Waste Transfer Station (SMA) Elaiona

The Waste Transfer Station in Elaionas Athens will serve the Municipality of Athens and neighboring municipalities. It consists of 3 parallel lines for the transfer of mixed waste with a capacity of 70 tn/h, one line for the shredding and transfer of bulky waste with a capacity of 20 tn/h and one line for the shredding and transfer of green waste with a capacity of 5 tn/h. To minimize environmental impacts, the above operations are carried out in a closed building which is served by three de-dusting and de-odorization networks of total capacity 155,000 m³/h. The transfer of mixed waste is done in closed containers and each mixed waste transfer line has a container exchange system of 4 containers’ capacity.

The building infrastructure is complemented by the Maintenance Workshop with 4 maintenance positions and 1 washing position, an Administration Building, an Electrical Substation and an Entrance Guardhouse. The Project also has a fuel supply station, 2 weighing bridges for garbage trucks, 1 weighing bridge for trucks carrying containers, a radiation detection system, tanks for collecting rainwater and liquid waste. In addition to the necessary electromechanical infrastructure, the Project has an extensive automation-SCADA system that will control its operations and waste transport vehicles.

The implementation of the project will contribute decisively to the reduction of operating costs, accelerate collection rates from the center and neighborhoods of Athens, improve the efficiency of the garbage truck fleet, reduce traffic load on roads and limit environmental impact.