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Manila Bulletin devider Business devider Razon firm starts production of waste-derived biofuel

Razon firm starts production of waste-derived biofuel

Published Oct 20, 2023 06:52 am

At A Glance

  • Razon-led Prime Integrated Waste Solutions Inc. (PWS) has started producing refuse-derived fuel (RDF) from municipal solid wastes.<br>RDF conversion helps turn waste into a valuable resource, benefiting the environment and the community.<br>The company is targeting customers in the aviation and shipping industries for its fuel production.<br>PWS aims to reduce landfill waste to 20% or less through modern waste management and resource recovery solutions.<br>The Cebu facility is currently processing around 1,000 tons of municipal solid wastes per day.<br>Prime Infra plans to semi-automate the Cebu facility with high-tech equipment for waste segregation and storage.<br>The goal is to increase RDF production capacity from the Cebu facility to at least 100 tons per day.

Razon-led Prime Integrated Waste Solutions Inc. (PWS) has kicked off production of refuse-derived fuel (RDF) through the use of municipal solid wastes as its feedstock.

As explained by Prime Infra President and CEO Guillaume Lucci, “by harnessing the potential of RDF, we convert waste into a valuable resource, creating direct positive impact on the environment and the community.”

The company has not specified the off-taker or buyer of its fuel production, but it previously indicated that it has been eyeing customers in the aviation and shipping industries.

According to Lucci, their subsidiary PWS “was established with the strategic objective of significantly reducing landfilled waste to 20 percent or less through modern waste management and resource recovery solutions.”

The company indicated that it currently has operations in Cebu; and that covered the processing of roughly 1,000 tons of municipal solid wastes on a daily basis.

For that Cebu facility, in particular, it was announced by Prime Infra that the plant will soon be “semi-automated with investments in high-tech equipment for waste segregation and storage.”

Additionally, Prime Infra Waste Sector Lead Carla Angelica Peralta stated that “with new and state-of-the-art equipment coming in, our goal in terms of RDF supply from our Cebu facility is to increase capacity to at least 100 tons per day.”

The company further noted “the equipment will not only aid in an efficient sorting and recovery process but will also support Prime Infra’s objective of converting recovered resources into sustainable fuels such as pyrolysis oil, renewable natural gas, and green methanol.”

The narrative of one man’s trash being turned into treasure by PWS is not just about managing the country’s huge dilemma with municipal wastes, but it is also about the overall decarbonization target to help abate climate change risks.

Lucci thus emphasized that “RDF production in our waste facilities is anchored on Prime Infra’s sustainability agenda to deliver infrastructure that supports the decarbonization goals of our customers and other stakeholders.”

The company said “the waste that comes into the facility is segregated to recover recyclable waste, which is then classified further into RDF material and carefully sorted to assure the material’s quality is up to par with the standards set.”

In the entire chain of the production process, it was expounded that “these RDF materials are shredded to reduce the size of the material, and eventually fed into the facility’s baling machine to compact and wrap the shredded waste for safer transport and delivery.”

Peralta similarly conveyed that “the supply of RDF marks the initial phase in Prime Infra’s waste-to-value activities."

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