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Waste treatment & resource recovery for Peru
Equipment lines to sort municipal waste, compost organics, recycle plastics and tires, crush glass and rubble, make fuel from biomass and RDF, and recover fruit by-products — sourced directly from Chinese manufacturers, inspected before shipment, and installed and supported in Spanish.
Peruvian market context
Tens of thousands of tonnes a day, little of it recovered
Peru generates tens of thousands of tonnes of waste a day, more than half of it organic, and formal recovery remains low. That creates demand for sorting, composting, recycling and waste-to-energy equipment.
Marea AI connects companies in Peru and Latin America directly with Chinese machinery manufacturers: we select the right factory, inspect quality before shipment, and accompany installation and after-sales in Spanish. Below are six equipment lines, each with its main machines and what they do.
Peru in figures
- ≈ 22,500 t/dayMunicipal waste generated in Peru (2021)
- 56.7%Organic fraction of municipal waste
- > 9,200 t/dayWaste generated in Lima alone (INEI, 2024)
- ≈ 4%Formal recycling in Lima; about 70% reaches safe disposal
- > 249,000 tWaste recovered in 2024 (+35% vs. 2023)
Sources: SIGERSOL/MINAM via El Peruano (23/06/2023, 2021 data) · INEI via Caretas (23/06/2026, 2024 data) · MINAM via Canal N (24/09/2025, 2024 recovery). Figures are for reference and may vary by source and year.
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Organics, plastics, paper, metals, glass
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Compost, granulated fertilizer, biogas
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PET, PE and PP flake or pellets; rubber powder; pyrolysis
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Glass cullet, recycled aggregates
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RDF, fuel pellets, biochar
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Animal feed, fiber, pectin, treated process water
Line 01
MSW sorting
Separates mixed municipal waste into organics, plastics, paper, metals and glass to raise recovery rates and cut landfill volumes.
Main equipment
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Complete MSW sorting line
Bag opener, trommel, magnetic separation and manual picking cabin in one line
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Bag opener / primary shredder
Opens bags and reduces size before sorting
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Trommel screen
Separates the fine organic fraction from the coarse fraction by size
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Ballistic separator
Separates flat, rolling and fine fractions
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Magnetic separator
Recovers ferrous metals from the waste stream
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Eddy current separator
Recovers non-ferrous metals (aluminum, copper)
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Manual picking conveyor
Picking cabin with a chute for each material
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Baler
Compacts plastics, cardboard and metals into bales
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Compactor station
Compacts waste for efficient transport
Images are illustrative; specifications are confirmed in the quotation.
Line 02
Organic waste & composting
Organics are the largest fraction of Peruvian municipal waste. These lines turn them into compost, granulated fertilizer and biogas.
Main equipment
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Double-shaft shredder
Shreds bulky and organic waste
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Kitchen waste treatment unit
Treats waste from canteens and markets
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In-vessel fermenter
Controlled composting with less odor and less space
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Compost turner
Aerates and mixes compost windrows
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Organic fertilizer granulator
Forms fertilizer granules for sale and transport
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Rotary drum dryer
Dries fertilizer and organic by-products
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Organic fertilizer production line
Complete line: fermentation, crushing, granulation, drying and bagging
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Biogas digester plant
Anaerobic digestion to produce biogas and biol (liquid fertilizer)
Images are illustrative; specifications are confirmed in the quotation.
Line 03
Plastics & tires
Recovery of plastics (PET, PE, PP) as flake or pellets, and recycling of end-of-life tires.
Main equipment
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Plastic crusher
Reduces rigid plastics and film to flake
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PET bottle washing line
Crushes, washes and dries PET flake
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PE film washing line
Washes and dries agricultural and packaging film
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Plastic pelletizing machine
Turns washed flake into reusable pellets
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Tire shredder
Shreds whole tires into chips
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Rubber powder line
Produces rubber powder from tires
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Pyrolysis plant
Converts tires and plastics into oil, carbon black and steel
Images are illustrative; specifications are confirmed in the quotation.
Line 04
Glass & construction waste
Crushing and screening of glass and construction and demolition waste to produce recycled aggregates.
Main equipment
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Glass crusher
Crushes bottles and glass into cullet
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Jaw crusher
Primary crushing of rubble and rock
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Impact crusher
Secondary crushing and shaping of aggregates
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Mobile crushing plant
Processes rubble directly on site
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Vibrating screen
Grades material by particle size
Images are illustrative; specifications are confirmed in the quotation.
Line 05
Biomass, RDF & energy
Turns dry fractions and agricultural residues into solid fuel (pellets, RDF) and biochar.
Main equipment
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RDF production line
Prepares alternative fuel from the dry fraction
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Biomass pellet machine
Fuel pellets from agricultural and forestry residues
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Carbonization furnace
Produces biochar from biomass
Images are illustrative; specifications are confirmed in the quotation.
Line 06
Fruit by-products & wastewater
A companion to our fruit processing lines: recovers value from peel and pomace (animal feed, fiber, pectin) and treats process water.
Main equipment
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Fruit pomace dryer
Dries pomace and peel for animal feed or fiber
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Screw press (dewatering)
Reduces the moisture of citrus and other fruit pomace
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Peel dryer
Prepares peel for pectin or dietary fiber
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Dissolved air flotation (DAF)
Removes fats and solids from wastewater
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Membrane bioreactor (MBR)
Compact treatment of process wastewater
Images are illustrative; specifications are confirmed in the quotation.
Lines are sized by the volume and composition of your waste, in tonnes per day. Images are illustrative; specifications are confirmed in the quotation.
Request a quote
Tell us which waste and how many tonnes per day
Each project is sized by waste type and the volume to process. Tell us which waste you want to treat and how many tonnes per day, and we will send you the line configuration and the quotation.