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Database of Waste Management Technologies |
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Case Study 5 - Materials Recovery Facility (MRF)
| General Information | Photo Gallery | |
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| Name: | MRF of Elefsina |
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| Owner: | Hellenic Recovery & Recycling Corporation | |
| Operator: | Alpha Green Sa | |
| Technology: | MRF | |
| Designed Capacity: | n/a | |
| Cost: | 5.39 million € (total investment cost) | |
| Location: | Elefsina, Greece | |
| Served Area: | (below) | |
| Commercial Start Up: | 2009 | |
| Contact Details | ||
| Address: | 1) Hellenic Recovery & Recycling Corporation Chimaras st. Maroussi 15125, Athens, Greece 2) Alpha Greeb SA Ag.Polikarpou 57, Athens Greece |
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| Phone Number: | 1) +30 210 8010962 2) +30 210 2828967 |
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| Fax: | - | |
| Email: |
info@herrco.gr |
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| Website: | www.herrco.gr | |
Short Description
The MRF Plant of Elefsina is the principal member of the recycling scheme of blue bins developed in the municipality of Elefsina. The scheme, which serves 310,405 residents, includes 5,018 blue bins for recyclable materials and 14 vehicles for the collection.
The plant occupies an area of 2,112 m2 and has been in operation since 2009.
The plant includes the following main parts:
- One Trommel
- Two lines with conveyor belts for handpicking
- Two electromagnets
- Two NIR separators
- One ballistic separator
In 2010 the plant operated 2,496 hours and recovered 12,982 tons of recyclable materials. About 30% of the recovered recyclables are reclaimed at local recycling companies whereas the rest are exported.
Key Facts
| Treatment Capacity: | 20,004 tpa | (Data of the year 2010) |
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| Input Material: | Mixed Packaging Waste & printing paper from households (blue bins) | 20,004 tpa |
| Packaging paper/Cardboard | 24.4% | |
| Printed paper | 28% | |
| Rest paper (tetrapack) | 0.7% | |
| Packaging plastic | 7% | |
| Rest plastics | 1.1% | |
| Ferrous metals | 2% | |
| Aluminum | 0.3% | |
| Other non ferrous metals | 0.8% | |
| Glass | 0.9% | |
| Wood | 0% | |
| Other recyclables | 0.7% | |
| Residues | 35.1% | |
| Output Products: | Packaging | 4,879 tpa |
| Printing Paper | 5,592 tpa | |
| Rest no-packaging | 135 tpa | |
| Cardboard | 37.6% | |
| Printed paper | 43.1% | |
| Rest paper (tetrapack) | 1.1% | |
| PET | 3.3% | |
| HDPE | 1.6% | |
| PVC | 0% | |
| LDPE | 6% | |
| Rest plastics | 1.8% | |
| Ferrous metals | 3.1% | |
| Aluminum | 0.4% | |
| Other no ferrous metals | 1% | |
| White glass | 0% | |
| Coloured glass | 1.2% | |
| Wood | 0% | |
| Other recyclables | 1.56% | |
| Residues to final disposal | 7,016 tpa |
Extra Information
| Plant Process Data | |
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| Number of Trommels | 1 |
| Total recovery capacity of trommels | 7,000 kg/h |
| Number of magnets | 2 |
| Total recovery capacity of magnets | 3,000 kg/h |
| Number of handpickers | 20 |
| Total recovery capacity of handpickers | n/a |
| Number of NIR separators | 2 |
| Total recovery capacity of NIR separators | 2,300 kg/h |
| Number of ballistic separators | 1 |
| Total recovery capacity of ballistic separators | 3,000 kg/h |