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Material Recycling Facilities
Terex Recycling Systems installs
Bulky/POPs Waste Processing
Plant at BIFFA, UK
Terex® Recycling Systems is proud to announce
intuitive interface. At the heart of the plant is the TDS-820SE
the successful installation of a bulky and POPs
low speed, high torque shredder with powerful twin shafts and
waste processing plant at BIFFA, one of the
aggressive teeth to provide efficient volume reduction of
UK’s most reputable waste management
waste materials. The machine's two-metre-long shafts,
companies.
featuring fully welded teeth, offer impressive throughput and
material reduction.
With over 100 years in waste management, BIFFA started at a
time when waste management simply meant taking it away.
“We needed a shredder capable of handling anything from
The company has evolved to provide organisations of all
household waste, reducing it to the right size. After reviewing
shapes and sizes with sustainable ways to manage waste.
several machines, we chose the TDS-820SE. Since the shredder
Recycling and recovery processes are an integral part of
is fixed and indoors, we opted for the electric version. Terex
BIFFA’s services, to transform as much waste as possible into a
even provided the opportunity for us to trial a diesel version
raw material or resource to be looped back into the circular
beforehand, which helped confirm our decision.”
economy. As part of these services, the BIFFA facility in Milton
The bidirectional shredding capability of the TDS-820SE allows
Keynes required a system to process bulky waste and
for greater flexibility in material processing, enabling BIFFA to
Persistent Organic Pollutants (POPs).
not only handle bulky waste, but also POPs. POPs are toxic
“The project was to build a shredding facility that would take
chemical substances that are commonly found in items such as
bulky waste from household recycling centres across Milton
fire-retardant-treated upholstered furniture and certain
Keynes, shred it to a size suitable for incineration, while also
electrical devices. Since POPs resist natural breakdown and
removing any metals present in the waste stream,” said Andy
can remain in the environment for long periods, these
Tap, Site Manager at BIFFA Milton Keynes.
pollutants pose serious risks to both human and wildlife
Collaborating with Terex Recycling Systems to plan, design and
health. In response, the UK Environment Agency has
execute the project, BIFFA installed a user-friendly plant that
introduced strict regulations requiring POPs waste to be safely
features a fully integrated electrical control system with an
stored and processed—prohibiting disposal in landfills.
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