GLASS BREAKER
The Ecostar screening technology specifically designed to process glass and glass-rich waste streams in municipal solid waste (MSW) collection plants and in single-material recycling applications.
Crushing and separation in one solution
Thanks to a dedicated design and reinforced thickness, the Glass Breaker is able to crush even whole bottles and to select and separate glass fragments from other waste streams such as plastics and PET, paper and cardboard, or cans, ensuring an optimal process and high separation efficiency. To meet specific separation requirements, Ecostar technology offers screening options ranging from 30 to 150 mm.
Available in two configurations
When installed only in the first screening section, the Glass Breaker operates as a high-impact crusher. The dynamic movement of the Hardox discs breaks bottles and other types of glass into smaller pieces, separating them into the desired undersize fraction, which falls beneath the screen. The jolting motion generated by the disc configuration allows lightweight materials, such as PET and packaging, to move forward to the second screening section, where the DDS system (Dynamic Disc Screening) provides further separation of mixed materials.
To process high-glass-content streams or mixed materials such as multi-material waste, the Glass Breaker can cover the entire screening deck. During operation, glass is crushed and the undersize fraction drops through the spaces between the discs beneath the screening surface, while the oversize fraction advances along the full separation deck.
Benefits of the Glass Breaker technology
Both Hexact and Hextra are fully compatible with the Ecostar Glass Breaker and can be seamlessly integrated with additional technologies such as air separators and shredders, maximizing material processing and recovery.
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