Entries by msv2016

A Shredder Not Only for RDF Preparation

Many companies use the VEZ 3200 pre-shredder for more than just RDF tasks, German manufacturer Vecoplan says. According to the company, since its market launch in 2018, the feedback from manufacturers of RDF (Refuse-derived fuels) for the VEZ 3200 (Vecoplan RDF shredder) has been outstanding. “With the VEZ 3200, plant operators can process materials such […]

Boosting Recycling of Plastic Films for a European Circular and Climate-neutral Economy

The EU-funded CIMPA project united experts from across the European recycling value chain to tackle the mounting challenge of managing the more than 2.6 million tonnes of multilayer plastic films that are incinerated or landfilled. Multilayer plastics consist of several layers of materials from plastics (PET, PE, PA) to aluminium and beyond. They are mostly […]

Breathing new Life into RDF and SRF

As the war in Europe continues, the pressing matter of identifying energy alternatives is soaring. A trend in the waste management market seems to indicate that the waste materials RDF (Refused Derived Fuel) and SRF (Solid Recovered Fuel) are making a comeback. RDF and SRF are terms used when referring to processed waste for use […]

ProDIGIT: Software to Optimize Waste Treatment

With its ProDIGIT operating software, the internationally active Sutco RecyclingTechnik GmbH is optimizing the market for sorting and processing plants in the recycling sector. As reported, the ProDIGIT software offers operators of sorting plants material flow-optimized waste treatment, significantly increasing the efficiency of their various plant components. “The software uses data from material detection and […]

Recycling Mixed Plastics: Method without Climate Impact

According to Swedish Chalmers University of Technology, its recycling method could decouple new plastic products from the supply of new fossil raw materials. As reported, researchers at Chalmers have demonstrated in a study how the carbon atoms in mixed waste can replace all fossil raw materials in the production of new plastic. “The recycling method […]

Industrial Wastewater Treatment with Industry 4.0

According to German provider H2O GmbH, VACUDEST vacuum distillation systems ensure the safe separation of substances in wastewater from the chemical/pharmaceutical industry. The internationally active company has further developed its VACUDEST vacuum distillation systems for treating wastewater from the chemical-pharmaceutical industry, and has presented the first wastewater treatment system with access to Industrie 4.0 at […]

How PICVISA Uses Hyperspectral Vision for Textile’s Recycling

2025 is the key year. By then, all countries of the European Union will have to manage 100 percent of their textile waste, more than 16 million tons per year, as established by the European directives on textile recycling and waste management adopted in 2018. Technology takes a leading role in the automated classification of […]

Bringing Recycling into the Fourth Industrial Revolution

Just because something is recyclable does not automatically mean it is recycled. However, AMP Robotics wants to change that. Their application of artificial intelligence (AI) can be used to identify and recover recyclables with rates of speed and precision previously unknown to the industry. GLOBAL RECYCLING Magazine wanted to learn more about the American company […]