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Our Unique used clothing laundry/ processing plant

Utilising clothing destined for landfill , giving it a new lease of life 
and protecting the environment

Follow the process and see what each stage entails by hovering the cursor over each photograph
Botanies of Dirty clothes brought in
Botanies of Dirty clothes
Botanies of Dirty clothes
Dirty clothing thought to be beyond economic use, due to being dirty
Dirty clothing thought to be beyond economic use, due to being dirty
Dirty clothes sorted into wash loads
Dirty clothes stored in different categories
Loaded into measured bags for introduction to the batch washer
Loaded into auto measure bags for introduction to the batch washer
Loaded into hoppers for introduction to the batch washer
50 kg batch bag automatically drops dirty clothes into the wetting hopper where it is thoroughly wet before proceeding into the first chamber
the goods are processed through the 13 stage batch washer, including the hot water sterilization
The press squeezes the clothing getting out as much water as it can. The press is a membrane filled with water which stops the high pressure squeeze breaking buttons and zips etc
automatically transported to the bank of gas powered hot aire driers
The shuttle selects the next available drier
The shuttle selects the next available drier
The shuttle selects the next available drier and transports the load to it
the driers doors work on a compressed air system and are all connected to a control panel
The clothes are loaded into the drier on one of the pre programmed settings, for cottons , woolens, heavies ( jeans thick shirts and trousers etc)
Example of goods after washing
Example of goods after washing
Example of goods after washing
Example of goods after washing
Example of goods after washing
Example of goods after washing
Example of goods after washing
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