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http://dx.doi.org/10.17137/korrae.2017.25.2.15

Investigation on Sorting Efficiency for Recyclable Materials and Its Improvement Measure at Domestic Sorting Facility  

Kim, Joo-Sin (Graduate School of Energy and Environment, Seoul National University of Science and Technology)
Pak, Daewon (Graduate School of Energy and Environment, Seoul National University of Science and Technology)
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Journal of the Korea Organic Resources Recycling Association / v.25, no.2, 2017 , pp. 15-26 More about this Journal
Abstract
This study was conducted to investigate and analyze the discharge characteristics of recyclable material from S-city, S-district, in order to improve the sorting efficiency in recycling sorting facility. The characteristics of recyclable materials collected were analyzed in three different scopes; source origin, collection and transportation, and sorting steps. The average of recyclable waste generation is $0.121kg/day^*man$. Regional collection period appears to be three times a week, and the density of mixed recyclable wastes showed the average of $202.4kg/m^3$ in the waste collection vehicle. In the analysis into the sorting steps, the average of carrying amount of mixed recycling products is 1,154.6 ton/month, the average of appeared density is $181kg/m^3$, the average amount of separated recycling products is 448.5kg/month, and the density of recycling residue is found out to be $48kg/m^3$. The sorting rate of recyclable material is 38.85% and the percentage of residues is 55.90%. Out of 7,744.8 tons of the total recyclable residues, 4,272.1 tons were found out to be possible recylable materials. As a result of increasing the recycling rate of residues, the encouragement of base-recycling, the automation and retrofit of sorting equipment, and energy recovery from recycling residue were discussed.
Keywords
Recyclable; Selection; Residue; Basic Unit;
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