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Case Study 4 - Materials Recovery Facility (MRF)
Short DescriptionThe Household Waste Shorting Plant of Karditsa is a MRF plant, which receives recyclables from the recycling scheme that has been developed in the municipalities of the Counties of Karditsa and Trikala as well as in one (1) municipality of Magnesia County and three (3) municipalities in Larisa County. The scheme, which serves 228,801 residents, includes 3,889 blue bins for recyclable materials and 9 vehicles for the collection. The plant occupies an area of 2,000 m2 and is placed 2.2 km north of the City of Karditsa and at a distance of 0.8 km from the nearest municipality. The plant which has been in operation since 2005 and includes the following main parts:
In 2010 the plant operated 2,200 hours and recovered 7,963 tons of recyclable materials. About 30% of the recovered recyclables are reclaimed at local recycling companies whereas the rest are exported.
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