South Africa: Interwaste has launched the first refuse-derived fuel (RDF) plant in South Africa, according to local media. It is expected to take a minimum feedstock of 12,000t/yr. The production line was imported in 2015 and it is based at the company’s Germiston depot. It is the first of four intended RDF lines. It is currently producing a solid recovered fuel to European specified standards.
“Interwaste continually invests in innovative solutions that have the most environmentally sound waste management opportunity at its core, solutions that make us market leaders and place us in a favourable position within the competitive waste management environment.,” said Allan Willcocks, CEO at Interwaste.