In large-scale municipal solid waste (MSW) incineration-to-energy projects, fuel quality directly affects boiler safety and power generation efficiency. A stable, homogeneous, and high-calorific fuel supply is critical for efficient and reliable waste-to-energy operations.
MSW Recycling Challenges: Complex Composition, High Variablity and High Moisture
The municipal solid waste features complex composition, high variability, and high moisture content, resulting in unstable calorific value and high impurity levels. Mixed metals, glass, and other inert materials also increase wear on downstream equipment, raising operational demands for the MSW recycling system.
To overcome these challenges, a leading global energy group collaborated with GEP ECOTECH to deploy a high-standard MSW recycling system, achieving consistent waste homogenization and stable loose RDF output.
GEP ECOTECH's Reliable and Efficient MSW Recycling Solution
GEP ECOTECH provides a comprehensive MSW recycling solution. The mixed waste is first shredded by a primary shredder for volume reduction, followed by magnetic separation to remove metals and trommel screening to eliminate inert materials. After manual sorting to recover recyclables, light combustible fractions are extracted for RDF production and then further shredded by a fine shredder, producing loose RDF with adjustable particle size to fully meet customer requirements.
Key Equipment of MSW Recycling System
Double-Shaft Shredder: To reduce the size of complex mixed waste with robust, low-speed, high-torque design and anti-wrapping capability for continuous downstream processing.
Trommel Screen: To screen stones, glass, soil, and other inert materials, while separating liquid fractions from municipal solid waste to facilitate other processes.
Wind Sifter: To recover high-calorific, light combustible materials—such as plastics, paper, and textile waste—for subsequent loose RDF production.
Single Shaft Shredder: To further homogenize light combustible materials and produces loose RDF fuel with adjustable particle size via configurable screens, ensuring stable and efficient combustion in the incineration boiler.
In addition to the main equipment mentioned above, GEP ECOTECH also provides auxiliary equipment such as magnetic separators (to separate ferrous metals), eddy current separators (to separate non-ferrous metals), hydraulic balers (for baling loose RDF, convenient for transportation), RDF pellet mills (to make high-calorific-value RDF pellets), to support the entire municipal solid waste treatment workflow. The scale of the production line, equipment capacity, and output particle size can all be flexibly configured according to the customer's specific requirements.
Project Value: From Waste to Stable Energy
With this MSW recycling setup:
- Waste volume is significantly reduced.
- Combustible content is increased.
- Stable RDF fuel is supplied to the incineration boiler.
- Waste is converted into electricity and fed into the grid, enabling effective urban waste valorization.
Driving Sustainable Energy with Advanced Equipment
As cities pursue energy transition and carbon neutrality goals, high-quality MSW recycling equipment plays a key role in ensuring reliable and efficient waste-to-energy operations. GEP ECOTECH leverages extensive experience in solid waste processing to provide safe, efficient, and intelligent equipment solutions, helping energy companies achieve both operational and environmental benefits.
