Wastes treated:

• Municipal solid waste (MSW), 300 t/day
• Sewage sludge, 100 t/day wet

Start-up of operation: 1997

Overall view

Turner in aeration hall

Process:

• MSW pretreatment: Manual sorting for rejects like hoses, wire etc.
• Ferrous separation
• three days retention time in five digestors
• Screening at 35 mm, overs are rejects (appr. 35 %)
• Composting in three aeration bays 20 x 120 m, 4 weeks retention time
• Compost refing unit
• waste air treatment by biofilter