The first containerised garbage converter by Marine Assets Corporation (MAC) not only disposes of waste, but makes it ‘disappear’ altogether. An exclusive report by Health, Safety & Security Review Middle East
As the world’s population continues to expand and technology advances ever further, garbage production continues to increase along with associated problems such as stench, harmful bacteria and pollution, leading to disease and untold misery for many.
Now imagine that garbage as we know it became a thing of the past and that there was a system to convert it into a useful fuel, with an added byproduct – water.
Imagine also the implications this would have on mankind, wildlife and the environment.
Marine Assets Corporation (MAC), along with its partners, has developed a unique containerised system to do exactly this. Launching first in the Middle East, the Garbage Converter Container can tackle waste from onshore and offshore facilities and remote islands as well as municipal, retail and domestic waste.
To deal with larger volumes of waste offshore, the company has also developed the Garbage Converter Vessel, designed to deal specifically with garbage accumulating on remote oil rigs and remote offshore facilities.
The vessel collects rig garbage onboard and converts it into refuse derived fuel (RDF) whilst operating in the field, reducing the need for costly trips back and forth to shore. The vessel can, at the same time, be utilised as a supply and emergency vessel equipped with firefighting equipment, as well as deploying oil spill and recovery systems.
Andy Walker, sales director at MAC, said, “We looked at the current problems specifically offshore and quickly identified that firstly, there is problem with garbage; secondly, nobody appeared to be doing anything about it; and thirdly, the problem is getting bigger by the day.”
The DNV-specified containerised unit reduces the volume of the waste by up to 80 per cent whilst also reducing the weight by as much as 50 per cent by utilising its unique patented evaporation technology to remove the water content from the garbage.
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