Waste handling trends

Three ways to achieve significant waste handling savings

Both industrial and municipal plants have a responsibility to the environment to properly process waste. Often, they work together to ensure that this happens. The article presents three trends in waste disposal that save time and money and protect the environment.

“If an industrial plant feeds into a municipal plant, they need to ensure that toxicity levels are manageable by the municipality,” said Frank Scriver, Managing Director, Flottweg Separation Technology Canada, ULC. “Municipal plants then have the highest responsibility since the effluent from there must be ‘clean’ enough to prevent harm to the environment.”

Even with the many challenges, there are several trends in waste handling that can create viable solutions for savings – savings in production time, operational costs, and environmental strain.

 

1 Transport of solids

There are several...

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