SMI Recycling Scheme Booklet - Flipbook - Page 24
HOW SOLID RECOVERED FUEL
(SRF) WORKS:
Solid Recovered Fuel (SRF) o昀昀ers a means
of recovering a signi昀椀cant percentage
of industrial waste, produced by drying,
昀椀ltering and shredding solid waste. It
is produced from non-recyclable but
combustible waste such as plastics, textiles,
wood, and paper transforming land昀椀ll
bound materials into valuable fuel.
• Inspected and prepped (e.g. remove steel
toe caps)
• Shredded into small pieces
• Dried to meet energy standards
• Blended with other materials (gloves, fabric
o昀昀cuts)
• Burned safely in EfW plants > Energy
powers homes and businesses
Every tonne of SRF used can divert up to 1.5
tonnes of waste from land昀椀ll, signi昀椀cantly
reducing methane emissions and
environmental impact.
• Residue ash reused in road building and
construction
The production of SRF involves some but all
the below steps:
Preliminary sorting and re昀椀ning separation
– sometimes under magnetic
Pre Shredding followed by 昀椀ne secondary
shredding.
Size screening
An example of the circular economy in
action, these alternative fuels not only divert
waste from land昀椀ll and recover value, but
they also reduce the need to extract and
burn natural resources such as coal.
One tonne of SRF can
generate the same energy
as approximately 0.7 tonnes
of coal, making it a powerful
alternative to fossil fuels.
BENEFITS OF THE SRF
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DIVERTS
WASTE FROM
LANDFILL
REDUCES
FOSSIL FUEL
USE
SUPPORTS
CLEAN ENERGY
GENERATION
ENSURES SAFE,
CONTROLLED
EMISSIONS
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