INCINERATION OF HAZARDOUS WASTE
Toksika operates the only hazardous waste incinerator in Lithuania, permitted to incinerate up to 11,826 tonnes of hazardous waste per year.
In the incinerator, waste is destroyed by burning it at a temperature above 1,100 degrees. Incineration produces electricity to power the entire waste management facility, and any surplus electricity is sold to the electricity grid.
TURNING WASTE INTO ENERGY
Waste is handled in several ways in the hazardous waste incinerator:
- solid waste is shredded using a special shredder and transferred to a rotary incinerator by overhead crane;
- liquid waste is poured into liquid waste tanks and then injected into the incinerator using special nozzles;
- medical waste subject to special requirements is fed into the incinerator by a specially equipped pneumatic arm;
- laboratory chemicals are specially packaged to avoid chemical reactions and are fed directly into the incinerator via a special line;
- there is a dedicated line for Freon removal.
Experienced incinerator operators, state-of-the-art technology and the incinerator’s temperature setting allow for the disposal of a wide variety of hazardous chemicals. The Toksika hazardous waste incinerator can handle all hazardous waste generated in Lithuania except explosive and radioactive waste.
The Toksika hazardous waste incinerator is equipped with a state-of-the-art flue gas cleaning system, which accounts for 2/3 of the incinerator. The incinerator’s emissions are continuously measured and reported directly to the Department of Environmental Protection of the Republic of Lithuania. Non-permanent emissions measurements are carried out at least twice a year by independent international experts. The company monitors emissions on a continuous basis and publishes the results every working day at www.toksika.lt.
All hazardous waste is safely incinerated and converted into electricity in the incinerator, and the waste from the incineration process (slag and fly ash) is safely disposed of in a hazardous waste landfill operated by Toksika.
