--- title: Higher efficiency and output at waste-to-fuel plant description: More value is being extracted from residual household waste more efficiently, following the completion of a processing - waste to fuel - plant in Ireland. image: https://news.turmec.com/hubfs/Glanway1-e1588178549361-1030x702.jpeg --- [![Turmec](https://news.turmec.com/hs-fs/hubfs/raw_assets/public/Turmec_December2020/images/standard_logo.png?width=1000&height=430&name=standard_logo.png "Turmec")](https://www.turmec.com/) [![Turmec](https://news.turmec.com/hs-fs/hubfs/raw_assets/public/Turmec_December2020/images/fixed_logo.png?width=1000&height=430&name=fixed_logo.png "Turmec")](https://www.turmec.com/) - [Recycling](https://www.turmec.com/recycling-services-2/) - [Our Process](https://www.turmec.com/recycling/) - [Mobile Eddy Current](https://www.turmec.com/recycling-services-2/mobile-eddy-current/) - [Design Consultancy](https://www.turmec.com/recycling-services-2/design-consultancy/) - [C&D / C&I](https://www.turmec.com/recycling-services-2/construction-and-demolition-construction-and-industrial/) - [MSW](https://www.turmec.com/recycling-services-2/municipal-solid-waste-msw/) - [RDF / SRF](https://www.turmec.com/recycling-services-2/refuse-derived-fuel-rdf-and-solid-recovered-fuel-srf/) - [Commingled/MDR](https://www.turmec.com/recycling-services-2/commingled-or-mixed-dry-recycling/) - [Waste to Energy](https://www.turmec.com/recycling-services-2/waste-to-energy/) - [Fines Clean Up](https://www.turmec.com/recycling-services-2/fines-clean-up/) - [Compost](https://www.turmec.com/recycling-services-2/compost-like-output-clo/) - [Ash](https://www.turmec.com/recycling-services-2/ash/) - [Glass](https://www.turmec.com/recycling-services-2/glass/) - [Rubber / Tyres](https://www.turmec.com/recycling-services-2/rubber/) - [Biomass](https://www.turmec.com/recycling-services-2/biomass/) - [Used Equipment](https://www.turmec.com/used-equipment/) - [Engineering](https://www.turmec.com/engineering/) - [General Engineering](https://www.turmec.com/engineering/#general-engineering) - [Contract Engineering](https://www.turmec.com/engineering/#contract-engineering) - [Design and Engineering](https://www.turmec.com/engineering/#design-and-engineering) - [Site Services](https://www.turmec.com/engineering/#site-services) - [Fabrication](https://www.turmec.com/engineering/#fabrication) - [Support](https://www.turmec.com/support/) - [Spare parts](https://www.turmec.com/support/spare-parts/) - [Onsite Services](https://www.turmec.com/support/onsite-services/) - [Training](https://www.turmec.com/support/training/) - [Preventative Maintenance Inspection](https://www.turmec.com/support/preventative-maintenance-inspection/) - [Used Equipment](https://www.turmec.com/used-equipment/) - [Our Work](https://www.turmec.com/case-studies-3/) - [Recycling](https://www.turmec.com/recycling-work/) - [Engineering](https://www.turmec.com/engineering/) - [Case Studies](https://www.turmec.com/case-studies-3/) - [About Us](https://www.turmec.com/about-us/#top) - [Meet the Team](https://www.turmec.com/about-us/#meet-the-team) - [Clients](https://www.turmec.com/clients/) - [News](https://www.turmec.com/news/) - [Mission Statement](https://www.turmec.com/mission-statement/) - [Contact](https://www.turmec.com/contact/) - [News](https://news.turmec.com) ### Recent Articles # Higher efficiency and output at waste-to-fuel plant [News](https://news.turmec.com/tag/news), [RDF](https://news.turmec.com/tag/rdf), [Waste Management Ireland](https://news.turmec.com/tag/waste-management-ireland), [Turmec](https://news.turmec.com/tag/turmec), [Sustainability](https://news.turmec.com/tag/sustainability), [SRF](https://news.turmec.com/tag/srf), [Recycling Solutions](https://news.turmec.com/tag/recycling-solutions), [Waste to Fuel](https://news.turmec.com/tag/waste-to-fuel), [bespoke recycling solutions](https://news.turmec.com/tag/bespoke-recycling-solutions), [household waste](https://news.turmec.com/tag/household-waste) ![Higher efficiency and output at waste-to-fuel plant](https://news.turmec.com/hubfs/Glanway1-e1588178549361-1030x702.jpeg) ## More value is being extracted from residual household waste – and more efficiently – following the completion of a processing plant in south-east Ireland. Commissioned in February, Glanway’s facility in Waterford produces alternative fuels, while also recovering metals and organic fines for re-use from the domestic waste collected across the south of the country. Now the Belview Port plant boasts a fully automated processing system that has expanded capacity by 80%, enhanced safety and boosted both resource and operational efficiency. As well as [refuse-derived fuel (RDF),](https://www.turmec.com/recycling-services-2/rdf-refuse-derived-fuel/) [Glanway](https://www.glanway.ie/) has begun recovering mixed plastics and producing a more refined solid recovered fuel (SRF). From initial feed through to full material separation, the processing systems designed, manufactured and installed by Turmec can handle up to 180,000 tonnes a year. Housed across three sheds, the expanded facility has a footprint of almost 1,500m2. Its new plant includes 23 conveyors, three optical separators, a single-drum separator and ballistic separator. Our engineers also incorporated refurbished equipment from the old plant. “A successful project like this makes the best use of material resources and contributes to the circular economy our world needs,” said Matthew McWeeney, Turmec’s project manager. “By turning mixed dried recyclables into tomorrow’s fuel and secondary materials, Glanway is making our society more sustainable.” Turmec has over 50 years of experience in the engineering and recycling industries. We plan, consult on design, manufacture and install [recycling plant solutions](https://www.turmec.com/recycling-services-2/) and [recycling equipment](https://www.turmec.com/recycling-services-2/). Our design engineering division services a range of industrial sectors such as mining, power generation, construction, marine, environmental and more. 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