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The Challenge

Film Recycling Plant

A film recycling facility needed to expand and modernise their water treatment system to support increased production capacity. The existing closed-loop system required upgrades to maintain water quality and reduce freshwater consumption.

How We Helped

Closed Loop Expansion

Upgraded and expanded the closed water loop system to handle doubled production capacity.

Advanced Filtration

Multi-stage filtration system including rotary drum screens and lamella clarifiers for fine particle removal.

Process Optimisation

Redesigned water circulation to minimise losses and maximise recovery rates.

Quality Monitoring

Automated water quality monitoring to ensure consistent treatment performance.

Project Outcomes

Water Recovery

95% water recovery rate in the closed-loop system.

Freshwater reduction

60% reduction in freshwater consumption.

Capacity Doubled

System now supports twice the original production capacity.

Efficiency Improvement

Significant benefits on water and discharge volumes.

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Technical Support

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Wastewater Treatment for Food Manufacturing

Food and beverage manufacturing generates high-strength wastewater containing organic matter, fats, oils, sugars, and suspended solids. Our treatment trains combine screening, dissolved air flotation for fat recovery, biological oxidation for dissolved organics, and tertiary polishing to meet discharge consent or enable water reuse. Each system is designed around your specific product mix and seasonal production variations.

Screening & Pre-Treatment

Removes large solids and protects downstream pumps and biological systems from damage.

Fat & Oil Recovery

DAF systems recover valuable fats for rendering while reducing organic loading to biological stages.

Biological Treatment

Activated sludge, MBBR, or SBR processes remove dissolved sugars and organic compounds.

Water Reuse

Tertiary filtration and UV enable safe recycling of process water for equipment washdown.

Design Parameters

COD Range1,000 – 10,000 mg/L (product dependent)
BOD Range500 – 5,000 mg/L
TSS Range200 – 3,000 mg/L
O&G Range50 – 800 mg/L
pH Range4.0 – 10.0 (cleaning cycle influence)
Temperature10 – 45°C (hot process water influence)
HRT Biological12 – 36 hours
Sludge Yield0.5 – 0.9 kg DS/kg COD removed

Compliance & Standards

Food Safety

HACCP-aligned design with food-grade materials and hygienic equipment selection.

Environmental Permits

Effluent engineered to meet trade effluent consent limits including BOD, TSS, and O&G.

By-Product Recovery

Recovered protein, fat, and fibre fractions can offset treatment costs.

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Industries We Serve

Our expertise spans multiple industries with sector-specific water treatment solutions.