Landfill Consulting has carved a profitable niche for itself in the beneficiation of green waste into compost for the City of Cape Town.

James Kamau of Mfangano, dedicated distributors of the Rayco range of products, discusses how just one initial machine has been instrumental in turning the Landfill Consulting’s fate around.

According to Kamau, the biggest challenge facing contractors of green waste is to maximise profit and streamline operations while reducing costs. He says: “Landfill Consulting initially ran a 500 hp machine, which resulted in very high fuel costs and a stagnant output of approximately 80 m³/h.We knew that we could supply a 240 hp Rayco grinder that would half the fuel cost and still process the same amount of material.”

Since the first machine was commissioned in October last year, Mfangano has delivered a second, which means that Landfill Consultants has now doubled its capacity at the same running cost. Kamau continues: “Another aspect that we took into consideration is the very wet working conditions of not only the material but Cape Town itself. To offset this problem, we modified the grinding teeth. This is another key service that we can modify a machine to clients’ particular needs.

“The Rayco RH1754-240 boasts a powerful 240 hp Cummins 6.7-litre diesel engine, a longer discharge conveyor and other enhancements to maximise throughput while keeping operating costs at a minimum. The discharge conveyer is over 12-feet high, which facilitates loading onto open top trailers or chip piles while screens can be changed in minutes, allowing the operator to size product to exact specifications. Variable speed control on both in-feed and discharge conveyors can be tailored to virtually any grinding applications and the machine is competitively priced and ideal for South African conditions,” concludes Kamau.