Marcus Du Pree Thomas

Development Manager

(Technology & Innovation)

Transforming waste

About ViridorAt Viridor we sift, sort and segregate waste to transform it into valuable commodities. We build

our business around recycling and energy, generating solutions for a demanding world.

Part of the FTSE 250 Pennon Group

Supporting >100 UK local authorities

and >45,000 customers through a

network of 327 facilities

Over 2.4m tonnes recycled or recovered

each year

Responsibly managing c.8m tonnes of

waste each year

760 GigaWatt hours of renewable energy

generated (136 MW capacity)

>3000 employees, with a turnover of £761m

Accredited to ISO14001, ISO 9001, ISO50001

& OHSAS18001 environmental, quality, energy

and health and safety standards

25 Materials Recycling Facilities

5 Anaerobic Digestion Facilities

37 Collection Service Depots

43 Transfer Stations

15 Composting/Organics Recycling Facilities

3 Energy from Waste Facilities

9 Energy from Waste Facilities in development

22 Operational Landfills

Giving the world’s resources new life

Resource Efficiency and Energy Security

EnergyRecycling

Driven by a relentless

pursuit of quality

Review of technologies

Focus on CHP / efficiencies

(Waste Hierarchy)

Enhancing Recovery from MSW Treatment prior to transfer to recovery or disposal to:

Reduce mass

Increase recycling

Stabilise CV

Gives you……….

RDF and an organic

fraction

Heart of the contract

Separation based on

Organic fraction - small and heavy

RDF - Light and Large

Metals recycled from both

Mechanical separation is a compromise

A disruptive technology sought…

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Manchester MBT Plants

Goals for the trial

Current challenges

Reduce rejects to landfill

Reduce moisture in RDF

Reduce inorganics in the

organics feedstock

Improve capture rate – get the

right material in the right place

Questions set for the trial

Organic fraction in the MSW

Organic fraction in the RDF

Organic content in the reject to

landfill

Inorganic Fraction in the AD

Feedstock

The Results ……. … … …. .……. … To Follow

Contact us:

Viridor House

Priory Bridge Road

Taunton

Somerset

TA1 1AP

Tel: 01823 721 400

www.viridor.co.uk

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