Upgrade Component for VacuFil Recycling System

German-based BB Engineering GmbH has expanded its melt filter portfolio to include a patented large-area vacuum filter designed especially for processing polyester waste. The so-called Visco+ filter is already known as the key component of the BB Engineering VacuFil recycling system. Now, it is also available as a separate and easily-integratable upgrade component for existing […]

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Plastic Sorting: Distinguishing between HDPE and LDPE

By launching two applications for its mobile NIR spectroscopy solution, trinamiX (a subsidiary of BASF SE) is improving on-the-spot sorting of the sought-after plastic. Due to rising prices for polyethylene (PE), the production of single-grade PE recyclates has become increasingly attractive: This material is the most widely produced plastic in the world and the most […]

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Presona: All About Compacting Different Materials

Sweden-based company Presona AB designs and manufactures balers with pre-pressing technology for efficient baling of the different materials – from paper and plastic to household and industrial waste. The product range also includes pneumatic waste extraction systems for the graphics industry and paper and packaging manufacturers. However, also Presona has been affected by the restrictions […]

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Philippines’ Waste and the Ban of Incineration

September 01, 2020, Win Gatchalian, Senator of the Republic, held a privilege speech at the Senate of the Philippines. In his words, “the Philippines is facing a garbage crisis” that requires immediate concerted action from the government and civil society. “And we need to act now before it is too late.” Will the country overcome […]

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Steinert Waste Recycling: Live

On 30 June 2021, join the “STEINERT Waste Recycling: LIVE” and discover more about the company’s solutions and reference projects – live from the new waste sorting line at the STEINERT test centre. Taking example and several references from customers within the commercial waste and post-consumer package sectors, STEINERT will present the opportunities and challenges […]

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HaloSep: Demonstration Plant for Fly Ash Recycling

In November last year, the HaloSep facility at Danish waste management company Vestforbrænding was inaugurated in a digital event, which represented the start of the operational test period. The facility, a joint project of Stena Metall and Vestforbrænding, is “the world’s first full-scale HaloSep plant”, the information said. It would convert fly ash from incineration […]

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New Sorting Plant in Mexico

Operadora de Ferrocarril y Manejo de Rellenos (OFMRS) has joined forces with German manufacturer Stadler Anlagenbau to develop a plant in the city of Cuautla (Morelos, Mexico) capable of managing comprehensive waste treatment for 16 municipalities in Morelos and a small part of Mexico City. Mexico is one of the world’s ten largest producers of […]

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Forrec and the Treatment of End-of-Life Tires

Forrec produces single machines and complete plants for the treatment of any type of municipal and industrial solid waste, and for almost 15 years has been present on the market with reliable and effective solutions. Forrec‘s complete system allows obtaining a rubber granule with a size between 0.8 and 4 mm. With this recycled rubber […]

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Let your Baler Communicate

Orwak, a Swedish provider of solutions for sorting and recycling waste materials, suggests that balers should be able to communicate. That would simplify the collection of bales at customer sites in the recycling business. According to the company, which belongs to the Sulo group since January 2020, machine-to-machine (M2M) communication is part of everyday life. […]

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UNTHA and Metran: A New Lease of Life for Bobby Cars

Children love them, mostly the boys from the age of around two: What is meant are toy cars, called Bobby Cars. With UNTHA shredding technology, Metran gets the best out of rigid plastics compounds. The good news: Just because a Bobby Car is broken does not mean that it has reached the end of its […]

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