Recently we had the opportunity to chat with the Mornington Park Waste Transfer Station’s Managing Director Wesley Hazell. The Mornington Park Waste Transfer Station is a privately owned company, located in the Mornington suburb of the City of Clarence, which is part of greater Hobart in Tasmania. Mornington is predominantly a residential suburb, but it also houses the Mornington Industrial Estate. With a population of 2265 for the state suburb of Mornington, they have 10,000 vehicles visit the Mornington Park Waste Transfer Station per month.

The transfer station is run under contract with the Clarence City Council. They accept curb side waste, a range of waste from the public along with commercial waste including construction and demolition material. They also have onsite a Hydrowater Treatment facility which has had a recent upgrade to allow for the receipt, storage, treatment and disposal of up to 30,000 tonnes of material per year.  With a focus on ‘cleaning up’ the recycling process and practicing what they preach, the tidy organised site recycles much of its own product to enhance the waste disposal experience for customer sand minimise the amount of waste sent to Landfill.

The Mornington Park Waste Transfer Stations’ process for the construction and demolition material, begins with the pre-sorting. A material handler separates the larger timber, steel and plaster board materials, stockpiling them for further processing. Meanwhile the balance of this material which includes fines and often moisture, is fed with a Hidromek HMK210W excavator into an Anaconda DF410 scalping screen. This material is separated into three products by the Anaconda DF410 which has a magnet on the head drum for further metal recovery, finally producing a fines product and rubble. Additionally, it has a camera system that was added to keep an eye on the screen at all times.

The initial purchase of the Anaconda DF410 scalping screen began as a replacement to a very old screen. The old screen got the process started, so the team could put together a business case for the above processing of the C&D waste. This was successful and approval was given for the upgrade to the Anaconda DF410 scalping screen.

Wesley mentioned that the Anaconda DF410 is highly effective in handling the tasks required and was extremely well suited for this job. It has the ability to manage the high levels of moisture in the product without causing issues and also works well in confined spaces. The machine is well designed and constructed with easy access for maintenance. Additionally, he mentioned that it boasts high fuel efficiency and the operators find it very easy to use and reliable.

When asked how many tph they put through the plant Wesley explained that the focus at Mornington Park Waste Transfer Station is on the diversion of material from landfill, savings in labour and machine handling, rather than focusing on producing products for sale. The fines that are produced are currently used for the refurbishment and rehabilitation of the site providing areas with replanted native species and landscaping. The rubble is mainly used for haul roads, and they work in with a couple of concrete recyclers in the area to process the concrete. If you are fortunate enough to have this as your local transfer station you will see the great work they do, in providing a more appealing site rather than a traditional moonscape style transfer station!

Wesley has praised Onetrak and Anaconda for their exceptional support and service. He has never encountered any problems and finds them extremely reliable to work with.

Onetrak is the official dealer for Anaconda equipment in Australia. Visit www.onetrak.com.au or call 1300 727 520 to get in touch with Onetrak and the team.

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