Division BAT 52 In order to minimise the amount of solid waste to be disposed of, BAT is to prevent waste generation and to carry out recycling operations by the use of a combination of the techniques given below (see general BAT 20).
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| Technique | Description | Applicability | |
|---|---|---|---|
| a | Fibre and filler recovery and treatment of white water | See Section 1.7.2.1 | Generally applicable |
| b | Broke recirculation system | Broke from different locations/phases of paper making process is collected, re-pulped and returned to the fibre feedstock | Generally applicable |
| c | Recovery of coating colours/recycling of pigments | See Section 1.7.2.1 | |
| d | Reuse of fibre sludge from primary waste water treatment | Sludge with a high fibre content from the primary treatment of waste water can be reutilised in a production process | Applicability may be limited by product quality requirements |