The SILORCO-SILODA process: A complete household refuse treatment line combining refuse-derived fuel and compost production for better waste management

Abstract

The combined need for new energy sources and better waste disposal techniques has led to the development of an efficient energy and soil improver recovery system. The Envermeu Plant (France) is using this household refuse treatment line combining the SILORCO process to produce RDF (Refuse-Derived Fuel) in the form of pellets and the SILODA process to produce high quality compost through both forced aeration and windrowing. This facility is described with emphasis on the technical principles and main advantages.