Waste Conveyor Belt Solutions

Rubber Conveyor Belt Recycling and Repurposing Services

MoorMarine, with our partners, have over 30 years combined experience with conveyor belt solutions. Our team have serviced major mining operations throughout Australia, overseeing the audit, transport and process requirements onshore and offshore.

Our aim is to refurbish or recycle fabric and steel cord conveyor belts that are no longer fit for purpose. This solution promotes sustainability and new economic opportunities, whilst reducing waste and carbon emissions.

Rubber Conveyor Belt Refurbishing and Recycling Services

  • Preliminary stage involves onsite auditing of the conveyor belts to evaluate the rubber component and estimate the weight of each roll / reel.

  • Facilitate site clearance by transporting the belts to onshore processing facilities in Kwinana (Western Australia) or Stapylton (Queensland).

  • Potential for mobile plant site solution depending on the logistical requirements.

  • Conduct pre-shipment processing for ease of exportation to the nominated port and assign product numbers / QR codes to all rolls for traceability.

  • Conduct refurbishing or recycling process offshore depending on the grade (A, B, C or D), thereby initiating a continuous recovery program.

our services

process map

mobile processing solution

The logistical requirements associated with transporting conveyor belt rolls and reels may require a mobile solution, in which our processing equipment is setup within proximity of the mine site or terminal (as per below diagram). This is dependent on the location and volume of conveyor belts being cleared from site, thereby enabling more cost-effective transport methods.

The rerolled conveyor belts would be tagged onsite with QR codes for traceability, transported to our processing facility onshore, consolidated to shipping containers and then loaded for exportation.

refurbishing and recycling

Our offshore facility will complete a detailed evaluation of the unrolled conveyor belt to determine if it qualifies for the refurbishing process.  Factors considered include belt width, length, rubber thickness (above and below steel cord), surface damage and the diameter of the steel cord.

Alternatively, the steel reinforcement cords are extracted and recycled, with the remaining rubber peeled and cut into sections.  A shredding machine is utilised to repurpose the rubber scraps generated from the peeling/cutting process.

Grading breakdown for steel cord conveyors belts:

  • A Grade – Refurbished

  • B Grade – Refurbished (High Quality) or Recycled

  • C Grade – Recycled or Crumbed (Low Quality)

  • D Grade – Crumbed

Recycled rubber products include:

General Applications Grade B (Low Quality) and C

  • Conveyor belt rollers

  • Floor mats (fitness sector)

  • Soft bricks (playgrounds)

  • Sand-blasting / shot blasting curtains

  • Rubber Ute trays

  • Shoe soles

  • Rubber wire, sleepers and baffles

  • Rubber lined pipes (mining industry)

  • Lining for stables, stock yards, floats and feeding troughs (agriculture industry)

Crumbed Applications Grade C (Low Quality) and D

  • Road constructions (rubberised binder)

  • Retaining walls (high permeability)

  • Geopolymer mortar

  • Permeable pavement

  • Blast and ballistic concrete

  • Construction bricks

fully traceAble solution

MoorMarine provides a fully traceable process via our ERP software platform. Once assessed onsite, the belts are tagged with QR codes and logged into our software system to allow for tracking from the collection point to the offshore processing facility.

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