solid waste treatment

Storage system, treatment and recovery of waste from the port and from external users

Total area about 2500 square meters

Annual processing and storage: 8370 tonnes

Instant Storage: 515 tonnes

Purpose of the system

The plant was designed and built in 2009 in order to treat and recover the following types of waste:

Solid Waste

Urban and assimilated (Coming from EU and non-EU countries)

These wastes are treated by sterilization, shredding, iron removal

Special (Hazardous and non-hazardous)

Liquid waste

Special (Hazardous and non-hazardous)

Ground water (prescription of the Minister for the Environment and for the Protection of Land and Sea for the SIN (sites of national interest))

ENVIRONMENTAL PROTECTION

The platform was designed according to the principles of environmental self-sustainability, being equipped with:

Approximately 50 KWp photovoltaic system which saves 33,000 Kg CO2 per year into the atmosphere

Solar thermal system for the sanitary facilities

Methane steam generator for sterilization

Heat recovery from sterilization for the sanitary facilities

Waste water treatment plant generated by treatment aimed at recovering 70% for industrial reuse