Due to the high proven efficiency of this method, it is widely used for removal of heavy metals such as iron and humic acid from leachates in many parts of the world.
Removal of Plastic from Municipal Waste
Plastic is a non-biodegradable waste that has low recycling margin. Unfortunately, plastic is widely used in everyday products is heavily present in the municipal waste. The environmental threat posed by the presence of plastic in municipal waste is another major issue. Major plastic types that are commonly found in UK municipal waste include PET, high density polyethylene, polyvinyl chloride, low density polyethylene, polypropylene, polystyrene, and other plastics such as melamine. Major source of these types of plastic are fizzy drink bottles, bottles of detergents and washing liquids, plastic plates cups and spoons, bin bags, microwavable trays, margarine tubs, food trays and packaging material for some toys and electronic items. According to Waste Online (2002), approximately three million tones of plastic waste are generated in United Kingdom every year. There are various alternatives to remove and recycle plastic e from municipal waste. According to Foster (2008), Film Separation is an efficient method to separate plastic from municipal waste.
Thermal methods such as Gasification can also be used to remove plastic waste from municipal wastes.
The most common method of removing plastic from municipal is physical collection. Labor can be employed to collect plastic ways physically from the municipal dumps and bring it to the recycle plants. Plastic can be removed and recycled using a combination of various processes including Film separation, whole item separation, Fake dry cleaning, Flake separation. This is a mechanical recycling method and is technically and economically feasible. A major constraint involve wit this mechanical removal and recycling method is that it is not effective for bottled plastic wastage. As mentioned earlier that a large amount of plastic waste that is present in the municipal waste dumps is comprised of bottle plastic waste. The limitation of mechanical method that is only effective for non-bottle waste implies that this method cannot be completely depended upon for effective and complete removal of plastic from the municipal dumps.
Considering the limitation of mechanical techniques of removal and recycling plastic waste. It is more feasible to contract physical labor in order to collect and remove solid plastic waste from the municipal dumps.
There are other forms of mechanical separation processes available too. The contaminants separation method is used where waste is put into cyclone separators and the turbines are rotated at very high speed. The contaminants are then separated from plastic in the separator. This is a very easy to use method and is also cost efficient and environment friendly. The extrusion method involves feeding the flakes into an extruder. This is a thermal treatment method where the flakes are pushed through a die which converts plastic flakes in long polymer products. This bring plastic in a re usable form.
Plastics can be a good alternative for energy resources. They store immense amount of energy and treating plastic on high temperatures can generate energy that can be effectively used in electricity generation and in many other manufacturing processes. This will reduce dependence on mainstream electricity generation methods such as fossil fuels. This will...
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