Clinical Waste Services - Kamunting Incinerator Plant

KAMUNTING INCINERATION PLANT

FMS owns and operates a RM12 million clinical waste incineration plant in Taiping, Perak. The regional plant is intended to serve the Government hospitals and other private institutions in the northern region of Peninsular Malaysia.

The incinerator which is of a rotary kiln type, operates with a fully-automated control system. It has a capacity to incinerate 350kg/hour on a 24-hour basis, 6 days a week at a temperature of 1000 degrees Celsius. This high temperature ensures that the wastes are completely burned and that all active particles are reduced to inert ash.

Kamunting Incinerator Plant, Taiping, Perak

Currently the plant has a fleet of 7 custom-built trucks to transport the waste from hospitals to the plant. It is also equipped with a weighbridge, a 375 KVA emergency generator, three 400 gallons water tanks for daily use, an additional 1200 gallons water tank for fire fighting, automatic bin washing and loading facilities. A refrigerated storage room is available for extended storage.

As part of FMS's contribution towards clean environment, the incinerator is fitted with a gas cleaning system to ensure the emission levels are well within international standards and the Malaysian Clean Air Act (1974).