Bollegraaf Group applications

Municipal Solid Waste (MSW), or household waste, consists of discarded everyday consumable items. This general waste is usually put into a black bag or bin and contains a mixture of wet and dry recyclables, organic, inorganic and biodegradable materials, including food waste, containers, cans, cartons, product packaging, newspapers and card. As one of the world’s leading system integrators, Bollegraaf knows what it takes to separate MSW into valuable recyclables on the one hand and high-quality RDF (Refuse Derived Fuel) on the other. With increasing regulatory pressure on landfilling untreated MSW and the active search for alternative energy sources, energy-from-waste has become an important solution.

A single stream installation separates, sorts, and processes valuable commodities, such as newspapers, mixed paper, plastic containers, PET, Tetra Pak and glass, which are then baled and shipped for reuse. While most EU countries still have a policy that favours source separation, Single Stream waste processing is increasingly becoming an alternative for recycling mixed MSW. Based on our experience in the United States and the United Kingdom, the Bollegraaf Group is certain that Single Stream waste recycling is an effective, efficient and sustainable alternative to the way most European countries currently collect and process waste.

A plastic waste installation separates, sorts and processes valuable packaging materials, such as PET, PE, PP and Tetra Pak, ferrous and non-ferrous metals, which are then baled and shipped for reuse. Bollegraaf's effective and innovative solutions remove plastics from waste, minimising the amount going to landfill. Our equipment can work with existing combined waste streams and in specialist plastic only sorting installations. Optimising economic value with the lowest possible costs per tonne is the short-term goal for every Bollegraaf installation. The long-term goal is to ensure permanently low operating costs for a fast return on investment.

Bollegraaf design and install specialist equipment to process construction and demolition (C&D) waste into valuable materials, such as wood, RDF, paper, ferrous and non ferrous metals in order to minimise the waste fraction that is sent to landfills. Construction and demolition waste constitutes one of the largest waste streams in the EU, with an annual production of 1 billion tonnes. Increasing landfill tax rates and growing environmental awareness make recycling C&D waste a solid business opportunity.

Bollegraaf customers are able to produce high-value Refuse Derived Fuel (RDF) from the combustible components of municipal solid waste (MSW). The waste is shredded, dried and baled and then burned to produce electricity, thereby making good use of waste that otherwise might go to landfill. MSW and commercial & industrial (C&I) wastes are increasingly seen as a resource, largely driven by legislation and the increasing scarcity of some materials.