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The Presidential Advisor and Lorca Mayor stressed that this work represents an investment of 3.6 million euros from the Regional Government and will increase the recovery of materials such as steel and cardboard
The Minister of the Presidency of the Autonomous Community, Manuel Campos, and the Mayor of Lorca, Francisco Jodar, inaugurated this morning the new treatment plant remaining fraction of Lorca household waste, which represents an investment of 3 6 million euros from the Regional Government.
Jodar said "today inaugurated the new treatment plant Waste Management Center, which will serve to improve waste segregation and wide and streamlines the process of recycling the Centre.
Also, after this improvement will proceed with the second phase for the treatment and selection of light packaging. "
This new line of treatment of garbage collection containers mass will triple the capacity of the plant up to 30 tons per hour.
"This is to drastically reduce the amount of material destined to landfill" stressed the mayor.
Specifically investment has led to the creation of the new line of treatment of urban waste remaining fraction, the ship running treatment and the creation of a reception hall for covering the pit power of this new line.
The new process will begin with the movement of waste to the reception pit.
Hence be charged with a shovel until the metal slats feeder conveyor downloaded where operators perform triage to select manually bulky materials that could interfere with the process as well as scrap metal, cardboard and glass.
Subsequently, the waste discharge conveyor in the trommel to separate waste into two fractions.
The fine fraction will consist in a large percentage for organic waste is transformed into compost.
Meanwhile, the larger fraction subjected to a secondary triage resulting collection is then compressed and stored.
The mayor said "between the benefits of the new structure highlights that will extend the life of pouring vessels since come to the same 20% of untreated material, compared to 60% that reached far ".
By tripling the capacity of treatment, the resulting compost will be higher quality by eliminating the presence of glass and metal.
Also significantly increase the recovery of materials such as steel, cardboard, plastic containers or bricks, as well as the recovery of other elements which until now could not be recovered.
It also improves the quality, safety and hygiene jobs, enabling further expansion of human resources selection tasks.
Thanks to this important improves Waste Management Centre of Barranco Hondo becomes the best of the whole region, which will result in the generation of economic resources and the dramatic increase recycling capacity and therefore generating less discharges.
But also recalled that Jódar Francisco has worked in recent years at the Waste Management Centre to transform waste into biogas that is already generating electricity, another major breakthrough that reinforces the commitment to improve the benefits and services of the center.
"Lorca has established itself as leader in the treatment of waste with this important facility that is at the forefront of recycling and that will make our region a land of excellence in the treatment and recovery of waste.
This is an unavoidable commitment in which we will continue working to further improve the management and use, "he said Jodar.
Source: Ayuntamiento de Lorca
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