Contaminated Packaging and Rags
Novum offer a total waste management service for your contaminated packaging and rags. From logistics and documentation to offtake and onward recovery, our full-service solutions mean our customers do not need to source various parts of their project. We handle everything, from logistics and documentation to offtake and onward recovery, saving time and money.
Our routes into mainland Europe accept contaminated packaging and oily rags from various industries, including, but not limited to:
Automotive manufacturers
Garage forecourt collections
Heavy industry
Pharmaceutical
Oil and gas
Petrochemical
Novum has a portfolio of partners that can accommodate material moved in various forms, from drums and IBC’s, through to bulk shipments. With a network of international partners specialising in recovery, Novum offer an R code status service to maximise recycling and reuse of your contaminated packing and rags.
How is it recycled?
Heating: Process steam from the boilers goes into companies in the surrounding area of our offtake partner. Most of the remaining steam goes to turbines to generate electricity. The steam needed for district heat is drawn-off and used to heat the cool water piped in from the local area. The hot water is then piped back to heat homes connected to the district heat system.
Electricity: The steam created during waste incineration is collected in a steam turbine. This turbine then generates energy that a generator converts into electricity which in turn supplies electricity to the local network from where energy suppliers takes it to supply power the local community.