Mechanical Biological Treatment Unit for Mixed Municipal Waste, Larnaca, Cyprus

Mechanical Biological Treatment Unit for Mixed Municipal Waste, Larnaca, Cyprus

The Integrated Solid Waste Management Facility of Larnaca and Fammagusta in Cyprus was the first modern solid waste management Project in Cyprus. It was designed and constructed to meet the relevant regulations and guidance of EU. At the beginning, the facility covered the waste production of the Larnaca and Fammagusta districts while from 2018 and on receives the waste of the Nicosia District as well thus covering half of the waste production of the Republic of Cyprus.

The facility commenced operation in April 2010 with the reception of Municipal Solid Waste, Municipal Bulky Waste as well as Green Waste. Helector SA exclusively designed the facility while the Joint Venture Ellaktor-Helector-Cybarco constructed and operates the Project.

The treatment facility consists of the departments of Reception, Mechanical Separation, Fast Aerobic Composting/Curing/Refinery with the target to recover recyclable material (mixed paper, cardboard, film PE, PET bottles, HDPE/PP-Fe-Al packaging) with the extensive use of automatic units with optical sorting and the aerobic biodegradation of the organic fraction in closed, fully controlled, bioreactors. The facility consists of all the necessary dedusting and deodorizing units as well as a wastewater treatment plant including reverse osmosis for the minimization of the environmental impacts from its operation. The facility includes a Residue Sanitary Landfill for the residues that closes the loop of the waste management.