FOOD WASTE
Food Waste
from Kitchen
& Canteen
The vehicle then takes the
food waste to Shanks
Anaerobic Digestion
Facility in Cumbernauld
Food Waste is placed
into 25ltr Caddy. The
liner within the caddy
is then placed into
240ltr Eurocart ready
for collection. These
are collected on a
weekly basis
Under Anaerobic
conditions the
food waste is
broken down by
bugs, which then
generates biogas
and compost.The
key outputs of
the AD process
are renewable
electricity, heat
and compost.
All food waste is taken to
the reception area where
it goes through a
depackaging system to
separate food waste from
packaging. The packaging
is then sent off to be
treated separately and
food waste is taken to the
digester.
CARDBOARD
Cardboard
Shanks Mixed Recycling Vehicle
empties the containers and takes this
back to Blochairn Materials Recycling
Facility (MRF)
All cardboard is placed in the Mixed
Recycling Eurocarts for collection.
These containers are collected
Monday - Friday
The separated material is baled and sold onto
fully compliant companies to make recycled or
partially recycled products.
Once all the material is tipped at the MRF it
then goes through 5 processes. Firstly the
material goes through a shredder and two
trommels to size the material. Secondly the
material is passed through the ballistic
separators which will identify material by
shape. Thirdly the material is then identified by
bulk density by the use of air to separate light
from heavy materials. The material is then
separated by the use of optical recognition.
Lastly the material is passed through the
picking line.
PAPER
Shanks Mixed Recycling Vehicle empties the
containers and takes all the material back to
Blochairn Materials Recycling Facility (MRF)
Office Paper
All paper is placed in the
Mixed Recycling Eurocart for
collection. These containers
are collected Monday Friday
The separated material is baled
and sold onto fully compliant
companies to make recycled or
partially recycled products.
Once all the material is tipped at the MRF it then goes
through 5 processes. Firstly the material goes through a
shredder and two trommels to size the material.
Secondly the material is passed through the ballistic
separators which will identify material by shape. Thirdly
the material is then identified by bulk density by the
use of air to separate light from heavy materials. The
material is then separated by the use of optical
recognition. Lastly the material is passed through the
picking line.
PLASTIC
Shanks Mixed Recycling Vehicle
empties the containers and takes
all the material back to Blochairn
Materials Recycling Facility (MRF)
PLASTIC
All plastic is placed in the Mixed
Recycling Eurocart for collection.
These containers are collected
Monday - Friday
The separated material is
baled and sold onto fully
compliant companies to make
recycled or partially recycled
products
Once all the material is tipped at the MRF it then
goes through 5 processes. Firstly the material
goes through a shredder and two trommels to
size the material. Secondly the material is passed
through the ballistic separators which will
identify material by shape. Thirdly the material is
then identified by bulk density by the use of air
to separate light from heavy materials. The
material is then separated by the use of optical
recognition. Lastly the material is passed through
the picking line.
METALS
Cans & Tins
Shanks Mixed Recycling Vehicle
empties the containers and takes all
the material back to Blochairn
Materials Recycling Facility (MRF)
All cans & tines are placed in the
Mixed Recycling Eurocart for
collection. These containers are
collected Monday - Friday
The separated material is
baled and sold onto fully
compliant companies to
make recycled or partially
recycled products.
Once all the material is tipped at the MRF it then goes
through 5 processes. Firstly the material goes through a
shredder and two trommels to size the material. Secondly
the material is passed through the ballistic separators
which will identify material by shape. Thirdly the material
is then identified by bulk density by the use of air to
separate light from heavy materials. The material is then
separated by the use of optical recognition. Lastly the
material is passed through the picking line.
GREEN WASTE
Green Waste
The Green Waste is firstly mulched by a
large machine with teeth then made into
a windrow with a batch date.
Temperatures are taken every day and
must read 65 degrees for 7 consecutive
days to kill the bugs. Every two weeks the
windrow is turned and temperatures
taken. After approximately 6 months (12
turns) a sample is sent to a laboratory.
Once this has been given the OK a
screening process is carried out before the
material is then ready for selling.
Shanks vehicle will uplift the
RoRo container and take this
to Buchley Eco Centre