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October 12, 2017
Mattresses Put to Bed with EDGE Shredder!
Mattresses have proven to be a curse for waste processing facilities across the world as they are a difficult application to breakdown and process. Bunbury-Harvey Regional Council (Australia) no longer face this issue after the recent purchase of an EDGE Slow Speed Shredder from our partners at Focus Enviro. The council continue to pioneer new processes and technologies to tackle their various waste streams while increasing their recycling targets.
Shredding Mattresses
The EDGE Shredder has provided the ‘best value’ solution for shredding and volume reduction of not only mattresses but also Green Waste, Wood Waste, C&D and C&I. All of which is possible with the touch of button from the machine display panel. An important feature of the EDGE machine is the energy saving fuel management system which matches the engine RPM to the fuel consumption. Saving money, reducing emissions and still providing the ‘lowest cost per tonne’ solution now synonymous with the EDGE equipment range. Upon its arrival, the shredder was put straight to work and processed a backlog of over 500 mattresses in the first two days of operating!
The unit supplied to Bunbury-Harvey Regional Council was fitted with EDGE Innovate’s universal chamber which has enable the council to reduce the volume of the mattresses by a massive 83.3%. A height adjustable magnet fitted to the shredder unit as standard, has also allowed the council to recover a large volume of ferrous metal contained within the mattresses. The big advantage the EDGE Slayer XL has over a single shaft waste shredder is the up time. Thanks to the twin shaft design of the EDGE Slayer XL, the traditional wrapping often found when shredding mattresses is prevented due to the self-cleaning characteristics inherited from the two shaft design utilised in EDGE’a shredder range. This results in less daily maintenance, more produciton and a much safer operation.
“We are honoured to have been selected by Bunbury-Harvey Regional Council. We also look forward to supporting them and helping them to deal with more materials, more efficiently and be a part of their successful campaign on setting new standards in recycling here in West Australia” said Robbie McKernan, director at Focus Enviro.
EDGE Innovate provide world class solutions to the waste processing and recycling industries including shredders, trommel screens, density separators, picking stations and flip-flow screens. This project is one of many examples which demonstrates the productivity and flexibility of the EDGE product portfolio. To find out more on how we can help with your waste recycling operation email info@edgeinnovate.com.
