Aerofloat recently installed a wastewater treatment system at GT Recycling in Moolap, Victoria to wash the recycled plastic to ensure quality products for their customers.
The growing plastics recycling plant required a system upgrade that would ensure a quality end-product whilst allowing for rapid growth at the plant.
GT Recycling wanted a low maintenance system for operators.
Aerofloat installed a wastewater treatment plant that recycled the wash water to wash GT Recycling’s recycled plastic.
Aerofloat designed a system that would manage production growth at the site, treating wastewater flows of up to 20m3 per hour.
The entire plant was automated to ensure low maintenance for operators.
“The plant runs itself so our operators can concentrate on other areas of the business.”
Tim McLean, GT Recycling.
Aerofloat recently installed a wastewater treatment system at GT Recycling in Moolap, Victoria to wash the recycled plastic to ensure quality products for their customers.
Plastics recycling company, GT Recycling in Moolap, Victoria needed a system upgrade to ensure quality products for their customers.
Director for GT Recycling, Tim McLean said significant growth in recent years meant that the existing system on site required a significant upgrade to keep up with demand.
“As a company that’s rapidly growing, the tonnage that is going to come through the plant in the future is going increase dramatically. We therefore wanted a system in place that could handle that growth,” said McLean.
The existing system was also maintenance heavy. GT Recycling were looking for a low-maintenance solution that would allow operators to focus on the production end of business.
The company also needed to be assured of a quality end-product for its customers.
“We collect and process post-industrial and commercial hard and soft plastics here on site and send the finished goods away to manufacturers,” said McLean.
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Michael Anderson, Aerofloat’s General Manager of Engineering and Projects, said Aerofloat’s design ensured a quality end-product for GT Recycling, whilst meeting the increased flows at the site.
“We installed a wastewater treatment plant that recycles the wash water GT Recycling to wash their recycled plastic.”
Aerofloat’s design incorporated Aerofloat’s innovative technology. Wastewater is pumped from a balance tank to a 45m3 AeroMBBR (Moving Bed Biofilm Reactor) for biological treatment. Microorganisms grow as biofilm on the plastic biomedia in the AeroMBBR whilst incoming wastewater is aerated with a roots type blower that is optimised by an automatic dissolved oxygen system.
Dissolved sugars, proteins and other suspended organics are biologically degraded in the AeroMBBR and the treated effluent and residual microorganisms leave the AeroMBBR via a strainer to prevent the important biomedia from leaving the tank. Solids removal is completed via Aerofloat’s wave separator.
“Our solution at GT Recycling consists of a return pumping system where we screen, blend and balance the wastewater before it is chemically treated. We remove the suspended solids through Aerofloat’s wave separator and we also biologically treat the wastewater through our patented MBBR,” said Anderson.
“The whole plant is automated and recycles clean water back into GT Recycling’s production so that the team there can keep washing plastic day-in and day-out with the same water,” he added.
Aerofloat worked closely with GT Recycling’s team to ensure they understood the design and operations of the new plant.
“Aerofloat’s process team and engineers are really knowledgeable and really explained and simplified the process for us,” said McLean.
Aerofloat’s design ensured an automated, low maintenance system for operators at GT Recycling.
“The hand-digging that we were doing previously was no longer an issue with Aerofloat’s design. The system runs itself so we couldn’t be happier,” said McLean.
The system has also significantly reduced water usage at the site and the company is seeing exceptional results from Aerofloat’s high-quality wash water recycling system.
“The results have been amazing, and the quality of water has really lifted compared to what we were receiving via our previous system. Our customers are seeing the benefits of that,” said McLean.
Working with Aerofloat has been a rewarding experience for GT Recycling and the ongoing support Aerofloat’s engineers have offered over the past 12 months has been well received.
“Aerofloat’s engineers are friendly, easy to talk to and efficient. If I ever have any issues they get back to me quickly and are onsite to service the site quickly when we ask,” said McClean.
“I certainly recommend Aerofloat and I know a lot of others in the industry have had great results with them too.”
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