Global sensor-based sorting technology provider, TOMRA Recycling Sorting, introduces a new machine featuring dynamic laser-induced breakdown spectroscopy (LIBS). Designed for high throughput sorting of aluminum alloys, AUTOSORT™ PULSE redefines industry standards. Leveraging decades of experience in the metal recycling industry, the company celebrates the introduction of AUTOSORT™ PULSE to the market. Equipped with dynamic LIBS […]
According to this latest study by Fact.MR, a provider of market research and competitive intelligence, the global pipe crusher market is expected to reach a value of 1.34 billion US-Dollar by 2033, demonstrating a compound annual growth rate of 5.1 percent over the next ten years. In 2023, the market is valued at 817.64 million […]
In Vara, on the Västgötaslätten plain, the new and highly modern Heljeved Recycling Center has opened, receiving waste from private households in the municipality. The facility, operated by Avfall & Återvinning Skaraborg, covers an area of 30,000 m², the equivalent of four football fields. As a result, a traffic-safe, sustainable and flexible recycling center has […]
The international Shredder industry is growing. According to the latest “World Shredder List” presented at the recent World Recycling Convention & Exhibition of the BIR (Bureau of International Recycling), the number has grown to 1,181. 334 Shredders of 1000 HP or more are located in the USA and 257 in the EU Member States and […]
According to Watercycle Technologies Ltd, a UK tech company focused on mineral extraction and water treatment systems, it has, for the first time, successfully produced lithium carbonate from naturally occurring geothermal brines in the North East of England. “This represents a major step forward in the UK’s ambitions to produce a domestic supply of lithium […]
Following a successful proof-of-concept to recycle spent lithium-ion batteries using reagent extracted from fruit peel waste, Nanyang Technological University, Singapore (NTU Singapore) is collaborating with Singaporean company Se-cure Waste Management Pte Ltd (SWM) to scale up the technology in a pilot plant. According to the university, the pilot battery recycling plant has the capacity to […]
Coca-Cola India recently launched its new 100 % rPET bottle for water – a significant milestone as it is the first time that a packaging made of 100 % recycled plastic is used for food or beverages in India. The food-grade rPET for the new bottles is produced by Srichakra Polyplast (India) Pvt Ltd on […]
As the elixir of life par excellence, the importance of water in our daily lives is undeniable. Therefore, clean water for everyone is one of the United Nations’ 17 sustainability goals. However, to achieve this goal state-of-the-art technology is indispensable. Thus, it is hardly surprising that the mechanical and plant engineering sector reports that innovative […]
After the collapse of the countrywide recycling scheme for soft plastic waste from any source suspended in November 2022, a task force is working on a solution. The Soft Plastics Taskforce, made up of major Australian supermarket retailers Aldi, Coles and Woolworths, has released a roadmap to restart, outlining the steps needed to launch a […]
International technology group Andritz has delivered, installed, and commissioned a mechanical textile recycling line and an airlay line at Novafiber’s nonwovens production mill in Palín, Guatemala. Since December last year, both lines have been successfully operating at one of the leading companies in Guatemala for producing nonwovens from post-industrial textile waste for both the local […]