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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 […]

Major Changes within the BIR Ambassadors Committee: Susie Burrage Appointed Chair, two New Ambassadors Confirmed

During the recent BIR World Recycling Convention 2022 in Dubai, the organisation’s Ambassadors Committee received new impetus with the appointment of Susie Burrage of Recycled Products Ltd (GBR) as its Chair by BIR President Tom Bird. Ms Burrage is the fourth generation of her family in the recycling business and stands at the helm of […]

FEAD and EERA Joint Response to the Possible Incorporation into the OECD Decision of Recent Amendments to Basel Convention

With the occasion of the last Basel Convention e-waste amendments and the ongoing discussion about their integration into the OECD Decision, FEAD and EERA consider it crucial to bring the need for clear and efficient shipment rules to the negotiation table. To enable the circular economy in a competitive and innovation driven way, with the […]

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 […]

AMP Robotics Raises $91 Million in Series C Financing

New investment to support modernization and scaling of waste infrastructure to improve the economics and efficiency of recycling. AMP Robotics Corp. (“AMP”), a pioneer in artificial intelligence (AI), robotics, and infrastructure for the waste and recycling industry, has raised $91 million in corporate equity in a Series C financing, led by Congruent Ventures and Wellington […]

Circular Resources SARL Acquires Germany’s Green Dot

The aim is to create an integrated mechanical and chemical recycling solution for plastic packaging waste. Luxembourgian Circular Resources Sàrl, a company established to provide a one-stop-shop for the recycling of plastic waste, has acquired Germany-based DSD – Duales System Holding GmbH & Co. KG and the group of companies with “Der Grüne Punkt” (or […]

One-stop Policy Shop with Solutions to End Plastic Pollution

In July, the University of Portsmouth announced a new resource to help tackle plastic pollution on land and in the ocean. As reported, the Global Plastics Policy Centre (GPPC) online platform is the latest development from the University of Portsmouth’s Revolution Plastics research initiative. “Free to all, it is a ‘one-stop shop’ of independent, evidence-based […]

USA: Aqua Metals to Supply Lithium Hydroxide to Dragonfly

Aqua Metals, Inc., an innovator in metals recycling with its AquaRefining technology, and Dragonfly Energy Corporation, a leading manufacturer of deep-cycle lithium-ion batteries, have announced they have entered into a non-binding letter of intent (LOI) for Aqua Metals to supply lithium hydroxide to Dragonfly. Under the LOI, Dragonfly would purchase commercial quantities of lithium hydroxide […]

Award for Innovative Use of Waste Rubber from Car Tires

Polish company ML Polyolefins was recognized – together with its partners – with an award for regranulate with a rubber filling. During the International Fair for Plastics and Rubber Processing PLASTPOL, which took place in May, the winners were presented. The award in the category “Plastics Processing Technologies” went to ML Polyolefins together with the […]