A leading NZ food processing company has become an early adopter of a sludge dewatering technology engineered to cost-efficiently reduce the environmental footprint of food and wastewater treatment throughout Australasia.
The international fruit processing facility in Hawkes Bay processes tens of thousands of tons of fruit for local and export markets, using a compact and cost-efficient KDS multidisc roller system from CST Wastewater Solutions as part of their process.
The low-energy KDS technology from Australian company CST Wastewater Solutions dewaters wet, sloppy screened waste from the processing of fruit such as apples and pears, reducing waste volumes by up to 90%.
It transforms the waste to a much drier product that is less messy, easier and hygienic to handle, and cleaner to transport for recycling to stockfeed.
In addition to saving fossil fuel and other transport and disposal expenses—which can amount to hundreds of dollars a ton—the drier waste helps protect water tables and conforms with the strong environmental and pure food credentials of the processor.
KDS technology with its multi-roller system eliminates sticky processing spillages by producing a drier, waste that is more easily transported and recycled.
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