The CP Group, headquartered in San Diego, CA, recently completed the design, manufacture and installation of a Material Recovery Facility for Veolia in Gillmoss, Liverpool, UK. The facility, which is capable of processing 85,00TPA, has been in operation since late 2011, and had its grand opening earlier in 2012.
The large facility processes a mix of household recyclables including cardboard, paper, glass, steep cans, aluminum, mixed plastics and plastic bottles collected from the Knowsley, Liverpool and St. Helens households. The facility has capabilities to process up to 250 TPD.
The building is unique in that it has combined high tech sorting with the latest green construction techniques. The attractive curved roof allows natural light into the building, and recycled materials were used in the construction of both the building and its foundation.
George Morrison, CP Group Project Manager said, “This is a truly unique recycling facility. The Merseyside Recycling and Waste Authority have incorporated state of the art recycling technology, eye catching architecture and community education facilities into one attractive package.”
The single stream system features a dual feed into a single line and includes equipment by CP Manufacturing-- a 2-deck OCCScreen, a 3-deck Glass Breaker Screen and Glass Cleanup System, NEWScreen, VScreen, magnetic separators, an Accelerator Screen, and an Air Drum Separator built by CP’s partner Ken Mills Engineering.
The facility also has two IPS balers – a multi-material 2-Ram 1052, which has a patented Pre-Compression Lid that increases the baler’s speed and tonnages. The facility also has an IPS Conquest, a hinge-side auto-tie baler for baling all fibers. IPS Balers has been a division of the CP Group since 2006.
After the materials are separated and recovered at the facility, most of it is to be reprocessed into new products at secondary processing facilities, while some of the non-recyclable waste is sent for energy conversion.
Morrison continues, "This is a facility that will serve the recycling needs of the Liverpool area for years to come as well as being a facility that the community can be very proud of. Every effort has been made to make sure that there is no negative impact on the surrounding community. Many locals that I spoke with were aware of the beautiful new building, but had no idea that it contained a large scale recycling operation.”
Veolia also leverages their Gillmoss facility as a learning center to help increase recycling rates in surrounding areas. The facility features the “Recycling Discovery Centre”, an education center for use by local schools and communities. The learning center allows visitors to see the sorting equipment in operation; the CCTV video cameras allow for close-up views of the system. Plus, viewing platforms and an activity room with interactive displays about recycling teach visitors about the process and how they can help recycle more.
