Manchester, England, UK: Trials have shown that dry cleaning technology is an effective and environmentally beneficial method for removing dirt and contaminants from mixed plastic waste, announced Axion Recycling today.
The company has completed several successful technology trials that show dry-cleaning is simpler and lower-cost than traditional wet washing as there is no need for a large dirty-water effluent treatment plant alongside the process.
Keith Freegard, Axion's Technical Director said:
“Because it cleans without water, the process is greatly simplified
and offers major savings on operating costs. Water separation systems cannot accept
high levels of contamination, with paper and carton board causing
particular problems.
“Dry friction cleaning of plastic flake is a low-cost processing step
that improves efficiency of the water-based flake sorting systems. It
is currently being used very successfully by a number of UK plastics
recyclers on both films and rigid plastic wastes.”
The dry cleaning process represents "a big step forward" and could lead to significantly greater recycling in the UK of this rapidly growing waste stream, says Manchester based Axion Recycling.
Further information
For more information visit the website at www.axionrecycling.com .