(EP484332-A)      (1) Method comprises collecting the different residues, which may have been subjected to preliminary mechanical dewatering, in sealable transport containers at the different sites separately and transporting them to a central processing and utilisation plant; (2) drying the residues contg. volatile organic cpds. and/or water in a largely self-regulating, indirectly heated, continuous contact drier at 120-250 deg. C and slightly reduced pressure, with kneading and mixing, and pre-crushing; (3) depending on the compsn., the dried residue is either: (a) utilised as energy source in a fossil fuel combustion plant by milling, opt. with cooling, and mixing with fossil fuel, pref. coal dust, and opt. alkaline additives, pref. quicklime or limestone powder; or (b) if it has a high content of heavy metal(s), smelted to recover these; or (c) if it has a high content of halogenated cpds., passed to special waste treatment or dumped; or (d) if it has a high content of hardly combustible or incombustible but sinterable components, converted to sintered granulate or utilised in other ways, opt. with mixts. of different residues from stage 2 or 3; condensing the volatile organic cpds. and/or water sepd. in stage 2 and depending on the compns., either: (a) using as energy source in a fossil fuel combustion plant; or (b) sepg., purifying and utilising the substance obtd.; or (c) using for decomposition of other residues; and (5) collecting the exhaust air, contaminated with the vapour of volatile organic cpds. from stage 2 and 4 and, depending on the compsn., either: (a) purifying separately or with the exhuast air from the lacquering plant or factory; or (b) injecting into fossil fuel combustion plant.    USE/ADVANTAGE -   Utilises lacquer and plant slurry or the same or similar compsn., contg. little heavy metal; slurry contg. heavy metals, and clarified slurry and other organic slurry.    (JP4507060-W)      (1) Method comprises collecting the different residues, which may have been subjected to preliminary mechanical dewatering, in sealable transport containers at the different sites separately and transporting them to a central processing and utilisation plant; (2) drying the residues contg. volatile organic cpds. and/or water in a largely self-regulating, indirectly heated, continuous contact drier at 120-250 deg. C and slightly reduced pressure, with kneading and mixing, and pre-crushing; (3) depending on the compsn. the dried residue is either; a) utilised as energy source in a fossil fuel combustion plant by mulling, opt. with cooling, and mixing with fossil fuel, pref. coal dust, and opt. alkaline additives, pref. quicklime or limestone powder; or b) if it is has a high content of heavy metal(s), smelted to recover these; or c) if it has a high content of halogenated cpds., passed to special waste treatment or dumped; or d) it is has a high content of hardly combustible or incombustible but sinterable components, converted to sintered granulate or utilised in other ways, opt. with mixts. of different residues from stage 2 or 3; condensing the volatile organic cpds. and/or water speed. in stage 2 and, depending on the compsn. either; a) using as energy source in a fossil fuel combustion plant; or b) sepg., purifying and utilising the substance obtd.; or c) using decomposition of other residues; and 5) collecting the exhaust air, contaminated with the vapour of volatile organic cpds. from stage 2 and 4 and, depending on the compsn. either; a) purifying separately or with the exhaust air from the lacquering plant or factory; or b) injecting into fossil fuel combustion plant.    USE/ADVANTAGE -   Utilises laquer and plant slurry or the same or similar compsn., contg. little heavy metal; slurry contg. heavy metals, and clarified slurry and other organic slurry    (EP484332-B1)      A process for utilising residues and waste waters from paint shops and lacquer-processing plants, particularly lacquer and paint sludges as well as colourant wastes from the automobile industry, comprising the following processing steps: (i) the various, optionally mechanically pre-dehydrated residues are collected separately in sealable transport containers at the different locations in the plant where they are obtained, and are shipped to a central treatment and utilisation plant; (ii) the organic compounds being volatile under the process conditions selected and/or residues containing water are dried and pre-comminuted in a largely self-cleaning, indirectly heated, continuously operated contact drier at from 120 to 250 deg. C and under slight vacuum with kneading and mixing; (iii) the residues thus obtained and dried are, depending on composition - either (a) ground, optionally with cooling, and are utilised energetically as a mixture with fossil fuel, preferably coal dust, and optionally with alkaline loading materials, preferably quicklime and/or limestone powder in a combustion plant for fossil fuel connected subsequent to the treatment plant; or (b) with high content of one or several certain heavy metals, are subjected to smelting in order to recover the heavy metals; or (c) with high content of halogenated compounds are subjected to special waste treatment or disposal; or (d) with high content of less combustible or incombustible but sinterable components are processed to give sintered granulates, or are subjected to other material utilisation where optionally mixtures of different residues may be fed to stages (ii) or (iii); (iv) the volatile organic compounds removed in stage (ii) and/or water are condensed and, depending on composition, either are (a) energetically utilised in a downstream-connected combustion plant for fossil fuel; or (b) subjected to separation, purification and material utilisation; or (c) used for digestion of other residues; (v) the exhausted air from the residue charging zone of stage (ii) and from stage (iv), impured by volatile organic compounds, is collected and, depending on composition, either is (a) purified separately or together with outlet air of paint shops or lacquer-processing plants; or (b) blown into a combustion plant for fossil fuel.    (DE3924312-C2)      For the recovery of residue, paint, coloured sludge and other waste from paint shops and paint-consuming industry, the different types of waste are collected into separate containers after they have had an initial water extraction action, at the various waste collection points of the plant. The containers are taken to a central processing and recovery plant.    Also claimed is a processing plant with a heated supply container (B1), a dosing screw (X1) with a preceding stopper section, a continuous contact dryer (T1) with a mixing and kneading system, and a take-off screw for the solids (H1). It has a cooling screw (W2) and a crusher (Z1), a conveyor (H2) a series of intermediate storage containers (B3-B8) for the solids. There are take-off and dosing stations (X2-X7), a conveyor (H3) and mixing container (B9), an intermediate store (B10). A condenser for vapours (W1) is connected to the contact dryer, with a pump (P1) for the condensation and a condensation store (B2). At least the solid stores (B3-B10) are connected by ventilation channels and an exhaust air filter. The condenser for vapours (W1) and the residue delivery zone for the supply (B1) are connected by an integrated exhaust air cleaning with air burning. The condenser (W1) has a heating circuit for preheating the residue in the supply container (B1).    USE/ADVANTAGE -   The system is for the processing and recovery of material from the waste collected at paint shops and plants using paint, esp. the automobile industry. The operation gives an effective recovery of material with reduced waste disposal problems.