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  New mobile baling solution reduces the risk of fires at waste sites
Each year, the UK fire and rescue services attend around 300 significant fires at waste sites1. Recently, several European manufacturers along with earthmoving company, Oosterveld, based in the Netherlands, collaborated to develop a unique waste compaction solution to help prevent these fires igniting.
Oosterveld approached the Avermann Group (Netherlands) to find a solution that would improve fire safety and space at their customer’s landfill site in Hengelo, Netherlands. They joined forces with waste compaction experts, CK International and Finnish-based, Cross Wrap to develop a unique mobile baling system and conveyor - offering the customer greater flexibility. CK International used their automatic twin ram as the base for this new product and in order to have an integrated plastic wrapping system, Cross Wrap customised their unit, also making it mobile.
With such a highly experienced team of manufacturers collaborating together, the end result was a mobile turnkey solution for on-site baling and wrapping which can be dismantled and set up on-site within a day.
Improving Fire Safety
Frank Oosterveld, Owner of Oosterveld explains, “One of our clients requested a baling solution that would improve fire safety and save space at their landfill site. Along with Avermann and CK International, we developed a mobile solution which would not only solve these problems but would also give them the flexibility to move the machine around the landfill site. Having the ability to bale on-site helps them reduce environmental and odour nuisance and gives them a neater environment.”
The most common cause of waste fires is an increase in the oxygen content of the waste. This oxygen increases bacterial activity and in turn raises the temperatures. Waste compaction and wrapping significantly reduces the oxygen in the waste as the bales are fully enclosed and tight. When investing in equipment such as this mobile baler, the financial benefits soon outweigh the potential costs of trying to control a fire and the extortionate insurance costs which ultimately follow should a fire occur.
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