Waste and Recycling

Recycling and recovery sites handle variable, often contaminated streams that change by the load. SANTO mobile conveyors and feeders bring reconfigurable, low-maintenance transport to sorting lines, transfer stations and material recovery facilities.

Variability and contamination challenges

Incoming waste varies in size, density and moisture, and can carry steel, glass and organics that damage fixed plant. Throughput is intermittent and seasonal, so dedicated conveyors sit idle for long stretches.

Dust, odor and leachate control are permit-critical, while staff safety demands clear separation between people and moving machinery. Equipment must be easy to wash down and reconfigure between streams.

• Loads vary in size, density and contamination from hour to hour
• Dust, odor and leachate are subject to strict permits
• Lines must reconfigure quickly between waste and recyclate streams

Mobile lines for sorting and transfer

A feeder mobile stacker accepts mixed loads from loader or excavator, meters them onto a sorting belt, and discharges to bin, bunker or onward truck. Wheeled mobile conveyors link screens, magnets and pick stations without fixed structure.

For bulky C&D, low feeder track stackers take direct excavator loading and build transfer piles, while the same mobile fleet re-tasks to organics or recyclate as the facility's intake shifts.

Selecting robust recycling equipment

Specify belts and rollers that survive embedded metal and glass; reversible or easy-clean designs help clear jams. Widths of 800–1200 mm at 100–600 t/h suit most MRF and transfer duties.

Electric drives suit indoor lines with shore power, while sealed bearings and wash-down frames resist the corrosive, wet environment. Belt scrapers keep sticky organics from building up.

• Choose jam-resistant belts and rollers that survive embedded debris
• Add belt scrapers for sticky organic and food waste
• Favor wash-down frames and sealed bearings in wet conditions

Throughput, safety and ROI

Mobile lines let a facility expand or reconfigure sorting capacity for peak intake without civil works, raising recovered tonnage. Removing loader shuttling between bins cuts fuel and collision risk.

One reconfigurable mobile fleet serving multiple streams avoids building separate fixed lines per material, concentrating capital and delivering payback through higher recovery and lower operating cost.

Frequently Asked Questions

Can mobile conveyors survive contaminated waste?

Yes. Jam-resistant belts and rollers, plus easy-clean and reversible designs, handle embedded metal, glass and organics that would damage fixed plant.

How is dust and odor controlled?

Enclosed transfer points, belt scrapers and optional suppression keep fugitive dust and odor within permit at transfer stations and MRFs.

Can one line serve different waste streams?

Yes. The mobile fleet reconfigures quickly between MSW, C&D and recyclates, so capacity follows intake instead of sitting idle.

What rate suits a transfer station?

Configurations from roughly 100 to 600 t/h cover most sorting, transfer and recovery duties.