Recycling Scheme Booklet 2022 - Flipbook - Page 9
ZERO TO
LANDFILL
WORKING WITH RACE:
SMI is proud to be joining the long list of businesses Race currently work with, including Royal Mail,
BA, Virgin, HSBC, Sainsburys, John Lewis Group and many more. Race provides a disposal solution
for all their customers, aiming to recycling everything that passes through their recycling centres.
Any items that can be re-used are repurposed, for example, clothing containing wool is re-woven
into new garments, battery cells are collected and distributed to specialist recycling depots and
any logos on garments are destroyed and shredded. Using the successful network Race has built,
majority of products can be recycled or repurposed giving our customers a secure, reliable, and
efficient service.
The greatest strength Race has is the transparent approach they take to responsible recycling.
Providing our customers with the confidence that their garments and products are in good hands
and positively impacting the environment. Race are paving the way for companies to securely
recycle and recover their workwear and PPE. As one of largest companies in the market Race
can offer our customers the opportunity to process a wider range of clothing and PPE products.
Removing any ‘smoke and mirrors’ and being up-front about the entire process.
Adopting the ‘Zero to landfill’ approach, Race aims to capture the most resource from the waste
they collected. Promising our customers that zero products will go to landfill and 100% of recyclable
products will be recycled with the remaining materials recovered.
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WHAT IS SOLID
RECOVERED FUEL (SRF)?
Solid Recovered Fuel (SRF) offers a means of recovering a significant percentage of industrial,
it is a fuel produced by drying, filtering, and shredding solid waste including paper, green waste,
plastic bottles, fabrics, and composite waste. The production of SRF involves a range of steps
depending on the materials.
The production of SRF will involve some of these steps, but not all of them:
• Preliminary liberation/sorting
• Course, pre-shredding
• Size screening
• Magnetic separation
• Refining separation
• Fine, secondary shredding
• Baling & wrapping
Once the materials have passed through a series of shredders, recyclable plastic and metals are
extracted from the shredded materials through size screening and using magnets. This leaves
a mix of non-recyclable materials including paper, card, wood, textiles, and plastic ready to be
recovered into fuel, which is currently the most ecological option within this market. This highyield source of energy can be used for heating and electricity reducing the amount of fossil fuel
in the energy mix. This alternative to non-renewable energy sources including coal helps to lower
carbon emissions and preserves the earth’s natural resources. The consumption of SRF is rapidly
increasing across Europe and England having a positive impact on the environment.
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