PLASTIC RECYCLING IN THE GCC HOW FAR ARE WE IN THE REGION?

WASTE MANAGEMENT IN AL AIN A CASE STUDY

Overview Emirates Environmental Technology

A member of The IuT Group

Al Ain Municipal Solid Waste Sorting Station, Compost Plant and Plastic Recycling Plant
AN INTEGRATED WASTE MANAGEMENT FACILITY
in cooperation with

Contract Basis

Waste Sorting Station & Compost Plant

Operate, Maintain, Monitor and Control

Plastic Recycling Plant

Build, Operate and Transfer (BOT)

Plant Location

Al Ain Recycling Facility - Site Layout

MSW Sorting Station

In Operation Since: Technology Supplied By: Line Capacity: Plant Capacity: Operation Time: August 2008 Innovation und Technik GmbH 600 tonnes per day 2 lines = 1200 tonnes per day 16 hours per day (2 shifts) (6 days per week) 300 900 - 1000 tonnes per day

Total Staff at present: Current Process Level:

Sorting Plant System

Incoming Waste
Small (Organic) Fraction

Bag Breaker Drum Screen

Medium Fraction

Big Fraction

Manual Sorting

Manual Sorting

Automated Sorting Reject to Landfill

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Compost Plant

Recyclable Materials

Sorting Process

MSW Products - Recyclables

Aluminium (UBC)

PET clear

HDPE/LDPE/PP

Paper & Cardboard (A range of grades)

PET colored

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Al Ain Compost Plant

Processing: 15,000 tonnes/month from MSW & green waste received from Al Ain Operation Time: 16 hours/day (2 shifts,6 days/week) Total Staff at present: 120 Products: A range of products for different users and applications, marketed under the trade name

Al Ain Plastic Recycling Plant

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Time Schedule
Contract Signature: September 2010

Finalization of Financing:
Start of Detailed Design:

November 2010
October 2010

Start of Manufacturing:
Building Permit Obtained: Start of Civil Construction: Machinery Installation Start: T & C, Plant Start-Up: Official Inauguration:

December 2010
April 2011 April 2011 May 2011 September 2011 November 2011
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Facts & Figures

Investment: Operation Time: Total Staff at present: AED 50 Million (1
st

of its kind in the U.A.E.)

24 hours per day (7 days/week) 39

Capacity:

2 lines, one for HDPE/PP, one for LDPE, each with a capacity of 25 tonnes per day

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Materials Recycled in Al Ain

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The Recycling Process

Feeding Area
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The Process

Pre-Shredders & Magnet Separation

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The Process

Lift Conveyors to Manual Sorting Area

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The Process

Manual Sorting to Remove Remaining Impurities

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The Process

Wet Mills & Washing Process

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The Process

Washing Process
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The Process

Sink/Swim Separation
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The Process

Drying Stage/Buffer Conveyors

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The Process

Washed & Dried LDPE Flakes

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The Process

Washed & Dried Flakes Transported for Agglomeration

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The Process

Extrusion & Pelletizing Stages

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The Product

Final Product Lentil-shaped Granules

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The Process

Drying/Storage Silos

Bag Filling Stations

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Quality
Quality is designed to meet international standards, and will be ensured by regular laboratory and quality tests as part of a complete quality control management system

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Recycled Water Usage

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Summary
This Integrated Waste Management Facility achieves the following: Total material recovery from commingled waste stream, and therefore, diversion from landfill rate of up to 70%
Up to 85% of recovered materials are processed into useful products on site Integration of different processes on one site vastly reduces transportation and associated negative environmental impacts
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Thank You!

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