Sorting and separating equipment

Queensland has some of the most progressive regulations in Australia for composting and contamination control. Any facility processing more than 200 tonnes of organic material annually is required to hold an Environmental Authority and to manage contaminants in accordance with the state’s Environmentally Relevant Activity (ERA 53) guidelines. These guidelines place emphasis on odour reduction, PFAS limits, and the removal of physical impurities such as plastics, metals, and stones. High-quality compost, compliant with the Australian Standard AS 4454-2012, depends on reliable systems that consistently reduce contamination at scale. Within this regulatory environment, a three-day demonstration of the Komptech Hurrikan S separator was carried out at a composting facility in Swanbank, Queensland. Read More