01491 834 311 info@grundon.com Pay Grundon My Account Home Services Facilities About Responsibility News Careers Contact aerosol reprocessing The world’s most advanced closed loop aerosol recycling facility The AeroPak aerosol reprocessing facility represents the most advanced aerosol recycling technology in the world, offering the highest levels of materials recovery and the lowest emissions to the environment. Home › Facilities › Aerosol Reprocessing Up to 100% recycling and recovery The AeroPak recovers up to 100% of the three main aerosol components; the metal can, liquid contents and the propellant Reduce your treatment costs With a throughput of 72,000 aerosols a day, the AeroPak can reduce disposal costs by up to 30% Ensuring full compliance The AeroPak is the world’s most advanced, safest and environmentally friendly closed loop aerosol recycling facility Situated in our Hazardous Waste Transfer Station at Ewelme in Oxfordshire, our AeroPak aerosol reprocessing facility is capable of recycling around 9,000 aerosols an hour. This makes the AeroPak the world’s most advanced closed loop aerosol recycling system. Setting new standards with the industry, the AeroPak delivers significant cost savings and environmental benefits for our customers. Built at a cost of £3 million, our state-of-the-art aerosol recycling facility is helping to transform the way aerosols are disposed of in the UK and Europe. There is barely an area of industry, retail or commerce which doesn’t utilise aerosols in one shape or form. Now we’re delighted to provide our customers with industry-leading technology that provides them with a much more cost efficient, safe and environmentally-friendly way to manage recycling and reprocessing of waste aerosols. With our focus being on driving valuable resources and materials up the waste hierarchy and to promote increased recycling, this facility makes that goal a step closer. With a throughput of around 72,000 aerosols a day, based on an average eight hour shift, this aerosol recycling facility has the potential to reduce disposal costs by up to 30%, largely due to the large volumes that it can process. Employing Best Available Technology for the disposal of waste aerosols, the AeroPak uses specialist compaction technology which operates within an inert nitrogen atmosphere. The AeroPak also features a highly efficient extraction system, which is linked to the facility’s Regenerative Thermal Oxidiser (RTO), resulting in it having minimal effect on the environment. This means that every single component is recycled or reprocessed in a completely sealed and totally safe oxygen free environment, with zero emissions released into the atmosphere and any risk of fire is kept to an absolute minimum. This provides significant advantages over other aerosol disposal methods such as shredding, which can not only cause potential fire hazards if harmful gases or vapours are released from aerosols that are not completely empty, but also fail to recycle the propellants. Our aerosol recycling facility enables metal from the cans to be sent for recycling; while liquids (such as hairspray, deodorants or paint) are separated for specialist recovery or recycling; and the propellants (such as butane or propane) are collected and used to fuel in-house operations and/or generate electricity. How does the AeroPak’s aerosol recycling process work? Loading Up to 9,000 aerosols an hour are loaded into the AeroPak’s feed hopper Compacted The aerosols are compacted within in a completely sealed and totally oxygen free environment, with zero emissions released to atmosphere and minimal risk of fire Aeropak The AeroPak enables 100% recycling of metal from the cans, while 100% of the liquid content is separated for specialist recovery and recycling. Up to 100% of the propellant is also recovered. Processing The metal cans are compacted in dense bricks, which are dried in a dedicated room, heated using excess heat from the RTO, with the capture of all vapours. Separation The liquid and the propellants are separated in a vapouriser tank, with the liquid being pumped into storage containers and the gaseous propellants being recompressed into large LPG cylinders. What are the benefits of using the AeroPak’s advanced aerosol recycling and reprocessing technology? + What other materials can the AeroPak process? + What type of businesses would benefit from using the AeroPak aerosol recycling facility? + Boost your aerosol recycling performance and reduce costs Contact us now to see how our aerosol recycling service can reduce your environmental impact and disposal costs 01491 834 340 technical@grundon.com Aerosol Reprocessing Anaerobic Digestion Alternative Treatment Energy From Waste Hazardous Waste Transfer Station Hazardous Waste Landfill High Temperature Incineration Materials Recovery Facilities Road Sweepings Recycling Waste Transfer Stations Boost your aerosol recycling performance and reduce costs Contact us now to see how our aerosol recycling service can reduce your environmental impact and disposal costs 01491 834 340 technical@grundon.com STAY IN THE LOOP Sign up to our newsletter Email What's happening in our world Company news 17 November 2021 Grundon drives home the road safety message Read Blog 16 November 2021 The explosive dangers of pressurised vessel disposal Read Total waste management from Grundon Looking for Grundon Sand & Gravel? www.grundonquarries.com GET IN TOUCH 01491 834 311 info@grundon.com STAY IN THE LOOP Sign up to our newsletter Email Grundon Waste Management Limited Registered in England No. 4245965 | Registered Office: Thames House, Oxford Road, Benson, Wallingford, Oxfordshire OX10 6LX | Email: marketing@grundon.com | VAT registration No. 785 4156 01 | The Grundon name and Grundon Recycle designation are protected trade marks. | Member of Environmental Services Association. © GRUNDON 2021. 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