Plastics Waste Processor (PWP)

Overview

SAIC provides the U.S. Navy's Plastics Waste Processor (PWP), which compresses shipboard generated plastic waste into a dense, sanitary disk 20 inches in diameter suitable for long-term storage.

Applications

The Plastics Waste Processor is designed to handle incidental materials that may be combined with, or contain, plastic components that cannot be processed in the normal solid waste stream.

Features

The Plastics Waste Processor (PWP) system consists of two primary components, the Compress Melt Unit (CMU) and the Plastics Shredder. Other components are the Closed Loop Cooling Unit (CLCU) or Auxiliary Unit to cool the CMU and a Heat Sealer, which seals odor barrier bags used to store the plastic disks on board ship.