| After the waste is picked up from the waste generator it is
transported to the loading bay at Medicollect's plant at Welshpool,
Perth. |
| The waste, which is put into plastic lined 240 litre wheelie bins, is collected by refrigerated truck. |
| The entire operation, after loading of the bins into the wheelie bin
lifter, is automatic and controlled at the control panel by specially
developed software. |
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The bins, which have been weighed, are placed onto the wheelie bin lifter. |
| The wheelie bin is then lifted and the contents tipped into a hopper and from there goes through a shredding process. |
 | The waste then enters the mixer and is passed along it with a
residence time of about 4 minutes. The Matrix chemicals are added at
the shredder end of the mixer. |
| Inspection ports give easy access to the machine. |
| At the end of the mixing process the waste is removed by screw conveyor for discharge into a compactor. |
 | Cameras permit the operator to see what is going on inside the machine. |
| The treated waste falls into a hopper and is pushed into the
compactor. It is now inert, unrecognisable and greatly reduced in
volume. It is taken to landfill as general waste and will not re-rot.
It has no offensive odour. |
| The compactor is positioned outside the shed on an angle to permit easy a truck to manouevre easily. |
 | The wheelie bins are washed and new plastic inserts placed in them ready for return to the waste generators. |