APPARATUS AND METHOD FOR PROCESSING WASTE MATERIAL

摘要

The invention is a processing apparatus for processing waste material (15) comprising thermoplastic material, particularly for processing crushed waste material, the processing apparatus comprising a drying apparatus - (12) adapted for drying the waste material (15) by means of an air flow, a melting apparatus (16) adapted for melting the waste material (15) being subjected to drying by the drying apparatus (12), a sterilizing apparatus (18) adapted for applying sterilizing heat treatment of the waste material subjected to melting by the melting apparatus (16), a heat recovery channel (24) extending between the drying apparatus (12) and the melting apparatus (16), and a draining channel (26) adapted for draining of fluid generated in the drying apparatus (12) during drying, connected to the drying apparatus (12) and to a flue (28) of the melting apparatus (16). The invention is, furthermore, a processing method.