How the Lindner Jupiter Starts the Waste Processing Process at Clearaway Recycling
For a modern waste processing facility, effective material separation starts with the right primary shredder.
At Clearaway Recycling, the Lindner Jupiter sits right at the beginning of the waste processing line. Mixed waste enters the facility and passes through the Jupiter before moving on to a series of separation technologies designed to recover materials and prepare the remaining waste for further processing.
Jordan Pearce, Site Manager at Clearaway Recycling, explains:
“The Lindner Jupiter is our primary shredder. It’s the beginning of the whole process. This is where it happens.”
Processing Mixed C&I and C&D Waste
Clearaway receives predominantly commercial and industrial (C&I) waste, alongside smaller quantities of construction and demolition (C&D) waste.
These mixed waste streams can contain materials of different sizes, densities and compositions, so the first stage is to reduce the incoming material to a more manageable and consistent size.
That job falls to the Lindner Jupiter primary shredder.
Jordan explains that material is typically shredded to below 200mm, and more commonly around 150mm, before progressing through the rest of the processing plant.
Primary shredding creates a more consistent material stream and prepares the waste for the separation equipment that follows.
What Happens After the Lindner Jupiter?
Once the mixed waste has passed through the Lindner Jupiter, it moves through a series of mechanical and manual separation stages.
Clearaway’s process includes:
- Ballistic separators
- Magnets
- Eddy current separators
- Manual picking
- Air separation
Each stage helps separate different materials from the processed waste stream.
Magnets can remove ferrous metals, while eddy current technology is used to separate non-ferrous metals. Ballistic and air separation technologies help divide materials according to characteristics such as size, density and behaviour.
Manual picking provides another level of quality control and material recovery.
The effectiveness of these downstream processes starts with effective primary shredding.
Why Primary Shredding Is So Important
In a high-volume waste processing facility, a primary shredder has a significant influence on everything that follows.
The Lindner Jupiter takes incoming mixed waste and reduces it to a controlled size that can be handled more effectively by the subsequent separation equipment.
For Clearaway, that makes the Jupiter much more than an individual machine within the plant.
It is the starting point for the entire waste processing operation.
As Jordan puts it:
“This is the start of the process. This is where it happens.”
Lindner Jupiter for C&I Waste Processing
The ability to process challenging mixed waste streams makes robust primary shredding equipment particularly important for facilities handling C&I waste, C&D waste and materials destined for RDF production.
With the Lindner Jupiter positioned at the front of Clearaway’s processing line, incoming material can be reduced before entering the facility’s more detailed separation and recovery stages.
It demonstrates how primary shredding and downstream separation technologies work together as part of a complete waste processing system.
Supporting Lindner Shredders Across the UK & Ireland
Mach Tech Services supplies and supports Lindner shredding technology for waste and recycling operators across the UK and Ireland.
From selecting the right industrial shredder for an application through to installation, servicing, engineering support and replacement spare and wear parts, our team helps customers keep their waste processing equipment performing.
Clearaway Recycling provides a great real-world example of the role a Lindner Jupiter primary shredder can play within a demanding mixed waste processing operation.
Looking for a primary shredder for C&I, C&D or mixed waste processing?
Speak to the Mach Tech team about your material, required throughput and output specification, and we can help identify the right shredding solution for your operation.
