.2-tonne gross weight model. This has now been Type Approved for use Artist’s impression shows how the hybrid components fit into existing diesel truck chassis layout in wider markets outside Japan. A look over the chassis layout soon reinforces the view that packaging all the extra components needed for the hybrid system into a small compact truck is not an easy task. That Isuzu engineers have done so to a full production standard – within a weight penalty of just 200 kg – is one of the factors that makes this a landmark vehicle, provided, that is, that the end result drives as well as a conventional dieselengined truck. Given unhindered access to a laden production N62-150 Hybrid model and the use of an automotive industry test track able to replicate all types of road conditions, my mission was to see if the technology could be caught out by unusual conditions, unsympathetic driving, or even outright driver abuse. Loaded to full maximum gross weight, the Hybrid was repeatedly stopped, Are you sharing this copy of Waste Management World with a colleague? Get Your Free Subscription Today www.wmw-subscribe.com Please use priority code SUBHSE when subscribing 28 WASTE management world M ay– June 2008 WA S T E M A N A G E MENT W OR LD Previous Page | Contents | Zoom in | Zoom out | Front Cover | Search Issue | Next Page A BEMaGS F WASTE Previous Page | Contents | Zoom in | Zoom out | Front Cover | Search Issue | Next Page management world A BEMaGS F WHAT COST SAVING THE PLANET? t COLLECTION AND TRANSPORT SPECIAL all combined to minimize any damaging side-effects, while actually making the driver’s job easier. Clever technology What sort of applications? This Novarini satellite unit is mounted on a dieselfuelled Isuzu chassis, but would work equally well on the N62-150 Hybrid started, driven on full throttle and driven both up and down far steeper hills than are likely to be found in any urban environment outside of San Francisco. With a conventional truck drive train comprising of clutch and manual transmission, it would have been a matter of minutes before the brakes and clutch would have been fried and, chances are, the propshaft and the rest of the drive train damaged. Such harsh use could have created transmission oil overheating on a fully automatic transmission – and the normal service brakes would certainly have suffered. With the Hybrid, the combination of automatically activated electric motor ‘boost’ from standstill, the cushioning effect of the EasyShift transmission and the security of the regenerative braking system on downward slopes So how’s it done? The answer is through clever electronics. CANbus technology enables all the truck’s systems to ‘talk’ to each other. I already knew from previous experience that the electronically-activated EasyShift manual gearbox used on Isuzu trucks was ideal for urban environments, without incurring the power loss of fully automatic gearbox options. But what I hadn’t bargained for was the significant advantages in having that large electric motor to supplement the power from the 150hp diesel engine. Isuzu couples the electric motor input shaft into the gearbox by utilizing the existing PTO-mounting (power takeoff mounting). A short secondary propshaft provides the ‘drive’ function from the motor into the gearbox when acceleration is required, but the energy is also passed back into the battery pack when braking. The electric motor is mounted within the chassis rails, alongside the diesel engine drive train, while the battery pack is located on the left side of the chassis, within the wheelbase. As all the hybrid functions are ‘intelligent’ and automatic, there is no need for complex controls in the driver’s cab. The performance boost is significant, seamless and reduces the fuel consumption of the diesel engine, while there is no need for the hybrid to be treated in any special way. Selecting a suitable application So what can the N62-150 Hybrid be used for? And how much extra, over the price of a comparable diesel Isuzu, does it cost? Bauer GmbH - Eichendorffstraße 62 - DE-46354 Südlohn Tel. +49 2862 709-0 - Fax +49 2862 709-153 [email protected] - www.geotainer.com Uniquely Diverse _________ Ask for our new and gratis brochure. WA STE MANAGEME NT W ORL D M a y – J u n e 2 0 0 8 WASTE management world Previous Page | Contents | Zoom in | Zoom out | Front Cover | Search Issue | Next Page 29 A BEMaGS F WASTE Previous Page | Contents | Zoom in | Zoom out | Front Cover | Search Issue | Next Page management world A BEMaGS F COLLECTION AND TRANSPORT SPECIAL t WHAT COST SAVING THE PLANET? LEFT: Photograph taken from the driving seat of the Isuzu Hybrid by the author prior to the start of a series of runs up a 25% (1-in-4) test hill, fully laden RIGHT: It’s not quite San Francisco, but equally steep downhill slopes were used to test the effectiveness of the regenerative braking system – and the ability of the electric motor to help restart the truck repeatedly on the steepest part of the slope The fact that the hybrid drive uses the existing PTO output mounting on the gearbox does suggest that any operations requiring hydraulic power are compromised – which, of course, when applied to waste and recycling operations is most of them! But these are early days. The Italian manufacturer, Iride, is able to adapt its engine pulley-driven PTO pump to suit the Isuzu Hybrid layout. It could also be the case that an electro-hydraulic capability could be provided using the hybrid drive electric motor, while it might be possible to engineer a mirror image PTO output position on the other side of the gearbox in the longer term – although this isn’t possible at present. A fully electric binlifter such as those produced by Ecoprocess in Iceland would be ideally suited. And price? This is often where the promise of new environmentally friendly technology evaporates, but in the case of the N62-150 Hybrid, the price differential looks set to be ‘around 7000 Euros ($11,000) over and above the price of a standard diesel chassis’– which, coupled with a long-term leasing arrangement on the battery pack, should at least enable hybrid trucks to be operated to a pre-determined budget. What sort of applications would suit hybrid technology best? The obvious application is for satellite vehicles engaged on domestic and light business waste or recycled materials collections in heavily congested or environmentally sensitive areas. With a lower cost and lower unladen weight advantage (compared to small compaction-type units), the 200 kg Hybrid weight penalty is not an issue. Equally, maintenance and traffic management units sound like another natural application. Isuzu is already one of the largest manufacturers of trucks and diesel engines for other applications. Developing a hybrid truck – and then putting it into production – is an indication that this technology is here to stay. Q This article is on-line. Please visit www.waste-management-world.com __________ 30 WASTE management world M ay– June 2008 WA S T E M A N A G E MENT W OR LD Previous Page | Contents | Zoom in | Zoom out | Front Cover | Search Issue | Next Page A BEMaGS F WASTE Previous Page | Contents | Zoom in | Zoom out | Front Cover | Search Issue | Next Page management world A BEMaGS F PRODUCT NEWS t C O L L E C T I O N A N D T R A N S P O R T S P E C I A L Product news You can walk it Most operators are aware of ‘walking’, or moving floor trailers for the efficient transport of waste and recycled materials in bulk, but the same basic principle can also be used to unload a conventional trailer, or create a more mechanized unloading pattern with moving floor trailers. By using one or more Hallco Live Floors systems, operators of waste and recycling vehicles can speed up operations at landfill sites, transfer stations or materials recovery facilities (MRFs) – without increasing the numbers of wheeled loaders and staff – and can, at the same time, ensure safety isn’t compromised. One or more Live Floors units can be installed in just about any waste or recycling facility to enable vehicles to ‘self unload’ in complete safety, without having to wait in line. On landfill sites, the use of Live Floors units allows more vehicles to unload safely, as the design of these units ensures that road-going vehicles don’t have to discharge their loads directly at the landfill tip face. Hallco Live Floors units are strong enough to stand the strain of working with waste materials and can be custom made to suit specific applications. The units can be top loaded by loading shovels if necessary and can be hitched up to bailers or static compactors. Easy-to-install snap-on slats reduce downtime in the event of damage, while single unit construction ensures quick and easy installation on site. A wide choice of drive options is available and all hydraulic circuits are factory pre-tested at full operational pressures to ensure the units can be put straight to work. For more info e-mail [email protected] Containerize to optimize Ground-level demountable container systems offer one of the most efficient solutions to the collection, transportation and disposal of waste and recycled materials. In recent years it has become increasingly important that the mounting of hooklift and skiploader equipment takes into account developments to truck chassis – and the need to get optimum payloads within national legal axle and gross weight limits. To achieve that balance and still manufacture equipment that can work reliably in the tough waste and recycled materials environment is no mean feat. Netherlands-based VDL Containersystemen has continued to make technical improvements to its product range and early this year, introduced a new ‘CAN-control’ system with a new 130:1 control valve – giving greater control precision with much-reduced fuel costs as high truck engine revs are no longer required to operate the hooklift system. Another production improvement with considerable long-term operator benefit is that the latest VDL hooklift equipment is now available completely finished, powder-coated and ready for work. This saves the need to paint, or repaint units after chassis installation. This new production system ensures that a new hooklift unit can be supplied, mounted and ready for work within three days, claims the manufacturer. VDL Containersystemen also markets a range of skiptrucks – including a unit specifically designed for the latest generations of 13–14-tonne gross 4x2 truck chassis that seem to be finding favour in urban operations where width and weight restrictions can cause expensive detours to larger units. The VDL skiptruck range comes complete with integrated container cover system, not only to meet EU legal requirements, but also to ensure that loss of material from the container when travelling is all but eliminated. After some eight years in the industry, VDL Containersystemen now has units at work internationally, with the ability to make special options to suit individual markets; for example in Switzerland and Scandinavia where low temperatures are an issue, or in the UK where controls need to be repositioned to fit with righthand steering applications. Special heavy duty 50-tonne capacity units for landfill, or heavy scrap applications are also available. For more info e-mail [email protected] Nordic quality – worldwide applications NTM, one of Scandinavia’s leading manufacturers of waste collection and bulk waste transportation WASTE MANAGEMENT WORLD May–June 2008 WASTE management world Previous Page | Contents | Zoom in | Zoom out | Front Cover | Search Issue | Next Page 31 A BEMaGS F WASTE Previous Page | Contents | Zoom in | Zoom out | Front Cover | Search Issue | Next Page management world A BEMaGS F C O L L E C T I O N A N D T R A N S P O R T S P E C I A L t PRODUCT NEWS containers from up to 2.4 metres from the actual truck, empty into the hopper and replace the container, without the driver having to leave the truck cab. Hopper compaction is by ‘pendulum’ principle, which has low life-cycle operating costs due to the small number of moving parts. Sideloaders can be specified on either two- or threeaxle truck chassis and come in capacities of 14–24 m 3. In addition to this range of two-compartment waste collection systems, NTM can also provide a third, non-compacting compartment located behind the truck cab, to enable a third waste stream – such as glass cullet or cans – to be collected. For more info e-mail [email protected] Going underground systems, now has a product range capable of handling load capacities from 4 to 35 m3. NTM has designed and built a ‘single lift’ system capable of loading four independent waste streams at the rear of the vehicle with its Quattro system. The model range starts with the compact K-2K and higher capacity KG-2K models, which enable two waste streams to be collected from hard-to-reach areas. The split-tailgate of the KG-2K enables the collection of bins up to 660 litres on the largest ‘slit’, with 370-litre bins on the smaller side. The K-2K is designed for 7–10-tonne gross weight chassis, while the larger KG-2K is designed for two axle chassis up to 18 tonnes and three axle chassis up to 26 tonnes gross weight. For collection applications where the crosscontamination of waste streams is undesirable – for example with food waste – NTM offers the KGLS-2B/KG-2B models with two completely separate bodies and tailgates, thus making crosscontamination impossible. These units are available to fit 26-tonnes gross weight truck chassis. The collection of organic – or ‘green’ – waste can present major problems as leachate discharge and other issues can present a challenge both to reliability and legality of units in operation. NTM offers a purpose-designed unit – the KGBH-2K which is designed with higher side-walls to help prevent spillage. Containers of 660 litres on the largest ‘split’ and 370 on the smallest split can be accommodated, although an option enabling 660-litre bins on both sides is also available. In many markets, the use of one or two man side-loading units can be ideal as a way of reducing costs, or speeding up collections. NTM offers the OM-2K Automated Side Loader, which has the capability to fix onto and lift waste 32 WASTE management world A new generation of underground waste collection/storage system has been introduced by German-based Bauer GmbH. Marketed as Model GTR, the new system joins an existing range of above ground, semi-underground and completely underground products produced by this specialist manufacturer. Although the GTR is still in what the company considers to be phase one of its introduction, it has already attracted orders thanks to meeting all the demands of increased economy and environmental standards. All that is visible above ground is a simple column and anti-slip pavement ‘plateau’. The new system has been designed from the outset to be readily accessible by children and wheelchair users. The entire collecting chamber is located below the surface, keeping odours at a minimum. An important safety feature is that while the galvanized metal inner container is raised for emptying, a patented, self-closing platform guarantees the safety of operatives or any passing member of the public. The GTR has been designed to provide city authorities with the potential to install a highcapacity waste system that offers greater economies of scale – in that it requires less-frequent collection – without affecting the appearance of city centre areas where hygiene and an attractive appearance are essential. Putting waste material underground has the added advantage of keeping the waste cool in hot weather, thus reducing odours, and dry in wet weather. For more info e-mail [email protected] Weighing up the issues As the waste industry develops from one where disposal costs money to a position where recycled waste materials actually have a market value, it’s essential that the amount and weight of each fraction is known throughout the whole process. Clearly, overweight trucks can attract legal penalties, but at the same time, the higher costs of fuel and even mileage toll charges by national governments, or city authorities, point to the need for all waste and recycled materials trucks to be loaded to the optimum payload figure – without being over legal limits. PM On-Board – now known as Vishay PM Onboard – has been supplying accredited weighing systems for over 22 years and has been producing waste container weighing and billing ID systems since 1999. The company is BSI registered and is accredited by UK National Weights and Measures. Vishay PM Onboard’s BinWeigh system can be used for commercial billing to customers, or as an accurate guide for city authorities keen to implement a tailored collection service in each district – the bin identification capability can also provide accurate data about which districts produce the heaviest domestic waste, or which are the most efficient at recycling and segregating waste materials at source. This enables city authorities to target effort – or educational information – to those areas that need special attention, without wasting resources across a whole city. Equally, the data provided by BinWeigh technology can be helpful in deciding on the size and make-up of a new collection fleet as trends in specific waste densities can be plotted. BinWeigh is incorporated into the binlifter system, while the software is compatible with other fleet management systems and driver friendly in use. Vishay PM Onboard also manufactures the truck underbody-mounted WasteWeigh system. This features the 1155 digital indicator with in-built self diagnostic capability. Key elements include packer-plate shutdown with key-switch control, thus preventing overload at either gross weight or on individual axles. This UK-based company has also introduced Van Weigh for use on smaller trucks and vans in the 7.5-tonne gross weight sector and below. For more info e-mail [email protected] They have lift-off US-based Perkins Manufacturing specializes in the production of binlifters, with a range of Tuckaway May–June 2008 WASTE MANAGEMENT WORLD Previous Page | Contents | Zoom in | Zoom out | Front Cover | Search Issue | Next Page A BEMaGS F WASTE Previous Page | Contents | Zoom in | Zoom out | Front Cover | Search Issue | Next Page management world A BEMaGS F PRODUCT NEWS t C O L L E C T I O N A N D T R A N S P O R T S P E C I A L models to suit all types of refuse collection vehicle design and to handle wheeled bins and containers from 840 to 1100 litres capacity. Both single and double chair lifters can be specified. Single chair lifters can accommodate wheeled bins of varying height and successfully locate bins even on rough terrain, it is claimed. Units can recess under the loading hopper of rear-end loaders using a sill extension modification kit. This allows the RCV to operate on both residential and commercial collection routes. The double width models can lift two domestic wheeled bins at one lift, or a single, larger container up to 1100 litres capacity. Lift capacity is up to 680 kg. In addition to successful, currently available binlifters, Perkins has recently introduced a new automated container, the PAC. This enables operators of conventional commercial wastehandling front-end loaders (FELs) to convert their machines to work on domestic waste collection rounds, if required. The PAC system has a capacity of 3.30 m3 and a lift capacity of 2267 kg. Using the PAC system, the driver of the FEL can pick up smaller individual containers, using a 140 cm-reach arm, which is used to load the main FEL-liftable container. When commercial containers have to be collected, the PAC system can be quickly and easily demounted via Q-hitch connections. For more info e-mail tuckaway@perkinsmfg. com and compacted materials, as well as difficult materials such as glass cullet, tyre crumb and refuse-derived fuel (RDF). The savings and efficiency gains to be made from a well-designed and custom-built internal ‘static’ waste transfer facility are of increasing importance as recycling percentages increase and the costs of keeping trucks waiting for a wheeled loader or telehandler continue to rise. HydraTech specializes in such applications, with all units supplied complete with hydraulic power packs and PLC (Programmable Logic Control) technology to enable automatic control and operation. The recently introduced TopLoader system provides a further solution to enable the improved handling of bulky recycled materials such as wood waste, compost and shredded paper/cardboard fibres. One of the key advantages of this system is that it does not require the construction of deep pits and that all moving parts are located above the material being loaded – so there is no direct contact with abrasive materials. With low energy costs, the TopLoader system can handle a wide range of materials, is completely automatic and enables trucks to back right up to the unit for loading with a much-reduced likelihood of damage or accident compared with some existing systems. For more info e-mail [email protected] Get XR rated Top choice It can be difficult to select the right waste materials handling system to match your operational needs, but working with a leading industry suppler with a number of different solutions is a good place to start. And that’s exactly what HydraTech aims to offer its customers. Having exclusively represented the SpiroFloor system for many years, together with the Live Floors range of products for truck and trailer unloading manufactured by Hallco, HydraTech has a range of products capable of solving the toughest waste and recyclable materials challenges. HydraTech has considerable experience in providing solutions to deal with baled, bagged The Finland-based Hiab group has announced that operators of its new Multilift XR Power range of hooklift demount systems are reporting quicker turnaround times and higher vehicle utilization. This is thanks to a series of customer specifiable options that enable the recently introduced units to be more closely tailored to operational demands. But the big gains are in improved safety, comfort and ease-of-use for the driver. All new XR Power hooklifts are controlled by a PLC (Programmable Logic Control) system that is mounted in a newly-designed console. This is clipped to the driver’s seat or can be used with a ‘wanderlead’ i.e. attached to the host machine by a flexible cord. The new control panel is not only easier to use, but it can be tailored to meet the demands of the job without the need for expensive modifications to the truck’s own dashboard control panel. The Multilift XR Power range offers a two speed hooklift and slide capability – enabling lightweight or empty containers to be lifted more quickly, while dialling-in maximum hydraulic torque to lift heavier units slowly and accurately. A ‘friction relief’ option is designed to reduce the sometimes unpleasant noise levels when a fully loaded older container is lifted. Alternatively, the customer can specify proportional speed control, whereby the hydraulic system will select the fastest, most efficient speed for any operation taking into account the weight of the load. A third control option – fully automatic – is likely to prove popular for operators using agency drivers without extensive hooklift experience, as it affords an added safety bonus. The XR Power range has further advantages: the complete unit is painted and/or coated prior to assembly to ensure maximum durability, and is supplied with a mounting kit for rapid and weld-free mounting. At the same time, additional equipment such as bogie blocking cylinders (to ‘fix’ truck suspension systems during loading), container covering systems and trailer controls can be programmed into the PLC as required. For more info e-mail anna. [email protected] WASTE MANAGEMENT WORLD May–June 2008 WASTE management world Previous Page | Contents | Zoom in | Zoom out | Front Cover | Search Issue | Next Page 33 A BEMaGS F WASTE Previous Page | Contents | Zoom in | Zoom out | Front Cover | Search Issue | Next Page management world A BEMaGS F RECYCLING AND WASTE MINIMIZATIONtTHE ART OF SURVEILLANCE Rising prices for materials formerly considered to be waste, in particular scrap metal, are driving soaring theft rates and in turn a growing need for intelligent security at waste management sites by Adam Wiseberg The art of surveillance Enhancing site security through remote CCTV M aterials handled by waste management In South Africa the authorities have been forced to cope with companies are becoming increasingly valuable. blackouts as gangs go after copper and aluminium cables, with as Those responsible for the security of facilities much as 100 miles-worth (160 km) going missing every year – that treat waste or manage scrap will testify much of this is then sold as scrap to meet booming global demand. to the precautions needed to fight an ongoing And within the waste sector, sadly there are also less scrupulous battle against unauthorised access by criminals and, crucially, scrap metal operators who are adding to the problem. Last year to prevent the damage they can cause through theft, police in the USA had to shut down one Seattle operator vandalism or even arson. Of particular concern after an undercover investigation established that is the escalating level of metal theft, driven by the owners were quite happily handling large various factors including the demand for amounts of stolen scrap metal, much of it Of particular metal in rapidly developing economies such public property, including road signs and concern is the as China and India. traffic cameras. Against this backdrop Few places seem to be immune from many reputable metal and waste recycling escalating level of attack; even churches, particularly their sites are feeling particularly vulnerable. roofs, have been targeted by thieves. metal theft, driven Ecclesiastical Insurance dealt with What are the solutions? partly by increasing 1800 claims from Anglican churches While there are a number of solutions across the UK in 2007, worth £5.8 million available to enhance security at a waste site, global demand ($11.5 million). On a daily basis there are ranging from the use of guard dogs and patrols reports of the wholesale removal of railings, to the erection of fencing and perimeter lighting, manhole covers and even statues, with a bronze statue one solution that is finding increasing favour is the use of Olympic 800-metre champion Steve Ovett stolen from of closed circuit television (CCTV). Many waste operators are Brighton last September being a case in point. This is a pressing considering ever more sophisticated forms of CCTV. issue on a global scale. A leading UK supplier of such technology is RemGuard 34 WASTE management world ‘ ‘ May–June 2008 WASTE MANAGEMENT WORLD Previous Page | Contents | Zoom in | Zoom out | Front Cover | Search Issue | Next Page A BEMaGS F WASTE A BEMaGS Previous Page | Contents | Zoom in | Zoom out | Front Cover | Search Issue | Next Page F management world THE ART OF SURVEILLANCEtRECYCLING AND WASTE MINIMIZATION Visual Management, part of the AD Group. RemGuard has been at the forefront of remotely monitored CCTV in the UK for more than a decade, continually improving and refining the service it offers. And the perspectives below draw upon RemGuard’s experience in this field. The latest trends in intelligent CCTV Remotely monitored or detector-activated CCTV is at the forefront of this trend and, in the UK at least, it will inevitably be more widely applied now that there is a British Standard (BS 8418) in place to support best practice. This type of CCTV really comes into its own overnight, where attacks by hardened criminals and petty vandals can pose the greatest problems for sites, which are often positioned well away from public view. In practice, with remotely monitored, detector-activated CCTV, detectors are placed strategically around a location and linked by transmission equipment to a remote video response centre (RVRC). Here operators can provide 24-hour eventdriven monitoring of a specified area without the need and cost of having guards permanently on site. When detectors are triggered, images from on-site cameras are automatically transmitted – typically via internet broadband connection – to the RVRC. Operators are able to confirm what is happening and even issue verbal warnings via on-site speakers – talking CCTV – to warn off intruders. Experience suggests that this step alone is a sufficient deterrent in over 90% of incidents. Where offenders are more determined, operators can alert the emergency services and key holders. The Oldbury Aluminium Alloys’ site, which was an attractive target for criminals The economics of this type of CCTV have also changed for the better with sites now able to take advantage of ‘free for use’ transmission equipment if they sign-up for a monitoring contract. This should hopefully drive take-up and bring BS 8418-compliant remotely monitored CCTV within reach of Nothing raises spirits more than the idea of doing good and making money out of it. That’s where we can help. With systems and services that sort the recyclable from the rest. And give shorter payback times. 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Overband separators: part of a world leading range of over 200 products and related services for all kinds of industry. © MASTER MAGNETS LTD Innovative Magnetic Solutions – Worldwide T: +44 (0)1527 65858 F: +44 (0)1527 65868 E: [email protected] www.mastermagnets.com W AS TE MANA GEMEN T WORLD M a y – J u n e 2008 WASTE management world Previous Page | Contents | Zoom in | Zoom out | Front Cover | Search Issue | Next Page 35 A BEMaGS F WASTE Previous Page | Contents | Zoom in | Zoom out | Front Cover | Search Issue | Next Page management world A BEMaGS F RECYCLING AND WASTE MINIMIZATIONtTHE ART OF SURVEILLANCE Of course what really matters with any security technology are the practical experiences of people on the ground; below are some examples of sites where the application of remotely monitored CCTV monitored by a BS8418-compliant RVRC has made a real difference to event detection and deterrence. Metal madness Operators at RemGuard’s Remote Video Response Centre (RVRC) sites that may previously have shied away from this technology and relied instead on conventional intruder alarms, where false activations are a recurring problem. Also from a police perspective, it is naturally preferable for an operator to be able to see what is going on – as opposed to the more limited information provided by an intruder alarm. The latest solutions even allow site managers to have direct access to the system from a local PC. This allows authorized personnel to view live and recorded images during working hours when the remotely monitored service may not be active, or at home in the evening when informed of an incident by the RVRC. As the theft of metal continues to hit the headlines, with everything from statues to church roofs in the firing line, one UK company is fighting back thanks to remotely monitored, detectoractivated CCTV. Oldbury Aluminium Alloys is engaged mainly in the manufacture of secondary aluminium alloy ingots and operates a scrap recycling business for a number of blue chip companies. To address the ongoing threat, the West Midlandsbased company is applying sophisticated event-driven CCTV technology to help protect its headquarters against the dramatic explosion in attacks across the country. Oldbury is one of an increasing number of sites to adopt this solution for ‘out of hours’ security, in preference to more traditional options such as manned guarding or CCTV recorded for later review. Managing Director Jonathan Gadsby commented: ‘The nature of our business, processing valuable metal, means that we are an attractive target, so effective security is of paramount importance. ‘Sadly in our local area there is a high theft rate for scrap metal and metal theft of all types is up 112% year-on-year. Without measures such as remotely monitored CCTV to deter _____________________ 36 WASTE management world May – J un e 2 0 0 8 W A S T E M A N A G E M E N T WO R L D Previous Page | Contents | Zoom in | Zoom out | Front Cover | Search Issue | Next Page A BEMaGS F WASTE A BEMaGS Previous Page | Contents | Zoom in | Zoom out | Front Cover | Search Issue | Next Page F management world THE ART OF SURVEILLANCEtRECYCLING AND WASTE MINIMIZATION them, in an industrial estate like ours, criminals are more than willing to attempt to climb over a fence onto site and grab specific items – often stealing to order – and then selling these on for cash. In terms of scrap metal there are always some less scrupulous operators who are quite happy to melt down scrap with no questions asked especially given the rise in metal prices. At Oldbury we only ever buy our scrap metal from known sources.’ A key benefit for Oldbury is the ability of the CCTV solution to prevent unexpected downtime, caused by attacks, with all the consequent disruption to business and the potential impact on insurance premiums. According to Gadsby a number of incidents have underlined the value of the remotely monitored CCTV: ‘In one case a gang broke into our site during the night by climbing an external fence. Thankfully two individuals were spotted by operators at the RVRC who alerted the police and one of our key holders. The police were then able to bring their dogs onto our site to track down and detain one of the intruders at the scene. Without prompt action we could have faced considerable losses and disruption to business.’ In another incident, over a weekend, when a detector was activated, operators at the RVRC realised that one of the cameras on site had been knocked out of position. With the help of the site plan stored on their system and other cameras, they were able to track down an intruder and alert the police. As the incident had been confirmed visually, the police quickly attended the site and arrested an individual plus another suspect found nearby. A CCTV camera keeps watch over the site We put waste transport where it belongs - underground The installation of an Envac system leads to a drastic reduction of on-road transportation of waste, improved hygiene and enhanced occupational health and safety standards. The Envac waste collection system supports source separation of waste. Many successful cities such as Barcelona, Copenhagen, Stockholm, Hong Kong and Singapore have adopted this technology on large scale. Releasing valuable space for the improvement of the urban environment. Envac Centralsug AB, SE-117 84 Stockholm, Sweden. Phone +46 (0) 8 775 32 00. Fax +46 (0) 8 726 18 16 E-mail: [email protected]. www.envac.net W AS TE MANA GEMEN T WORLD M a y – J u n e 2008 WASTE management world Previous Page | Contents | Zoom in | Zoom out | Front Cover | Search Issue | Next Page 37 A BEMaGS F WASTE Previous Page | Contents | Zoom in | Zoom out | Front Cover | Search Issue | Next Page management world A BEMaGS F RECYCLING AND WASTE MINIMIZATIONtTHE ART OF SURVEILLANCE Replica gun incident Premier Waste (UK) Ltd is another business active within the UK waste sector which has adopted remotely monitored, detector activated, CCTV, in this case to secure its extensive waste management and recycling site in Hyde, Greater Manchester. The facility hit the headlines last September when CCTV images were shown in the media of a teenager aiming what appeared to be an AK47 rifle from the adjacent Newton Railway Station. The company’s crane driver spotted two youths acting suspiciously, one of whom seemed to be pointing a rifle in his direction, and radioed Frank Ridley, a Director at Premier Waste (UK) Ltd, who was able to control the CCTV locally using the viewing software supplied with RemGuard’s transmission equipment to take a closer look at the scene as well as contacting both Greater Manchester Police (GMP) and RemGuard. Although the incident happened during the day, according to Ridley, the RVRC provided invaluable assistance: ‘They were able to supply images of the youths which we presented to the police. The footage also helped to bring about the arrest of the suspects with a 15-year-old given a final warning and a 17-yearold a community order. Although it turned out that the AK47 was a replica there was no way of us knowing this at the time. It was certainly good to have RemGuard’s help and advice to turn to for what seemed, on the face of it, to be a much more serious event.’ Management matters Crane operator David Wood spotted a youth pointing what appeared to be a gun in his direction Away from this high profile incident, the event-driven solution is also critical for the smooth running of his waste management Komptech GmbH A-8130 Frohnleiten, Kühau 37 [t] +43 3126 505 - 0 [f] +43 3126 505 - 505 [email protected] 9LVLWXV Treatment of solid waste TERMINATOR Single-shaft shredder - pre-shredding June 10-13, 2008, Madrid, Spain Visit us at the stand of MASIAS Recycling SL RASOR Single-shaft shredder - post-shredding June 19-22, 2008, Istanbul, Turkey Visit us in Hall 8 at the Bavarian Pavilion ZZZNRPSWHFKFRP ______________________________________ 38 WASTE management world May – J un e 2 0 0 8 W A S T E M A N A G E M E N T WO R L D Previous Page | Contents | Zoom in | Zoom out | Front Cover | Search Issue | Next Page A BEMaGS F WASTE A BEMaGS Previous Page | Contents | Zoom in | Zoom out | Front Cover | Search Issue | Next Page F management world THE ART OF SURVEILLANCE E t RECYCLING AND WASTE MINIMIZATION business, said Ridley: ‘We have a large 20-strong fleet of biofuelled vehicles parked-up on site which need to be protected at all times. If the trucks are damaged they may have to be taken out of service, leading to unplanned downtime and a knock-on effect on our customers waiting for their skip to be delivered or waste collected. Alongside this, the CCTV solution needs to be able to prevent criminals stealing our valuable garage equipment – used for vehicle maintenance – and stop unauthorized access to our offices.’ There have been a number of out-of-hours incidents were the service has proved particularly helpful. ‘The fast response of operators at the Remote Video Response Centre secured an arrest and conviction in one of the incidents. We also used to have problems with youths coming into the yard and hotwiring the vehicles. They couldn’t actually move them as we have an air immobilizing system, but coming in the next morning to find most of the lorries running was extremely frustrating – never mind the cost of the fuel. The good news is that because of the RVRC’s vigilance this kind of incident has stopped completely.’ Ridley also stresses the role that the latest surveillance system has in keeping employees safe on site. ‘Given the nature of our business the CCTV solution has proven extremely helpful in allowing me to monitor staff – with their agreement – for health and safety compliance. It has also been successful, when the remote monitoring and loudspeakers are applied, in stopping young kids using our site as a playground when we are shut down at night or during the weekend. Our own employees are well trained to deal with the waste on site and handle the heavy equipment, but it is certainly not an environment we would want children running around in – for their own safety.’ Securing the future Ultimately, when it comes to securing recycling and waste sites from attack by opportunists and hardened criminals, the flexibility and economics of ‘intelligent’ remotely monitored CCTV which meets the latest BS8418 standard seems certain to win more and more converts. And, while of course few would welcome any form of escalation in criminal activity, such a trend does at least point toward the value inherent in waste. Earlier this year the International Iron and Steel Institute reported that steel cans remain the world’s most recycled packaging material. In 2006, 6.6 million tonnes of steel cans were recycled, across the 35 countries represented in the data collection. If one extrapolates from the business being done with this item alone, it is no surprise that security is an important issue going forward. Adam Wiseberg is Managing Director of em uard isual Management email: [email protected] or visit www.remguard.com Q This article is on-line. Please visit www.waste-management-world.com _____________ W AS TE MANA GEMEN T WORLD M a y – J u n e 2008 WASTE management world Previous Page | Contents | Zoom in | Zoom out | Front Cover | Search Issue | Next Page 39 A BEMaGS F WASTE Previous Page | Contents | Zoom in | Zoom out | Front Cover | Search Issue | Next Page management world A BEMaGS F BIOWASTEtMEETING MARKET DEMANDS Anaerobic digestion technology is increasingly attracting interest across Europe, spurred on by European and national legislation aimed at reducing MSW going to landfill. New waste treatment methods developed by Enbasys could lead the way by Gertrud Aichberger Meeting market demands Unlocking the potential of anaerobic digestion A naerobic digestion (AD) has, for some time, The role of AD technology in today’s been considered an important technology in the market treatment of waste and in the development of Anaerobic digestion is a biochemical process where, in the energy recovery solutions. Historically, many absence of oxygen, bacteria break down organic matter anaerobic digestion plants have tended to produce biogas plus a liquor and a fibre. to specialize in the treatment of manure or sludge. The biogas consists of 55%–70% methane In today’s market, the latest AD plants have to (CH4) and 30%–45% carbon dioxide (CO2) AD technology can handle more complex substrates and varying and can be used to generate energy volume streams. As a result, the demands through a generator – the energy content reduce unwanted placed on this technology in terms of of biogas is 20–25 MJ/standard m3. and uncontrolled reliability, stability and robustness are Alternatively, the gas can be cleaned significant. and then either compressed for use in emissions of Also significant is the potential vehicle transport (compressed natural contribution AD could make to solving gas) or injected into the gas distribution methane by tapping our most pressing environmental concern network. An average CH4 yield per the energy potential – namely a reduction in the anthropogenic metric tonne of treated waste (sludge, emission of greenhouse gases (GHG). manure) ranges from 50–90 Nm3 per tonne of this gas AD technology can reduce unwanted and and for municipal solid waste (MSW) the uncontrolled emissions of methane by tapping yield increases to 75–120 Nm3 per tonne. The the energy potential of this gas while reducing the liquid fraction, with a high nutrient content, and the volume of waste going to landfill. How can this potential fibre fraction can be used as a soil improver. be realized? As mentioned earlier, older applications of this technology WASTE management world ‘ 40 ‘ WASTE MANAGEMENT WORLD May–June 2008 Previous Page | Contents | Zoom in | Zoom out | Front Cover | Search Issue | Next Page A BEMaGS F WASTE A BEMaGS Previous Page | Contents | Zoom in | Zoom out | Front Cover | Search Issue | Next Page F management world MEETING MARKET DEMANDStBIOWASTE Box 1: Anaerobic digestion in the UK In April the UK Environment Agency (EA) and WRAP (Waste & Resources Action Plan) published a draft protocol on anaerobic digestion. The document is out for consultation until 27 June. ‘The quality protocol for the production and use of quality outputs from anaerobic digestion of source-segregated biodegradable waste’ aims to inspire confidence in the products made from waste in order to develop a market for these products, encourage increased recovery and recycling and thereby divert material from landfill. Among the main obstacles to increased development of AD facilities are uncertainty over what constitutes waste and the fact that the products of anaerobic digestion – whole digestate, the separated fibre fraction and the separated liquor – are still classed in the UK as waste. This has hindered the development of a market for materials produced from waste, and has also adversely affected recycling rates and diversion from landfill. The introduction and acceptance of a quality protocol are seen by many in the industry as key steps in its development. The protocol is part of the Waste Protocols Project, a joint initiative between the EA and WRAP in collaboration with industry, and funded by the UK government. The aim of the Waste Protocols Project is to identify the point at which materials cease to be waste and are, therefore, not subject to waste regulation controls. In March 2007 the EA published the UK’s first quality protocol for compost, which sets out the criteria for the production of a quality compost from source-segregated biodegradable waste. The new protocol will do the same for anaerobic digestion. The thirty-page quality protocol sets out criteria for the production of useable by-products of the anaerobic digestion process. If all the criteria are met, the ‘quality outputs’, as they are called, will be considered to have been fully recovered and therefore no longer waste when it is despatched to a customer. The quality protocol also sets out strict guidelines on the input materials that can be used in the digestion process and the uses to which the resulting products can be put. These ‘designated market sectors’ are agriculture and forestry (excluding horticulture), and land restoration. The quality digestate can be used as a soil improver or fertilizer, for soil manufacture/blending and for land reclamation processes such as contouring, reconstruction, re-vegetation and so on. The protocol qualifies this further by stating that if it cannot be demonstrated that the digestate will be used in one of the designated market sectors, then the AD products will be classed as waste. Interested parties have until 27 June to respond to 25 questions relating to the technology, an approved composting standard (PAS 110), and the financial impact of the protocol, which is expected to be implemented on 1 September. A pdf of the quality protocol can be downloaded at http://qpyr1.dialoguebydesign.net/docs/QP_AnaerobicDigestion.pdf Investment in AD The UK government’s Waste Strategy 2007 identified anaerobic digestion as an effective way of recycling food waste and proposed further support for the process via the New Technologies Demonstrator Programme (NTDP). And, more recently, in February this year the government announced an increase in funding for clean energy technologies to over £400 million ($788 million) over the next three years – including £10 million ($20 million) for a new anaerobic digestion demonstration programme. Furthermore, funding for AD facilities is also offered via the Capital Grant Programme managed by WRAP and the Welsh Assembly’s Materials Action Programme (MAP), which can fund up to 30% of capital set-up costs. Sarah Wisson, Waste Management World tended to focus on the treatment of sewage sludge and agricultural manures. More modern plants have been developed to process MSW, industrial solid wastes and industrial wastewaters, but impurities and the varying content of lipids, proteins and carbohydrates can cause problems. As a result, a pre-treatment step, involving removal of impurities and particle size reduction, is needed to allow stable digestion performance. The substrate is key Wastes of the type mentioned above can be characterized according to their COD concentration. COD refers to the total quantity of oxygen required for oxidation to carbon dioxide and water and is a measure of the organic content of the waste. Systems have been invented to process substrates with a minor COD concentration (<25gO2/litre raw material), for example: rVQGMPXBOBFSPCJDTMVEHFCMBOLFU6"4# rFYQBOEFEHSBOVMBSTMVEHFCMBOLFU&(4# rJOUFSOBMDJSDVMBUJPO*$ A completely stirred tank reactor (CSTR) or plug-flow-tank reactor (PFTR) is used to treat substrate with a high COD concentration, and high content of fat, lipids and particles. Such fermenters tend to operate with low loading rates – when compared with the systems developed for minor COD concentration – in order to guarantee complete anaerobic digestion. COD loading rate is the daily quantity of organic matter, expressed in COD, feed per m3 digester volume per day i.e. kg COD/m3/d. One of the important goals for industry has been to develop a technology to treat both large volume streams and complex high concentrated substrates. And one company believes that it has solved this puzzle. The Enbasys approach Enbasys, based in Grambach, Austria, has developed a technology called a High Load Hybrid Reactor that is designed to handle large volume treatment of different organic waste and biofuel residue streams, which include complex substrates. The technology unifies a classical digester system (high total solids and COD content of the substrate) with high performance digesters (UASB). The combination of process, fermenter W AS TE MANA GEMEN T WORLD M a y – J u n e 2008 WASTE management world Previous Page | Contents | Zoom in | Zoom out | Front Cover | Search Issue | Next Page 41 A BEMaGS F WASTE Previous Page | Contents | Zoom in | Zoom out | Front Cover | Search Issue | Next Page management world A BEMaGS F BIOWASTEtMEETING MARKET DEMANDS Two views of the fermenter plant and mixing technology makes it possible to process various kinds of organic residues. With a loading rate of ≥15 kg COD/ m3 fermenter/d, Enbasys believes that it possesses a sharp differentiation to traditional biogas plants. It highlights the advantages of its system as follows: rMPX IZESBVMJD SFUFOUJPO UJNF m UIFSFGPSF MPX EFNBOE GPS fermenter volume rQSFWFOUJPO PG GPBN BOE GMPBUJOH MBZFST m UIFSFGPSF IJHI loading rates rJOUFOTF DPOUBDU CFUXFFO TVCTUSBUF BOE NJDSPPSHBOJTNT m therefore high degradation rates and rapid gas production rOP DIFNJDBM SFRVJSFNFOU OP Q) SFHVMBUJPO m UIFSFGPSF cost savings ________ 42 WASTE management world May – J un e 2 0 0 8 W A S T E M A N A G E M E N T WO R L D Previous Page | Contents | Zoom in | Zoom out | Front Cover | Search Issue | Next Page A BEMaGS F WASTE A BEMaGS Previous Page | Contents | Zoom in | Zoom out | Front Cover | Search Issue | Next Page F management world MEETING MARKET DEMANDS tRECYCLING AND WASTE MINIMIZATION rOPBDDVNVMBUJPOPGTFUUMJOHTFEJNFOUTFHTBOE JOUIFTZTUFN – thus supporting continuous operation. Its technology was first installed in north Italy in 2005 and has been operating continuously for three years. The plant in Italy consists of two 2900 m3 fermenters which process 120,000 tonnes of pre-treated organic waste per year. This results in a loading rate of 12 to 15 kg COD/m3/d from which 1250 Nm3/h biogas is produced. The biogas is used to run a combined heat and power (CHP) plant with 3.0 MWel. Studies conducted by Enbasys for this article of 33 MSW anaerobic digestion plants worldwide, built since 2004 or still under construction, have shown that the average fermenter volume is about 6220m3 converting 54,900 tonnes MSW into biogas. This equates to 9 tpa (tonnes per annum) per m3 fermenter volume. The Enbasys plant in Italy processes 21 tpa pre-treated organic waste per m3 fermenter volume, giving a higher system efficiency (specific waste throughput) than conventional plants. The High Load Hybrid Reactor technology represents the culmination of more than 10 years of experience in design, engineering, building, operation and research in the field of anaerobic digestion technology. To spread this new generation technology internationally the inventors needed a strong partner, which they found in VTU Holding. Enbasys is a subsidiary of VTU Holding. Contracts for the foundation of Enbasys GmbH were signed in August 2007. In January 2008 BDI BioDiesel International AG acquired an interest of more than 25% in VTU Holding GmbH. BDI BioDiesel is one of the world’s leading suppliers of complete Box 2. An evolving regulatory framework for AD technology suppliers in Europe The EU policy on sustainable energy dates back to a Council resolution in 1986 to develop new and renewable energy sources. In 1997 a ‘White Paper on renewable energy sources’ was published by the European Commission. This set a target of 12% of gross inland energy consumption from renewables for the EU-15 by 2010, of which electricity would represent 22.1%. With the 2004 enlargement, the EU’s overall objective increased to 21%. The EU has committed to reducing its overall GHG emissions to at least 20% below 1990 levels by 2020. And the climate action and renewable energy package published earlier this year sets out sustainability criteria that biofuels must meet to ensure they deliver real environmental benefits. In the waste sector the EU landfill directive (1999/31/EC) requires the reduction of biodegradable municipal waste going to landfills to 75% by 2006, 50% by 2009 and 35% by 2016 calculated on the basis of the total amount of biodegradable municipal waste produced in 1995. In February 2007, the European parliament adopted a resolution on a revised Waste Directive. In April 2008, the Environment Committee of the European Parliament voted on this Directive (see comment on page 8). Further national regulations include strategies and limiting values intended to promote successful and sustainable operation of biowaste treatment facilities. A TRUE ALL-ROUNDER IN ANAEROBIC DIGESTION Energy crops: Nüstedt, Germany Waste: Bourg-en-Bresse, France Visit our booth T159 at CIWM Exhibition June 10th-12th in Paignton, Torbay Biological & mechanical consultancy Laboratory: testing services 20 full-scale plants and 20 anaerobic digestion plants under biological-mechanical assistance Organic Waste Systems nv, Dok Noord 4, B-9000 Gent, tel. +32 9 223 02 04, fax +32 9 223 28 25, www.ows.be W AS TE MANA GEMEN T WORLD M a y – J u n e 2008 WASTE management world Previous Page | Contents | Zoom in | Zoom out | Front Cover | Search Issue | Next Page 43 A BEMaGS F WASTE Previous Page | Contents | Zoom in | Zoom out | Front Cover | Search Issue | Next Page management world A BEMaGS F BIOWASTEtMEETING MARKET DEMANDS waste treatment with renewable energy. In countries such as Italy (Certificati Verde, i.e. green certificates) or Germany (EEG – renewable energy law) there is now scope for technology suppliers to operate within a regulatory framework that makes AD cost effective, with high gate fees for wastes and special premium prices paid for the production of renewable energy. Developments in the UK market exemplify current interest and are summarized in Box 1. In the face of Europe’s increasing dependency on fossil fuels, using biomass is one of the key ways of ensuring the security of supply and sustainable energy in Europe. More detail on the legislative developments can be found in Box 2. EU potential for digestion of organic waste The plant is designed to handle large volumes of organic waste and biofuel residues biodiesel production plants, with expertise in a range of raw materials, such as vegetable oils, waste edible oils and animal fats. Enbasys GmbH therefore benefits from the long established engineering expertise of VTU and the know-how of BDI in international plant supply and construction. The development of AD in Europe It is perhaps not surprising that new companies specializing in AD are emerging in the European market, where there has been active political interest in promoting industries that link Biomass currently meets 4% of the European Union’s energy needs – that is 69 million metric tonnes of oil equivalents (toe). According to the European Commission’s Biomass Action Plan this should be increased by 2010 to 150 million tonnes of oil equivalents. An increase of this magnitude could bring the following benefits: diversifying Europe’s energy supply; significantly reducing greenhouse gas emissions (209 million tonnes); direct employment for 250 to 300,000 people; and potentially lowering the price of oil as a result of lower demand. The majority of municipal waste in the EU is currently disposed of through landfill (49%), followed by incineration (18%) and recycling and composting (33%). In the new Member States the situation is evolving rapidly but landfill is still the main destination for MSW. According to the European Environment RED GIANT The world’s strongest primary shredder ! Do you drown in wood and waste ? We shred EVERYTHING! We make you breathe again! mobile systems & stationary plants | economical & reliable | service worldwide [email protected] www.hammel.de 44 WASTE management world Leimbacher Straße 103 D-36433 Bad Salzungen Tel.: +49 (0) 36 95 / 69 91-0 Fax: +49 (0) 36 95 / 69 91-23 May – J un e 2 0 0 8 W A S T E M A N A G E M E N T WO R L D Previous Page | Contents | Zoom in | Zoom out | Front Cover | Search Issue | Next Page A BEMaGS F WASTE A BEMaGS Previous Page | Contents | Zoom in | Zoom out | Front Cover | Search Issue | Next Page F management world MEETING MARKET DEMANDS t BIOWASTE These Grinders Mean Business 2009 Industrial Tub Grinder The digester at the Enbasys plant Agency, 30%–40% of the MSW produced across Europe could be used for AD. In 2005 Europe (EU-25) produced 120 million tonnes of waste that could have been digested anaerobically, which would have produced about 9000 million m3 of biogas or 4.6 million tonnes of oil equivalents. What lies ahead? There are a number of factors that will give rise to greater interest in technologies such as AD. These include: 9564 Horizontal Tub Grinder rJODSFBTJOH XPSME FOFSHZ EFNBOE JO QBSUJDVMBS JO $IJOB BOE India rHSPXJOH FOFSHZ DPTUT BOE JNQPSU EFQFOEFODZ XJUIJO NBOZ countries rEFDSFBTJOHDBQBDJUZGPSMBOEGJMM rDMJNBUFDIBOHFOFFEJOHVSHFOUSFBDUJPOTBOEBDUJWJUJFT r PG &VSPQFBO TPJMT TVGGFSJOH GSPN MPX PSHBOJD NBUUFS content and reduced fertility. The most practical environmental solution will be deriving energy from waste, not only municipal solid waste but also the residues industry. Anaerobic digestion has significant potential for industries with organic waste streams, such as food processing, the paper and textile industry, pharmaceutical industry and biofuel production. Anaerobic digestion combines several advantages. As a technology it can be regarded as being ‘CO2 neutral’ because there is no net addition of CO2 to the atmosphere. The Enbasys High Load Hybrid Reactor could be the key to developing the potential of AD as a waste management strategy. It degrades waste while producing biogas and a fertilizer product that contains a high nutrient content (nitrogen, phosphorus and potassium), but in order for the full potential of the waste/organic substrate/input to be realized, it is vital that the waste management industry is able to develop markets for all the by-products. PPurchase Pu urchaasee a New DU DURATECH URRAAT ATEECH Indu Inddustrriaal Grinder Industrial G and nd you yo could c ld Win Win a N NEW W Cat Model 232 Skid Steer! )OH[LEOHUHWDLOÀQDQFLQJDYDLODEOH&RQWDFW\RXUORFDOGHDOHU +1 701-252-4554 888-248-9987 www.duratech.info/world Gertrud Aichberger is Project Manager for Enbasys e-mail: [email protected] 0/"OXs*AMESTOWN.$s53! Q This article is on-line. Please visit www.waste-management-world.com W AS TE MANA GEMEN T WORLD M a y – J u n e 2008 WASTE management world Previous Page | Contents | Zoom in | Zoom out | Front Cover | Search Issue | Next Page 45 A BEMaGS F WASTE Previous Page | Contents | Zoom in | Zoom out | Front Cover | Search Issue | Next Page management world A BEMaGS F German Engineering Excellence: BACKHUS Lane Turner BACKHUS LT – up-to-date technical expertise and foresighted concepts for waste management. The proven technology of BACKHUS mobile machines has now passed on to fully automated systems for in-vessel facilities, which offer highly efficient turning performance designed for composting, bioremediation and MSW treatment between lane walls or in tunnels. Find out more: www.backhus.com/LT WASTE management world Previous Page | Contents | Zoom in | Zoom out | Front Cover | Search Issue | Next Page A BEMaGS F WASTE A BEMaGS Previous Page | Contents | Zoom in | Zoom out | Front Cover | Search Issue | Next Page F management world AN IDEAL MIXtBIOWASTE Denmark-based BioCorrection has developed a kind of wet air oxidation process that addresses concerns over the heavy metals content of treated sludge. The oxidative hydrolytic destruction leads to full decomposition of organic waste and yields fully useable and marketable by-products. by Søren Andersen and Sergey Pigarev An ideal mix Sewage sludge treatment in Denmark S ewage sludge is rich in nutrients such as nitrogen and What are the concerns? phosphorous. It also contains valuable organic A key concern is that treatment of sludge tends to matter, useful for remediation of depleted concentrate heavy metals, poorly biodegradable or eroded soils. This is why untreated trace organic compounds, and potentially sludge has been used for many pathogenic organisms (viruses, bacteria and Untreated sludge years as a soil fertilizer and for enhancing the like) present in wastewaters. These the organic matter of soil. materials can pose a serious threat to the has been used for While in general terms the market environment. many years as a continues to welcome new, effective and When deposited in soils, heavy metals affordable sources of soil improver, and are passed through the food chain, first soil fertilizer and the waste industry continues to develop entering crops, then animals that feed on new by-products from waste treatment, it the crops and eventually human beings, for enhancing the is true to say that there has been a mixed to whom they appear to be highly toxic. In organic matter reaction to this application for treated addition they also leach from soils, getting sewage sludge. into groundwater and further spreading of soil Taking Denmark as a case in point, disposal contamination in an uncontrolled manner. of sludge from municipal wastewater treatment plants in Denmark is regulated by the order of the Ministry How can these concerns be overcome? of Environment – this legislation permits use of treated sewage One company that has been actively seeking a solution to overcome sludge as a fertilizer, but more and more farmers are declining these concerns is Danish firm BioCorrection A/S. It has developed to use treated (stabilized and hygienic) sludge on their land. a technology based on oxidative-hydrolytic-destruction. ‘ ‘ WASTE MANAGEMENT WORLD May–June 2008 WASTE management world Previous Page | Contents | Zoom in | Zoom out | Front Cover | Search Issue | Next Page 47 A BEMaGS F WASTE Previous Page | Contents | Zoom in | Zoom out | Front Cover | Search Issue | Next Page management world A BEMaGS F BIOWASTEtAN IDEAL MIX Combining oxidation with hydrolysis BioCorrection has taken further steps by applying WAO in conjunction with alkaline hydrolysis. Alkaline hydrolysis technologies have been extensively used in the chemical industry (for example in wood processing) and in the waste processing industry (for destruction of fats, proteins and carbohydrates). And, having combined its knowledge from various fields – in particular chemistry, mechanics and biology – BioCorrection has identified what it regards as an ideal mix of temperature, pressure and processing time.This ‘ideal mix’ has made it possible to facilitate the conversion of waste into products with commercial potential. Today BioCorrection is looking to introduce its proprietary OHD technology to the European and American markets, aiming to transform various organic wastes (animal farm wastes, industrial and municipal wastes) into two main by-products: rBTPMVUJPOPGIVNJDTVCTUBODFTBMJRVJEPYJEBUF rBTPMJESFTJEVF An OHD plant can process a variety of organic wastes to produce a liquid oxidate and a solid residue. There is a developing market for both of these by-products To reiterate, this transformation is achieved at high temperature and pressure, thus ensuring full decomposition of organic wastes and chelating of initial pollutants in the resulting products. The process in more detail Essentially, oxidative-hydrolytic-destruction (OHD) is a kind of wet-air oxidation technology (WAO) based on an approach patented in the 1930s and developed in the mid-1960s to reduce the ecological impact of wastewater treatment facilities in the Russian Federation. It involves the oxidation of dissolved or suspended components in water (using oxygen as the oxidizer). Oxidation reactions occur in superheated water at a temperature above the normal boiling point of water (100°C), but below the critical point (374°C). Wet oxidation has been applied commercially for around 60 years, predominantly for treating wastewater, but also in the treatment of caustic soda, wastes from oil refineries, pharmaceutical industry wastes and other toxic wastes. Usually the by-products of the WAO technologies require postpurification to remove remaining toxic substances, such as heavy metals. With this in mind WAO can be considered the first step in the chain of disposal measures. 48 WASTE management world Much like a standard wet-air oxidation plant, the OHD plant includes an input tank and a pressurized tank, otherwise known as a reactor, in which the main reactions occur (see also Figure 1). The input tank is used to prepare the feedstock pulp, which contains a controlled mixture of organic waste (with 5%–15% dry matter) and hydroxide. Conditions inside the pressurized tank are carefully controlled – at a pressure of above 20 bars and a temperature of over 180°C for several hours. Oxygen is also present to ensure successful oxidation of the material. In these conditions, compounds present in the initial waste (mono- and disaccharides, proteins and fats) are exposed to oxidative destruction – either complete, with formation of CO2 and water, or partial with formation of monomers. Other organic compounds that are more difficult to hydrolyze, such as lignin or cellulose, are also partially oxidized in the course of the OHD process and form the skeleton of the OHD by-products. A sedimentation process takes place (in separate tanks) during which the heavier fraction, containing heavy metals May – J un e 2 0 0 8 W A S T E M A N A G E M E N T WO R L D Previous Page | Contents | Zoom in | Zoom out | Front Cover | Search Issue | Next Page A BEMaGS F WASTE Previous Page | Contents | Zoom in | Zoom out | Front Cover | Search Issue | Next Page management world A BEMaGS F #) WASTE management world $"" # +#+ ## $!%- ## ________________________________ % - %%*!- ,) %-%%*!(!) '""& Previous Page | Contents | Zoom in | Zoom out | Front Cover | Search Issue | Next Page A BEMaGS F WASTE Previous Page | Contents | Zoom in | Zoom out | Front Cover | Search Issue | Next Page management world A BEMaGS F BIOWASTEtAN IDEAL MIX (lead, zinc, cadmium, mercury) precipitates and is thereby separated from the lighter fraction. This lighter fraction is called the oxidate or humic substance. The heavier fraction is the unoxidized residue. This physical process does not achieve complete separation of the oxidized and unoxidized parts, but the chelating properties of the oxidate (humic substance) mean that any traces of heavy metals in the unoxidized residue that remains mixed with the oxidate are bound in a stable form and therefore cannot be released by leaching. A new facility in Denmark about its technology by direct mail and by being an active participant at a number of seminars and meetings. Developing what it regards as the world’s first conventional OHD plant in Guldborgsund is an exciting prospect. BioCorrection is also co-operating with the authorities and with agricultural associations to enable the Guldborgsund project to be used to demonstrate awareness of this technology over a wider area. Using this OHD technology, BioCorrection intends to reduce the amount of sludge that ends up in landfills after processing at wastewater treatment plants. And it intends to treat both newly produced sludge and existing sludge deposits, which constitute millions of tonnes and occupy large areas Using this in Denmark and elsewhere. In this way OHD technology the company hopes to reduce emission of volatile organic compounds (VOCs) BioCorrection from what might be thought of as more conventional disposal strategies. intends to reduce ‘ The first OHD unit in Scandinavia is about to be established in co-operation with the Danish Municipality Guldborgsund with a capacity of 20,000 metric tonnes of sewage sludge a year in the first year of operation, aiming at covering the total amount of sludge produced by the the amount of municipality by 2009. Guldborgsund Securing the market is the strait between the Danish islands The key to a successful future in this sludge that ends up of Lolland and Falster that connects sector appears to lie with successful Smålandsfarvandet in the north with Bay marketing of the treatment by-products. in landfills of Mecklenburg in the south. And, in turn, this depends principally upon Although construction of the facility at assuaging stakeholder concerns about the levels Guldborgsund has only just begun, the site expects of pollutants in the soil improver (humic substance). to be operational later this year. And the liquid product (humic When addressing this issue, BioCorrection is confident in substance) is already being introduced to the target market as a the potential of its OHD process to ensure that the majority fertlizer. BioCorrection has informed municipalities in Denmark of heavy metals are bound to the residue and are not present within the humic substances. Its studies using the by-products have had positive results and the company is now focused on communication. As one )))&"( example of this, BioCorrection is sponsoring and participating in the 14th International Humic Substances Society (IHSS) State-of-the-Art AD Conference, which involves scientists, farmers and other producers of humic substances. The Aikan system BioCorrection has several applications for the solid residue too. During the initial phase of the Guldborgsund project, the !)!%*%" " && solid residue will not be promoted for use outside the company; )''!*&' %" "( however, BioCorrection is developing an application for this !&*&' " !& by-product as a biofilter for controlling emissions from filling !%"&'"!! tanks and other evacuating air streams. " #"&'!!(!$()* There is also potential for using this material in the construction industry as a filling agent for concrete. Research Get the best of both worlds! suggests that the composition of the residue locks metals within %! "%"('"( +& the material, thus preventing their escape and any subsequent (!$(" !!%" negative effect on the environment. &'"!!" #"&'!&*&' Trials conducted on BioCorrection’s technology have "!)))&"( " "%& ____________ been encouraging, and research is continuing in this field. "%%"(%' The company is running local and international projects in co-operation with leading European and Russian research centres including the University of Copenhagen, and the State Universities of Moscow and Saint Petersburg – thus maintaining links to Russia that reflect the origins of this technology. 50 WASTE management world ‘ "( %"(#& #"*&!! % "%)*!)!)")"%)'#%"'& ! !*%&!(!'&'& !'! "#%'"!""%!)&''%' !'#!'& A growing move toward sectoral integration While the market is becoming more demanding in terms of the products used in soil improvement, there is also clear evidence May – J un e 2 0 0 8 W A S T E M A N A G E M E N T WO R L D Previous Page | Contents | Zoom in | Zoom out | Front Cover | Search Issue | Next Page A BEMaGS F WASTE A BEMaGS Previous Page | Contents | Zoom in | Zoom out | Front Cover | Search Issue | Next Page F management world _______ AN IDEAL MIXtBIOWASTE Figure 1. A schematic of BioCorrection’s OHD plant. In reality homogenization, mixing with hydroxide and production of feedstock pulp all take place in the same tank, but for clarity when describing the process they are depicted as separate stages to support a growing sectoral integration. Exemplifying this, BioCorrection is looking at various models for co-operation. It aims to become a preferred partner for the agricultural sector, industry and the public authorities in their quests for solutions to the environmental challenges resulting from organic wastes produced by farms, sewage treatment plants, the pharmaceutical sector and society at large. ‘Our clients will be offered various solutions, depending on their actual needs’ comments Stig Løefberg, Chairman of BioCorrection. ‘Since the beginning of our operations, the focus has considerably shifted to problems related to climate change. This has necessitated development of holistic cross-sectoral solutions for waste management. Wastes that have been used on farmlands up to now will no longer be accepted, unless they are changed to comply with standards set, not only by government, but also by other market players’. Søren Andersen is Chief Operating Officer and Sergey Pigarev is Project Co-ordinator for BioCorrection A/S. Phone: +45 3246 0371 e-mail: [email protected] Q This article is on-line. Please visit www.waste-management-world.com Visit our website www.waste-management-world.com _____________ W AS TE MANA GEMEN T WORLD M a y – J u n e 2008 WASTE management world Previous Page | Contents | Zoom in | Zoom out | Front Cover | Search Issue | Next Page 51 A BEMaGS F WASTE Previous Page | Contents | Zoom in | Zoom out | Front Cover | Search Issue | Next Page management world A BEMaGS F Working Group on Thermal Treatment of Waste “Management of Bottom Ash from WTE Plants” An overview of management options and treatment methods The new report on Management of Bottom Ash from WTE plants is now available at the ISWA Online Bookshop www.iswa.dk __________________ As an on-going concern in waste management, more and more consideration is given to recycling and reuse of residues for construction purposes etc. The legislation for utilization is being tightened and the amount of MSWI bottom ash is rising. This report presents the MSWI Bottom Ash Management situation in ISWA countries right now. The report intends to give an overview on National legislation, management practices and barriers for utilization. Due to difficulties to procure information on the subject several countries are left out, among others the U.S.A. The analysis was undertaken using year 2003 as reference year. The present knowledge is acquired mainly through information from members of the ISWA Waste Thermal Treatment group, and their contacts to national experts in other countries. Price EURO 50.- WASTE management world Previous Page | Contents | Zoom in | Zoom out | Front Cover | Search Issue | Next Page A BEMaGS F Previous Page | Contents | Zoom in | Zoom out | Front Cover | Search Issue | Next Page management world A BEMaGS F swa.org ____ WASTE www.iswa.org www.iswa.org information www.iswa.org Visit www.iswa.org _____________ , for more information COMMITTEE MEETING SCHEDULE 2008–2009 The Board Scientific & Technical Committee 1 October 2008 – (Telephone meeting) 31 October 2008 – Singapore Editorial Board (EB) Managing Editors (ME) ISWA General Assembly November 2008 – Singapore 2 November 2008 – Singapore November 2008 – Singapore www.iswa.org 21–22 June 2008 – Washington, USA 1–2 November 2008 – Singapore 19–20 June 2008 – Washington, USA WORKING GROUPS MEETING SCHEDULE 2008 Hazardous Waste (WGHW) Recycling & Waste Minimisation (WGRWM) 21 May 2008 – Perugia, Italy 29–30 May 2008 – Porto, Portugal 22–23 September 2008 – Lithuania March 2009 – Germany September 2009 – Finland 24–25 April 2008 – Vienna, Austria 11–12 Sept 2008 – Halmstad, Sweden Collection & Transportation Technology (WGCTT) 4–5 September 2008 – Ivalo, Finland Sanitary Landfill (WGSL) None set 29–30 May 2008 – Porto, Portugal 4–5 December 2008 – Vienna ,Austria 26–27 March 2009 – Malmoe, Sweden Legal Issues (WGLI) and ISWA EU Subgroup Thermal Treatment of Waste (WGTT) 26–27 May 2008 – Salzburg, Austria 7 Oct 2008 – Brescia, Italy 2–3 April 2009 – Budapest, Hungary www.iswa.org Communication & Social Issues (WGCSI) 12 June 2008 – Torbay, UK 1 November 2008 – Singapore training course 4 November 2008 – Singapore Healthcare waste (HCW) www.iswa.org Biological Treatment of Waste (WGBTW) www.iswa.org www.iswa.org www.iswa.org www.iswa.org www.iswa.org ________________ WA STE MANAGEME NT W ORL D M a y – J u n e 2 0 0 8 management world Previous Page | Contents | Zoom in | Zoom out | Front Cover | Search Issue | Next Page 53 A www.is ___ WASTE I S WA I N FOR M ATION BEMaGS F WASTE Previous Page | Contents | Zoom in | Zoom out | Front Cover | Search Issue | Next Page management world A BEMaGS F WA S T E L E A D E R S t HERNAN CARLINO Tackling climate change Hernan Carlino is an economist and Chair of the Clean Development Mechanism accreditation panel at the United Nations. Here he discusses climate change issues from the perspective of the waste management industry Climate change is currently at the top of the agenda – how do you think this debate will influence the waste industry? Climate change is at the top of the political agenda both nationally and internationally. However, I do not think that this pre-eminence is temporary, or likely to change soon. In fact, the consolidation of an international climate change regime is inevitably setting up the rules for the establishment of a carbon economy that will dramatically transform the current paths of economic development. And a clear long-term carbon price will be the main signal that this process is effective in tackling climate change and is being internalized by economic players everywhere. Remaining discussions should now be focused on the nature of the policies put in place and the instruments to be used to address climate change at the international and local level. The waste industry has a key role to play in the mitigation of climate change due to the relatively large share of greenhouse gas emissions from waste management and due to its global nature – one way or another, waste and waste management are a part of the core societal activities of production and consumption. Thus, the challenge posed by climate change to economic activities and the need to identify ways in which to deal with it effectively will inevitably be extended to the waste industry. The main ways in which the waste industry can contribute to mitigating climate change are related to optimizing processes for the treatment of waste flows and energy conversion. Spreading the message about the need for sustainable consumption is also a task to be taken up by the waste industry. What are the key challenges for the waste sector in terms of greenhouse gas emissions? At the global level there is a clear need to participate in and contribute to designing an architecture that requires effectiveness and fairness, by means of the hands-on expertise and know-how the waste industry has accumulated. Flexibility, technological innovation and the will to adapt to a changing regulatory environment are equally important. At the national level, the waste industry, particularly in developing countries, can play a proactive role by facilitating participation in the mechanisms that are already in place to address the problem. In addition, particularly as resource constraints are stronger in those countries, it is necessary to ensure that investment decisions are taken with proper consideration of the opportunities provided by carbon markets. Waste management and greenhouse gases Waste management generates carbon dioxide and methane, with emissions occurring during almost all stages of waste management, from transportation through to recycling, recovery and final disposal; however, they can be reduced in a number of ways. For example: tSBUJPOBMJ[JOHDPMMFDUJPOPQFSBUJPOT tVTFPGBMUFSOBUJWFGVFMTPSBMUFSOBUJWFUSBOTQPSUBUJPO tTVCTUJUVUJOHFOFSHZGSPNGPTTJMGVFMXJUIXBTUFUPFOFSHZ tJOTUBMMJOHMBOEGJMMHBTDPMMFDUJPOBOEUSFBUNFOUTZTUFNT tVTFPGMBOEGJMMHBTBTGVFM tJODSFBTJOHXBTUFSFDPWFSZBOESFDZDMJOH tJODSFBTJOHDPNQPTUQSPEVDUJPO There are a large number of Clean Development Mechanism $%. QSPKFDUTVOEFSUIF,ZPUPQSPUPDPM8BTUFSFMBUFE projects account for about 10% of the approved projects. Most PGUIFXBTUFSFMBUFEQSPKFDUTJOWPMWFMBOEGJMMHBTDBQUVSFBOE the use of landfill gas for energy generation or as a fuel. initial approaches might not have been entirely successful or appropriate for achieving the proposed goals. In any case, we need to accelerate the learning process while seeking efficient solutions to the problems of climate change. What role do you think market-based mechanisms, such as taxes, CDM and so on, can play in the limiting of greenhouse gas emissions from the waste industry? As climate change appears to be both the ultimate cross-sectoral issue and a global challenge, it requires a global framework to avoid inconsistencies and facilitate the transformations that are the prerequisite of the vast, even dramatic, emissions reductions required to address climate change. Market mechanisms, current and in development, and carbon prices are the linchpin between economic activities as they are performed in the present and a ‘new’ world in which renewable energy, absolute energy efficiency, carbon capture and storage, maximized recycling and sustainable consumption are the dominant patterns. The waste industry can and should advance these transformations, ameliorate the transition and diminish the costs of its materialization by fully employing its array of resources. To what extent do you think policy – and decision-making are based on sound scientific knowledge? There is a robust base of scientific evidence. Of course there are uncertainties – this is a learning process for everyone including decision makers and policy designers; hence, some of the 54 WASTE management world Interviewer for the International Solid Waste Association (ISWA): Helena Bergman, ISWA Project Manager e-mail: [email protected] May–June 2008 WASTE MANAGEMENT WORLD Previous Page | Contents | Zoom in | Zoom out | Front Cover | Search Issue | Next Page A BEMaGS F WASTE A BEMaGS Previous Page | Contents | Zoom in | Zoom out | Front Cover | Search Issue | Next Page F management world DIARY Diary of events 2008 Global Waste Messegelände, 81823 München, e-mail: [email protected] Management Symposium Germany web: www.naseba.com Colorado, USA Tel: +49 89 9 49 1 1358 CIWM 2008 7–10 September 2008 Fax: +49 89 9 49 1 1359 WASTECON 2008 Torbay, UK Penton Business Media Inc., 11 River e-mail: [email protected] Tampa, Florida, USA 10–12 June 2008 Bend South, Stamford, CT 06907, web: www.ifat-china.com 21–23 October 2008 The Chartered Institution of Wastes USA 2008 SWANA, P.O. 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29–31 October 2008 ICM AG, Schwaderhof 524, 5708 Fax: +30 28210 37850 Bureau of International Recycling, Birrwil, Switzerland e-mail: 24 Avenue Franklin Roosevelt, 1050 [email protected] Brussels, Belgium web: www.hwm1.tuc.gr Tel: +32 2 627 57 70 India International Recycle & Waste Management Exhibition & Conference Tel: +41 62 785 10 00 New Delhi, India Fax: +41 62 785 10 05 16–18 August 2008 e-mail: [email protected] Fax: +32 2 627 57 73 Waste Management & e-mail: [email protected] Co, 27-M/1 Zamrudpur, New Delhi Recycling Congress web: www.bir.org 110 048, India IFAT China 2008 Berlin, Germany Tel: +91 11 2923 1868 Shanghai, China 20–21 October 2008 ISWA 2008 Annual Congress Fax: +91 11 2923 5871 23–25 September 2008 Naseba, Boutique Villa no. 5, Dubai Singapore e-mail: [email protected] Messe München GmbH, IFAT Media City, United Arab Emirates 3–6 November 2008 CHINA Exhibition Management, Tel: +971 4367 1376 Jan Tan, Waste Management and Fax: +971 4367 2764 Recycling Association of Singapore India Recycle & Waste Management web: www.iirwm.com web: www.icm.ch WASTE MANAGEMENT WORLD May–June 2008 WASTE management world Previous Page | Contents | Zoom in | Zoom out | Front Cover | Search Issue | Next Page 55 A BEMaGS F WASTE A BEMaGS Previous Page | Contents | Zoom in | Zoom out | Front Cover | Search Issue | Next Page F management world DIARY e-mail: [email protected] Fax : +33 1 47 56 21 10 9th International Automobile Entsorga-Enteco – The web: www.wmras.org.sg e-mail: [email protected] Recycling Congress International Trade Fair for web: www.pollutec.com Munich, Germany Waste Management and 11–13 March 2009 Environmental Technology WasteMINZ Conference & Expo 2008 Waste to Energy ICM AG, Schwaderhof 524, 5708 Cologne, Germany Blenheim, New Zealand Bremen, Germany Birrwil, Switzerland 27–30 October 2009 5–7 November 2008 10–11 December 2008 Tel: +41 62 785 10 00 Federal Association of the German Tel: +64 9 486 6722 HVG Hanseatische Veranstaltungs- Fax: +41 62 785 10 05 Waste Disposal Industry (BDE), Fax: +64 9 486 3722 GmbH, Geschäftsbereich Messe e-mail: [email protected] Behrenstr. 29, 10117 Berlin, e-mail: [email protected] Bremen, Theodor-Heuss-Allee 21-23, web: www.icm.ch Germany web: www.wasteminz.org.nz 28215 Bremen, Germany Tel: +49 221 821 3132 Tel: +49 421 3505 230 The Commercial Vehicle Fax: : +49 221 821 3098 Ecomondo 2008 Fax: +49 421 3505 340 Show 2009 e-mail: [email protected] Rimini, Italy e-mail: [email protected] Birmingham, UK web: www.entsorga-enteco.com 5–8 November 2008 web: www.wte-expo.de 28–30 April 2009 Rimini Fiera S.p.A., Via Emilia, 155, 47900 Rimini, Italy Tel: +39 0541 744 217 Crystal Communications, Crystal ISWA/DAKOFA WASTE AND House, 14 London Road, Rainham, CLIMATE CONFERENCE Kent, ME8 6YX, UK Copenhagen, Denmark Tel: +44 1634 261262 26–27 November 2009 8th International Electronics Fax: +44 1634 360514 Dakofa, Vesterbrogade 74, 3. 1620 Recycling Congress e-mail: [email protected] Copenhagen, Denmark Salzburg, Austria web: www.cvshow.com Tel: +32 96 90 22 2009 Fax: +39 0541 744 475 e-mail: [email protected] web: www.ecomondo.com Pollutec 2008 21–23 January 2009 e-mail: [email protected] Lyon, France ICM AG, Schwaderhof 524, 5708 web: www.dakofa.dk 2–5 December 2008 Birrwil, Switzerland Reed Expositions France, 52-54 quai Tel: +41 62 785 10 00 de Dion-Bouton, CS 80001, 92806 Fax: +41 62 785 10 05 Puteaux Cedex, France e-mail: [email protected] Tel: +33 1 47 56 50 97 web: www.icm.ch WMW ADVERTISERS’ INDEX ANLAGENBAU UMWELT + TECHNIK CHEMNITZ GMBH IFC BACKHUS KOMPOST TECHNOLOGIE 46 BAUER GMBH 29 BIOBAG INTERNATIONAL 51 BUCHER SCHOERLING GMBH 25 DEGUSSA AG 1 DOPPSTADT CALBE GMBH 49 DURATECH INDUSTRIES 45 ECOMONDO 2008, RIMINI FIERA 5 ELDAN RECYCLING AS 39 ENVAC CENTRALSUG AB 37 56 WASTE management world GICOM BV 42 NAUE GMBH & CO KG 11 HAKO HPV 24 NTM AB 30 HAMMEL RECYCLINGTECHNIK GMBH 44 ORGANIC WASTE SYSTEMS 43 HSM HP 10 PENNWELL, WMW SUBSCRIPTION 28 HYDRATECH MATERIAL HANDLING & SERVICES BV 27 PERKINS MANUFACTURING COMPANY 17 ISWA 53 PLASCO ENERGY GROUP KOMPTECH GMBH 38 SCARAB SWEEPERS 23 SOLUM GRUPPEN 50 M & J INDUSTRIES A/S OBC 7 MASTER MAGNETS LTD 35 SSAB SWEDISH STEEL LTD. 15 MEWA RECYCLING IBC VDL CONTAINERSYSTEMEN 22 MTB RECYCLING 36 VISHAY PM ONBOARD LIMITED 29 MULTILIFT OY 12 May–June 2008 WASTE MANAGEMENT WORLD Previous Page | Contents | Zoom in | Zoom out | Front Cover | Search Issue | Next Page A BEMaGS F WASTE Previous Page | Contents | Zoom in | Zoom out | Front Cover | Search Issue | Next Page management world A BEMaGS F Indescribably powerful. Impressive in the end result. The UNI-CUT ® QZ cross-flow shredder. Material recycling – equally simple and effective. For electrical/electronic scrap, for refrigerators, for the exceptionally powerful and careful opening up of composite materials. With the UNI-CUT ® QZ cross-flow shredder. With no cutting tools whatsoever and therefore virtually wear-free. With a result that impresses: through extremely short running times, low wear costs and quick access to the dismantled materials. Discover the capabilities of the UNI-CUT ® QZ series QZ for your individual recycling tasks. MACHINES PLANTS PROCESS SOLUTIONS MeWa Recycling und Anlagenbau GmbH · D - 75391 Gechingen · www.mewa-recycling.de WASTE management world Previous Page | Contents | Zoom in | Zoom out | Front Cover | Search Issue | Next Page A BEMaGS F WASTE Previous Page | Contents | Zoom in | Zoom out | Front Cover | Search Issue | Next Page management world A BEMaGS F M&J Industries presents: No-nonse shredding! More than 15 years’ product development has created the success of our shredders.. Their strength, reliability and power makes them the first choice for major installations throughout Europe. All our machines are based on a patented technology ensuring: ● A perfect shredding ● High efficiency and reliability in operation ● Low wear costs ● Service reduced to a minimum The M&J Shredders’ appetite is legendary: ● ● ● ● ● ● ● ● ● ● ● ● ● Household waste Mixed waste Bulky waste Carpets and mattresses Industrial waste Stumps and roots Demolition wood Railway sleepers Cable drums Bales with metal wire Refrigerators Dead animals (BSE) Hazardous waste Our shredders are available both as static as well as mobile units – and are used in incineration plants, transfer stations, landfill sites, mechanical-biological treatment plants, sorting/recycling plants, slaughterhouses, and contractors. M&J Industries A/S, M&J Industries A/S founded in 1857, is a leading supplier of heavyduty shredders and reducers for mixed and difficult waste. Our shredders are marketed through a world-wide net of representatives in more than 20 countries thus ensuring our customers a perfect service back-up world-wide. WASTE management world M&J Industries A/S ● Vejlevej 5 DK-8700 Horsens ● Denmark Telephone +45 7626 6400 Fax: +45 7626 6401 www.mj.dk ● [email protected] Previous Page | Contents | Zoom in | Zoom out | Front Cover | Search Issue | Next Page A BEMaGS F