Authors : F.R. Falayi , B.O. Adetuyi and A. Adesina
Abstract: The ever increasing generation of municipal wastes and the need for sorting to different categories for efficient recycling can not be over emphasized. The improvement of the environmental quality and enhancing proper waste disposal in a developing country like Nigeria, a prototype municipal waste sorting machine was designed and constructed with locally available and affordable materials. The total cost of the machine was estimated to be about N 80,000 or $615 which is considered affordable. The testing and performance evaluation of the machine was carried out. The machine was able to sort municipal wastes including nylon, ferrous and non ferrous metal, glass and paper. The performance efficiency of the machine was estimated to be 77.3%. The efficiency of the machine varied with fan speed and the highest functional efficiency was recorded at a speed of 1200 rpm. It was concluded that the machine is an efficient sorter of municipal wastes and recommended for sorting municipal waste to enhance recycling in developing countries.
F.R. Falayi , B.O. Adetuyi and A. Adesina , 2007. Development of Small Scale Municipal Waste Sorter . Journal of Engineering and Applied Sciences, 2: 1640-1645.