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Description
Maya Victory recycles used electric and electronic appliances. The aim of the project is to introduce an innovative, highly automated process for the recycling and sorting of used electric and electronic appliances, which will increase the recovery rate of recycled appliances thanks to a high material selectivity.
We have established cooperation with a Norwegian partner, TOMRA Sorting AS. The partner is responsible for developing the production process and expanding our MeWa technological line to include machines (separators) designed by TOMRA Sorting. Peripheral equipment and a dust collection system will also be added to the line.
The new technological process will allow for more effective recycling of secondary raw materials for reuse according to the 4R principle. We will be able to recover mono-fractions of secondary raw materials at the level of 71% of input waste, and to process 24.6 tons of input waste during an 8-hour shift. The process will result in a significant reduction of annual CO2 emission by 15,332 tons and to an annual waste recovery rate of 9,908.27 tons.
The project will bring increased profitability of the process of recycling and sorting of used appliances through an increasing number of production shifts, reduced selling and overhead costs, and reduced labour consumption of the process.
Summary of project results
The effect of the Project was to implement a process innovation at Maya Victory’s plant in the form of a technology for processing and sorting waste electrical and electronic equipment (e-waste), which has enabled increased recovery of processed waste equipment due to high material selectivity, and has been characterized by high process automation. This innovation was introduced to the current operations of the company in the form of a significant supplementation of the processes had been conducted so far in the company, which did not ensure a level of recovery of secondary raw materials and their monofraction at a level satisfactory to the Applicant both from the perspective of the plant''s profitability and ecological yield. The implemented innovative process has been enabled processing and sorting of the currently produced mixture of various monofractions originating from the current e-waste stream treatment process in the plant.
In a scope of the investment activities in the plant of Maya Victory there was implemented X-Tract by adapting already functioning technological line XSS used for separating non-ferrous metal fractions. The separator was provided by Tomra Sorting AS company( the Norwegian project partner).
When sorting metals using X-ray separation technology, the X-Tract device is recognized in the presence of the sorted material, regardless of its color and use.
The material is identified by atomic evaluation of the material on various types. In this way, in several cycles, it is possible to separate, for example, refrigerator scrap, which contains fractions such as: aluminum, ZnAl, copper, aluminum with copper, stainless steel. It allows to obtain a clean final product with detailed specifications for the intended customer (smelter, etc.)
The effect of the project implementation are:
- Number of innovative processes used in the enterprise as a result of the project (new for the enterprise) – 1 pcs.
- Number of the innovative processes developed in the enterprise as a result of the project – 1 pcs.
- Number of new job places (total) – 3 pcs
- Estimated reduction in annual CO2 emissions – 4987,50 tons
- Estimated annual volume of waste from the production and operation of the enterprise that has been processed, recovered or not generated – 2850,00 tons
The main recipients of the project results are companies that process scrap of non-ferrous metals (i.e. smelters).
Summary of bilateral results
Cooperation with the Norwegian partner enabled the acquisition of new technological knowledge in the field of sorting non-ferrous metal scrap using X-ray separation technology, as well as the implementation of innovative technological solutions in the beneficiary''s production plant, which, due to the use of equipment provided by the project partner, increased the level and quality of non-ferrous metal separation.The partner actively participated in the process of preparing the installation of the XTract separator, in particular cooperating with the designers responsible for adapting the XSS installation and providing support in the process of obtaining the necessary permits from the National Atomic Energy Agency and in developing procedures for properly material processing with the X-ray radiation source.The most important activities planned together with the Partner include the further use of X-ray separation technology in the processing of waste electrical and electronic equipment in other plants of the beneficiary.