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key facts

  • All our MRFs use bespoke designs to match the exact throughput and recovery requirements of their operators
  • We design MRFs from 1tph to 50tph
  • Our 24tph Onyx Alton MRF was opened by HRH The Duke of Gloucester
  • Our 14tph Cleanaway Greenwich MRF was opened by the Environment Secretary Margaret Beckett MP.
  • We are working towards human-free/fully automated MRFs
  • Our MRFs have an availability rating of 95%
  • Our MRFs can recover material that is 100% pure, even at high throughputs

materials recycling facility
what screen do i need?
mrfs general infomation

materials recycling facilities

Our materials recycling facilities are available in all shapes and sizes to ensure an exact match with every customer’s requirements. We can recover all materials at a budget that suits yours and we can offer performance guarantees on all parts of the MRF to offer you peace of mind.

The term Materials Recycling Facilities, or MRFs, covers everything from picking lines to highly automated sorting systems. O.Kay supplies MRFs of every description and we are here to assist you at every stage of your MRF project. Choosing to build your MRF with us, means we can support you as much or as little as you want at every stage of the development. We offer the following to all customers; how much you choose it entirely up to you:

Conceptualisation ▪ Product Selection ▪ Design ▪ Build ▪ CDM Project Management ▪ Whole System Supply ▪ Principle Contractor Role ▪ Installation ▪ Training ▪ Lifelong Plant Support

Setting up a MRF?

Are you at the early stages of setting up a MRF? Do you need some ideas on building sizes, sorting numbers, delivery programs all in comparison to input tonnages? We can help you with some facts and figures plus other key factors that you might not yet have considered. Click here for more information on setting up a MRF.

What screen should you use?

MRFs recycle and recover materials that would otherwise end up in a landfill but how they recover the material and what machines go into them will vary depending on the input material.

Machines like Trommels, Disc Screens and Ballistic Separators are all well known but their application is sometimes confused in recovery tasks. To find out more about which screen is best for your operation, click here.

Automation vs Manual sorting: How do you decide?

We find the one factor that decides the degree of automation within a MRF most is throughput. The more tonnes there are coming into the system, the more likely the only viable option is to use automation (as shown in the table here). However, it is worth noting the following:
Automated MRFs reduce running costs by reducing the manual sorting tasks, but these MRFs are more expensive to set-up.
Manual MRFs offer reduced start-up costs but are more expensive to run owing to the higher numbers of manual sorting staff.

Options

  • MRFs for all throughput tonnages
  • Automated recovery of paper, glass, FE, NFE, card, all plastics
  • All types of mechanical screens
  • Bag Openers (with bypass) for bagged and loose materials
  • Cabins with Heating, Ventilation, Air Conditioning and Dust Control
  • Dust Control systems across the MRF
  • SCADA control systems
  • Principal Contractor packages
  • Preventive maintenance and total after sales customer care packages - please see servicing

Currently in use by these customers

Cleanaway Greenwich at their 14tph commingled with glass MRF,
Grundon Heathrow at their 10tph commingled MRF,
Inverclyde Council at their 5tph commingled MRF.

Other related pages

Picking Belts
MRFs - Products Side Navigation Bar (above left)