Advanced Recycling Technologies Ltd (ART) are leading experts in the design of refined fuel production facilities

The ART team have extensive computer databases of waste analysis, developed over many years of research and hard, practical plant design, construction and operation.

ART's management know how waste and all it's various fractions behave in almost any mechanical handling situation. This allows the accurate mathematical modelling of a vast range of possible scenarios before the design process even begins.

For over 2 decades the ART team has been the leading designer of mixed waste processing plants. These integrate several on-site component parts to provide enclosed composting and refining of putrescible fractions, and the production of refined refuse derived fuel.

ART are now focused on the production of refined biomass fuels. The earlier generation fuels have been proven to displace coal. The most modern and proven technology and control systems are used, as part of the continued evolution and improvement in automation.

Cargill PLC owns a 20% shareholding in ART pursuant to an investment agreement completed in May 2007. Cargill is an international provider of food, agricultural and risk management products and services with 160,000 employees in 67 countries. As a global trader of energy products it is involved in composting and biogas plants, biofuels and food-related biomass facilities.

ART have a proven track record of success in the
waste processing field

In the 1980s the senior team developed the first commercially successful refined Refuse Derived Fuel (RDF) plants of their kind in the UK at Eastbourne, the Isle of Wight, Hastings and a tower composting plant at Arlington. This was followed by the redesign and redevelopment of the Castle Bromwich RDF plant in 1990 that incorporated large-scale tower composting to treat the organic fractions, prior to refining.

In 1991 ART Ltd was incorporated by four directors to own and operate waste processing plants using the experience from previous projects. Shortly afterwards, however, the industry was stopped in its tracks as a result of the way in which the UK implemented the EU Waste Incineration Directive (WID). The UK failed to implement the derogation offered from the EU under WID that referred to the EU Waste Framework Directive for the definition of ‘waste’.

All fuels came under WID, but the EU recognized the difference of specifically refined RDF not to be classed as ‘waste’ due to the high level of processing and end product standardization and quality control. As a result such processing plants were replaced by landfill, a situation which has contributed significantly to Climate Change. This has now led to the new EU Waste Framework Directive (2008) which deregulates the use of such highly processed fuels, among other products.

During the 1990s the small but highly experienced and technically outstanding team continued to work together on numerous projects. These included, but are not limited to:

• Designing a hazardous waste facility for the  Abu Dhabi National Oil Company, 1992
• Designing green waste facilities for Tarmac Black & Veatch Ltd, 1993
• Design and manufacture of windrow turner technology in Waterford, 1994
• Produce electro hydraulic machine for lining landfill site, 1995

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In 2009 ART Ltd moved quickly to build the team with a number of new senior staff with the comprehensive skills and specialist experience to build and develop a number of ART Biocentre® facilities. These will adopt the most advanced technology processing mixed commercial, industrial and household waste to produce clean biomass fuel for power generation, thus reducing the impact on the environment and helping to reduce the threats of Climate Change.

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