New PET Bottle-to-Bottle Recycling Plant in the Republic of Türkiye

Istanbul-based construction corporation Doğa has set up a PET recycling facility in Kırklareli and recently commissioned two Starlinger recoSTAR PET 165 HC iV+ PET recycling lines from Austria-based engineering firm Starlinger. Operating under the name Doğapet, the recycling site is located in Kırklareli, in the Marmara province near the Bulgarian border. It features sustainable construction […]

Bakcycle Sorts Flexible Packaging Using Tomra Technologies

The Türkiye-based firm Bakcycle Recycling is convinced that it is setting a new standard in the Turkish recycling industry. As reported by Tomra, the company’s facility in Izmir, equipped with Tomra’s sensor-based sorting machines, achieves high accuracy and purity in sorting mixed flexible packaging waste, addressing a critical need in the recycling industry. Flexible packaging, […]

Pekutherm Intends to Double Recycling Volume

German plastics recycling company Pekutherm Kunststoffe GmbH plans to double its recycling volume and wants to expand in Europe. According to the specialist in recycling thermoplastics such as acrylic glass (polymethylmethacrylate, PMMA) and polycarbonate (PC), Heiko Pfister, Managing Partner of Pekutherm, has identified Italy, Spain, France, and the Baltic States as key target markets for […]

Reconomy Acquired its first US Company

In August this year, UK-based circular economy company Reconomy announced the acquisition of Lincoln Waste Solutions LLC, a leading US-based waste and recycling management and consulting firm. According to Reconomy, Lincoln provides a comprehensive, full-service management approach to handle all types of waste and recycling. “Its services include recycling, waste consulting, hauler management and back-office […]

Lindner Expands to India

Austrian engineering firm Lindner has continued its expansion with the foundation of Lindner Recyclingtech Bharat (India) LLP with its headquarters in Delhi. Together with Chirag Verma, Co-owner of Lindner Bharat, and Ganesh Karankal, Sales Director of plastics recycling, the aim is to develop sustainable recycling solutions for the waste and plastics industry. “India, with its […]

Neste Extends Chemical Recycling Logistics Infrastructure

Neste is expanding its logistics infrastructure for liquefied recycled raw materials at its refinery in Porvoo (Finland), including materials such as liquefied waste plastic and liquefied rubber tires. According to the company, this lays the foundation for handling larger amounts of liquefied raw materials to support its strategic aims to advance chemical recycling and transform […]

Major Aquafin Project: 5 HUBER Belt Dryers BT for the Thermal Treatment of more than 120,000 tons of Sewage Sludge per Year

HUBER SE will supply a total of five HUBER Belt Dryer BT units to the Belgian company Aquafin for the two sites in Roeselare and Beringen. The plants for drying and thermal utilisation of sewage sludge will treat a minimum capacity of 32,500 tons of dry substance or 120,446 tons of original substance with a […]

Successful Trial with PCR Resin

In July, USA-based company PureCycle Technologies, Inc. reported a successful trial run with MiniFIBERS and Beverly Knits, resulting in the production of several high-quality product samples. Resin produced from post-consumer recycled (PCR) waste was used by the manufacturer of specialty fiber pro­ducts MiniFIBERS to create fiber packages. Then, these packages were sent to Beverly Knits, […]

New Partnership in African Metals Recycling

The on the African continent active company Romco Group (headquartered in the UK) and Luxembourgian company Elemental Group form a partnership in the metal recycling industry on the continent. According to the joint press release, the alliance will accelerate and diversify Romco’s existing growth plans and reinforce its position as a key player in the […]

Fornnax Announces a Major Launch with SR Max Series: SR-MAX2500 Primary Shredder

Fornnax, a renowned shredding and recycling equipment provider with years of experience in designing and developing SR-Series dual shaft shredders, has unveiled its advanced level SR-MAX2500 shredder specially designed for Municipal Solid Waste category. The launch was held IFAT India 2024, a most prestigious event in the waste management industry, on October 16th, 2024, at […]