Ecoballa - Municipal Solid Waste (MSW) Treatment System
The patented Mobile Systems are flexible , modular , expandable and customizable in every case, suitable for any location and conditions.It is a proven solution for the recovery of the municipal solid waste (MSW) with low investment and operational costs, without excessive charges to the citizens or the State.
The method keeps 70% of waste out of the landfill, capturing 80-90% of recyclables on their pass, with a 20 tons/h front end System capacity.A single line treats up to 60.000 tons per year of mixed Municipal Solid Waste.At the end of the process the deliverables are compost recyclable and 20% residues that could either be buried or used as RDF for energy generation. Waste is sorted, for recovery and recycling, into the following broad categories: paper, cardboard, plastic, glass, and metal.
Incoming waste initially feed the shredder and then the trommel.
- At this early stage ferrous metals are removed by a Magnetic Separator.
- After the trommel there are two streams. One is led to the mobile composting Unit and the other to the mobile Sorting Unit.
- At the mobile Sorting Unit the materials are hand sorted.
- The organic fraction is composted .
- the mature compost
- the products of the proccess are baled
The advantages of this procedure are:
- Low initial capital cost
- Low operating-maintenance cost
- Easy sitting (mobile equipment)
- Minimal disturbance of the surroundings
It is easily installed outdoors or indoors and can treat ALL the kinds of Municipal Solid Waste-MSW, such as:
- Unsorted Waste-MSW
- Recyclable waste from the blue bins
- Biodegradable waste
- Industrial waste
