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Old 09-07-2020, 10:53 AM
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Originally Posted by Malsua View Post
So they pull the ferrous metals out after burning, then run it again over an eddy current separator to get the aluminum/copper. The guy in the tour video mentioned it's 10% of the original volume after burning. Then they pull out the metals. So it's less than 10% bottom ash that goes to the land fill. Like 5% .



Remember, we are talking about volume not weight so I believe 10% is the closest volume figure.

I can ask again although I believe my figure is what I have heard in the past.