Established in 1968, Easy Load Ltd is a family-run waste management company based in Dartford, serving Kent, South East London, and surrounding areas. They offer a comprehensive range of services, including skip hire, roll-on-off containers, and recycled materials. Committed to environmental sustainability, Easy Load operates a modern Material Recycling Facility aimed at minimising landfill waste. Their fleet is equipped with GPS technology to ensure prompt and efficient service, catering to individual households, schools, government contracts, local builders, and national construction companies.
As part of their commitment to the WRAP initiative (Waste & Resources Action Programme), Easy Load continually seeks to reduce the volume of waste sent to landfill. To enhance their recycling efficiency, they recently invested in upgrading their static recycling plant, a move that included working with Blue Machinery (Southern) Ltd to install a brand-new feeder and Spaleck 3D Combi Screen.
The Challenge
Easy Load’s previous recycling system was outdated and inefficient, limiting the company's ability to effectively separate materials. Their old feeder and trommel system struggled to produce high-quality, LOI compliant fines and restricted their capacity to recover valuable materials such as ferrous metals and stone. Recognising the need for an upgrade, they turned to Blue Machinery (Southern) Ltd to implement a more efficient solution.
The Solution
Blue Machinery (Southern) Ltd supplied and installed a state-of-the-art Spaleck 3D Combi Screen, a high-performance screening machine designed to optimise material separation. The system features a 50mm top deck and a 15mm bottom deck, making it ideal for mid-size clean-up and material recovery. This advanced machine combines a heavy duty 3D top deck with a flip-flow bottom deck, ensuring efficient processing of moist, sticky, and fine materials while maintaining high screening quality with minimal wear and maintenance.
The Process
· Waste material is loaded into the feeder, then transported via conveyor to the Spaleck 3D Combi Screen.
· The top deck removes the 15-50mm material, which then passes under a magnet to extract ferrous metals. The remaining material goes to an air-separator to produce a clean stone product.
· The bottom deck separates 0-15mm material, producing an LOI-compliant fines product.
· Oversized material (50mm+) moves down the Spaleck Combi Screen into Easy Load’s existing picking line for final sorting and separation.
Tom Lee, Director at Easy Load comments: “We are delighted with the new system installed by Blue Machinery (Southern). Our previous plant was only capable of producing a 30mm fines material, which was not only inefficient but also a financial burden on the business. We are now producing consistent fines and recovering a substantial amount of metal and stone that was previously a cost to dispose.
We’ve had a longstanding relationship with Blue, having purchased several Doppstadt shredders and trommels from them over the years, and their service has always been exceptional. When it came time to upgrade our recycling plant, there was no hesitation in turning to Blue once again. Their expertise, professionalism, and commitment to delivering the best solution for our needs have been outstanding.”