Plastic to continue at recycling centres until June
The Kári plastic wind sorter will be decommissioned in May due to the installation of a new sorting line at the reception centre. In early June 2020, SORPA will commission a new gasification and composting plant in Álfsnes (GAJA), where the organic fraction of household waste will be converted into soil conditioner and methane.
The accompanying notice can be found on the Sorpa website.
The plastic wind sorter Kári will be decommissioned in May due to the installation of a new sorting line at the reception centre.
In early June 2020, SORPA will commission a new gasification and composting plant in Álfsnes (GAJA), where the organic fraction of household waste will be converted into soil conditioner and methane. To meet the needs of the GAJA plant and to increase the recycling of household waste, a mechanical sorting line is now being installed at the reception and sorting facility in Gufunes.
The new processing line will include six metal separators, screens and other equipment to separate the organic part of household waste from inorganic materials, such as plastic and other items that may be present. There will also be a new wind sorter which will separate lightweight materials, such as plastic, paper and textiles, from timber, glass and other denser materials.
Kári the windsurfer moves to Álfsnes
Changes at the reception station include, among other things, the relocation of Kára, a wind sorter for plastic in a bag, and it will be out of service while the work is carried out. Kári is a piece of equipment used to sort plastic bags from household waste in Hafnarfjörður, Garðabær, Mosfellsbær and Seltjarnarnes. The installation of the processing line is expected to be completed around 20 May, after which equipment testing will begin. The processing line, including Kári, is expected to be fully operational by the first half of June.
Residents in those local authorities that return plastic with household waste are therefore still asked to return their sorted plastic to kerbside collection points or recycling centres. We apologise for any inconvenience this may cause, but we also look forward to implementing new and even better processing methods that will significantly increase the utilisation of household waste.