FI12911Y1 - Recycling arrangement - Google Patents

Abstract

A recycling arrangement comprising a collection container (1) with a collection space (2) for collecting material to be recycled, i.e. recycling material (3), in which collection space (2) is to fit a collection bag (8) where the recycling material (3) is to be collected, characterized in that the collection bag (8) consists of a material belonging to the same recycling group as the recycling material or of the same material as the recycling material (3 ) collected in the collection vessel (1). In addition, the protection requirements 2-5.

Description

RECYCLING ARRANGEMENTS

FIELD OF THE INVENTION The invention relates to a recycling arrangement as defined in the preamble of claim 1, hereinafter also referred to in this application as a solution according to the invention. The arrangement according to the invention is particularly well suited for recycling plastic, but also for recycling other materials, such as cardboard, cardboard and paper.

BACKGROUND OF THE INVENTION AND PROBLEMS OF THE PRIOR ART As is well known, various materials and wastes are now recycled, for example, by collecting and sorting materials belonging to the same recycling group and delivering them for further processing. For the collection of recyclable materials, there are collection bins located in public places, such as in the yards of shops, as well as in the vicinity of industrial plants, hospitals or other production sites. One problem with the known solutions is that the material collected in the collection container is not very

O N 30 tightly, which is why the volume of the collection vessel cannot be efficiently utilized 0 <Q. Collection containers will therefore have to be emptied more frequently than would be necessary if the material

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D collector trucks and possibly other machines for emptying collection containers and transporting recycled material, which incurs quite a lot of costs. As is well known, recycled materials also have to be stored in interim storage facilities, which is expensive and cumbersome. As is well known, different materials are also mixed into a single mass and local sorting cannot be properly controlled, as collectors cannot store different materials purely on their own properties, as this is expensive and cumbersome.

In prior art solutions, recycled materials are collected separately and temporarily stored outdoors or in storage, whereby the materials are easily mixed and agitated when loaded and loaded in large batches using machines. This often results in the material becoming unsuitable. Many times contaminated recycled material has to be washed in order to be reused, but this naturally incurs additional costs.

OBJECT OF THE INVENTION The object of the present invention is to eliminate the above-mentioned drawbacks and to provide an efficient, inexpensive and easy-to-maintain recycling arrangement in which recycled material N is collected from a recyclable belonging to the same recycling group? Inside 30 bags or the like. The recycling arrangement according to the invention is characterized by what is stated in claim 1. Other embodiments of the invention are characterized by what is stated in the other claims.

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BRIEF DESCRIPTION OF THE INVENTION The solution according to the invention relates to a recycling arrangement comprising a collection container provided with a collection space for collecting recyclable material, i.e. recycled material, in which a collection bag in which recycled material is arranged to be collected is arranged. The collection bag is a material belonging to the same recycling group or the same material as the recycled material that is collected in the collection container.

ADVANTAGES OF THE INVENTION An advantage of the solution according to the invention over the known solutions is, among other things, that recycled material can be collected in the collection container more tightly, thanks to which more material can also be packed in the collection container. In the tests, the collection material has been made to fit in the collection container 30-40% more by means of the solution according to the invention.

A further advantage is that according to the invention the recycled material is collected in a bag of the same material or at least of the same recycling group, N which can be recycled with other material, N 30 thus facilitating sorting, emptying and transport and S for example, from various interim storage and - the recycled material remains clean. j 2 Other benefits:

S N 35 - May be placed close to production

N> - neat appearance - Can be solved by material recycling

- Cleaner material to be collected is more desirable for reuse than material potentially soiled in traditional solutions - Affordability - Smaller carbon footprint - Reduction of transport and packaging costs - Cost-effective overall package - Product is suitable for large and small companies in terms of size and price - Can be invested in small tons and for multiple users - Can be placed outside, in storage, production, etc. - Can hold more material in the same volume with a press when packing by hand - The same press can be used in several collection containers to compress materials into a compact package - Collect material in a bag of the same material for end use - Storage costs are significantly reduced when the material is compressed into a compact package = N 25 2 LIST OF FIGURES The invention will now be described in more detail by means of a single application example with reference to the following simplified

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Fig. 1 is a schematic and simplified and side view and sectional view of a single recycling container using the solution according to the invention, Fig. 2 is a schematic and simplified and side view of the recycling container of Fig. 1 with the lid open and Fig. 3 is a schematic and simplified and top view a recycling vessel according to Figure 1 without a lid.

DETAILED DESCRIPTION OF THE EXAMPLES OF THE FIGURES Figures 1 and 2 show schematically and in simplicity, as well as a side view and Figure 3 a top view of a single recycling vessel using the solution according to the invention. The arrangement comprises a recycling vessel, i.e. a collection vessel 1, which has a collection space 2 for collecting recycled material 3. One preferred structural solution is one in which the casing or body 4 of the collecting container 1 is an elongate, cylindrical structure with, for example, a plate-like base structure at the lower end and a lid 5 at the upper end. The lid 5 further has a filling opening 6 closed by its own smaller lid 7. the collecting space 2 of the collecting container 1 is substantially circular in cross section. N 30 The body 4 can also be of a non-cylindrical type, for example its cross-section can be elliptical or in the form of some other suitable cross-sectional profile. Here = in the application example, the lower part of the collecting container 1 is below ground level 2. 3 35 S The volume of the collection space 2 of the collecting container 1 is, for example, approx.> 800 liters. A collection bag 8 is arranged in the collection container 1, which according to the invention is made of the same material or the same recyclable material.

material of the collection group than the recycled material 3 collected in this collection container 3. The material of the collection bag 8 is, for example, thermoplastic, LDPE, etc., if plastic is collected.

If cardboard or paper is collected in the collection container 1, the material of the collection bag 8 is paper such as strong cardboard or strong paper.

Fig. 2 shows the collection container according to Fig. 1, in a situation where the recycled material 3 is being compacted.

The collection bag 8 has holes for removing air from the collection bag.

The arrangement further comprises a sealing member 9, by means of which the recycled material 3 in the collecting space 2 of the collecting container 1 is arranged to be compacted by pressing or pressing the recycled material 3 inside the collecting container 1 downwards into a smaller space while removing air from the recycled material.

The sealing member 9 comprises a sealing plate 10 arranged to be arranged on top of the recycled material 3 in the collecting container 1 from above, and the recycled material 3 is arranged to be sealed by pressing the sealing plate 10 downwards.

The sealing plate 10 is fixed to a vertical arm 11 provided with a plurality of fixing holes 12 spaced N vertically apart.

The vertical arm 11 N is attached to the horizontal arm 13 from one of the mounting holes 12? 30 by a fastening member 14, which is, for example, a bolt, a pin or> some other suitable fastening member.

The horizontal arm E 13 also has at least one joint 15, and when the horizontal arm 13 is twisted, the vertical arm 11 moves the sealing plate 10 up or down in the vertical = direction.

Thus, by twisting the N 35 recycled material 3 from the horizontal arm 13, the collecting container 1 can be sealed in the collection space 2.

Figure 3 shows a top view of the solution according to the invention. The collecting bag 8 is fastened at the top to the upper edge of the collecting container 1 so that the edges of the collecting bag 8 come over the edges of the collecting container 1 and over the edges of the collecting bag 8. . The sealing plate 10 has holes 10a through which air can pass in and out of the recycled material 3 when it is sealed, i.e. packed. The diameter of the sealing plate 10 is also smaller than the cross-sectional diameter of the collecting space 2, which also allows air to escape from the edges 2a of the collecting space upwards. In addition, at the lower surface of the sealing plate 10, in the middle of the plate, a blunt-like, pin-like protrusion 16 is attached, which is arranged to mix, distribute and push the recycled material 3 so that air escapes from the recycled material 3 better and seals better. There could be more than one similar protrusion 16 at the bottom of the sealing plate 10. In addition, the sealing plate 10 could also have, for example, spike-like members which would break the recycled material, allowing air to pass better out of it. When the sealing plate 10 is first pressed down, air escapes from the recycled material 3 from, among other things, the edges 2a of the collecting space, the holes of the sealing plate 10 and any N30 holes in the collecting bag, and when the sealing plate 10 is lifted up, air also exits the center of the recycled material 3. When the sealing plate 10 is then pressed down again, the recycled material 3 is made even tighter than the first time. 3 35 R The collection bag 8 is made of the same material or material belonging to the same recycling group as the recycled material to be collected.

3. The collection bag 8 is, for example, a clear plastic bag made of, for example, thermoplastic, LDPE, etc. If cardboard or paper is collected, the collection bag 8 is paper. In the packaging plant, i.e. in the collection container 1, the products can be pressed by a sealing member 9, such as a manually operated hand press, which must be detachable from the press and transferred to other collection containers. This saves on the costly purchase of several presses, as several containers and different materials can be sealed in one place with one press.

The collecting container 1 is arranged to be emptied, for example, so that the collecting bag 8 is closed, for example by tying or with a suitable closing member, and the collecting bag 8 is attached from the top to the lifting device and lifted upwards out of the collecting container 1. The lid 5 of the collecting container 1 is hinged to open completely, whereby the collecting container 1 can be filled and sealed from a large opening and the collecting bag 8 can be lifted out of the collecting container by lifting slings on a pallet or picking truck platform. When the collection bag 8 is full and sealed, it is lifted by a forklift, crane, loader or suitable crane onto a pallet into a warehouse or lowered onto the platform of a pick-up truck neatly to await transport to the end user. The collecting material 3 also remains clean and transport and storage costs are saved, thus obtaining a small carbon footprint on the recyclable material.

It will be apparent to those skilled in the art that the various embodiments of the invention are not limited to the S examples set forth above, but may vary within the scope of the protection requirements set forth below. Thus, for example, the collection bag N may be of a material other than that described above.

It will also be apparent to one skilled in the art that the sealing member may be of a different type from that described above. For example, it can be powered other than manually, such as from a hydraulic or pneumatic power source.

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PROTECTION REQUIREMENTS A recycling arrangement comprising a collection container (1) provided with a collection space (2) for collecting recyclable material, i.e. recycled material (3), in which a collection bag (8) in which the recycled material (3) is arranged to be collected is arranged to be arranged. that the collection bag (8) is of a material belonging to the same recycling group or the same material as the recycled material (3) which is collected in the collection container (1). Recirculation arrangement according to claim 1, characterized in that the collection bag (8) has one or more holes for removing air from the collection bag (8). Recycling system according to claim 1 or 2, characterized in that the arrangement comprises a sealing member (9) by means of which the recycled material (3) in the collecting container (1) is arranged to be sealed by pushing the recycled material (3) into a smaller space - ensuring air from the recycled material (3). Recycling arrangement according to protection claim 1, 2 or 3, characterized in that the collection space (2) of the collecting container (1) has a substantially circular cross section N. N 30 S Recycling arrangement according to one of the preceding claims, characterized in that the sealing member (9) comprises a sealing plate (10) arranged to be arranged on the recycled material (3) in the collecting container (1) from above 35. and the recycled material (3) is arranged to be sealed by pushing the sealing plate (10) downwards.