Changing Tools at the Push of a Button

The Likufix quick-change system from Liebherr is now available for large, medium and small wheel loaders. The fully automatic system is an in-house development by Liebherr and well established in the company’s hydraulic excavators. The system has also proven itself in the medium-sized series of wheel loaders in recent years. “A solution that truly comes […]

More Sorting Options in Scrap and Aluminum Recycling

In situations, for example, where recovered, recycled aluminum is being used to produce new products, manufacturers need their secondary raw materials to display consistently high levels of purity. According to the German machine producer Steinert, this is possible by employing sophisticated sorting technology, for example, the new STEINERT XSS T EVO 5.0 machines (XSS T […]

Converting Pulper Waste into Fuel Brings Profit

Turkish company KMK Paper becomes self-sufficient by converting its pulper waste from paper production into a fuel that provides energy for its own operations. KMK Paper, a leading corrugated paper manufacturer in Turkey, recycles the shredded residual materials as Refuse Derived Fuel (RDF) to generate the energy required for paper and board production. In this […]

New Planetary Drive Series for Recycling Machines

Italian drive specialist Bonfiglioli has launched the new R3 planetary gearbox series, designed specifically for recycling machines such as shredders and others. According to the internationally active company, which operates worldwide in 80 countries with 20 branches, 13 production facilities and a wide distribution network, the R3 series is compact and powerful. “Their planetary gear […]

Starlinger Installs First Food-Grade Plastics Recycling Facility at Srichakra Polyplast in India

The well-established Indian recycler commissioned a PET bottle-to-bottle and a post-consumer polyolefin recycling line from Starlinger by mid of September. With the new lines Srichakra Polyplast upgraded its facilities and now offers the highest grades of recycled plastics to customers in India and international markets such as Europe and the United States. Srichakra Polyplast, a […]

Navigating the Ins and Outs of Cleated Belting

You are undoubtedly looking for ways to improve your bottom line within your recycling process. Making the operation more effective by speeding up material movement is one way to achieve that goal. A cleated product solution can provide significant value if its role is evaluated carefully during the product development or refurbishment process. Multiple applications […]

India: Collecting and Recycling of River Waste

In August this year, Finnish firm Riverrecycle Oy has announced that its collection unit for river debris and plastic waste on the Mithi river in Mumbai is operational after the testing phase. “The solution supports the local waste management by converting plastic waste into raw materials for plastic and other products, with direct benefits to […]

PreZero: Shaping the Future Together

PreZero is participating at Expo 2020 Dubai as a sponsoring partner of Baden-Württemberg House. The company will be presenting its innovative solutions for the circular economy there. With the motto “Connecting Minds, Creating the Future,” the 2020 world exposition will be held in Dubai from October 01, 2021, to March 31, 2022, and will focus […]

Metal Waste Can Be Transformed in Aerogels

Scientists of the National University of Singapore (NUS) have developed a technique to upcycle metal waste into multi-purpose aerogels (porous ultralight materials). Metals are used in cookware, tools, electric appliances, electric wires, computer chips and jewelry, to name but a few applications. With the growing demand for metal products, it is crucial to promote sustainable […]

Goal: First Printed Circuit Board Recycling Facility in Australia

Two funded research projects, led by Flinders University and its commercial partner, focus on mounting waste from computers and electronic devices. The almost 1.6 million Dollar collaboration with Singapore-based company Clean Earth Technologies – backed by two major Australian Research Council Linkage Project grants awarded by the Australian Government – would help to establish a […]

“The Machine” – VDMA Plastics Recycling Theme World at IFAT 2022

Technical solutions for plastics recycling are the key to completing the circular economy. VDMA uses the world’s leading trade fair IFAT to present the solutions of its members to an international crowd in Munich. With “The Machine” and an associated multifunctional exhibition stand, VDMA Waste Treatment and Recycling Technology will design a plastics recycling theme […]

From Waste to Bioproducts Through Biorefinery

URBIOFIN project aims to demonstrate the techno-economic and environmental viability of an integrated biorefinery for the transformation of the organic fraction of municipal solid waste (OFMSW) into new marketable bioproducts, chemical building blocks, biopolymers and additives. The project is coming close to its final course of implementation, following a five-year journey. The results are already […]

Enviro Supplements Documentation for Consultation Concerning a New Plant in Uddevalla

Scandinavian Enviro Systems intends to supplement the consultation documentation that has been submitted to the county administrative board in Västra Götaland ahead of a future permit application regarding the construction of a new recycling plant for end-of-life vehicle tires. When preparing the application, another alternative location for the recycling plant was identified, which is why […]

AMCS: Collaborative Research Project to Drive Sustainability with Confirm Centre

AMCS, one of the leading global suppliers of integrated software and vehicle technology for the waste, recycling and resource industries, announced that it has started a research collaboration with Confirm – the Science Foundation Ireland funded research centre for smart manufacturing hosted by the University of Limerick, Ireland. This research collaboration will focus on the […]

Greenland – Waste Management on thin Ice

Per Ravn Hermansen, former Greenland’s Ministry of Domestic Affairs, Nature and Environment, has “only a rough idea about the amount of municipal waste generated in Greenland”. But that is just the tip of the iceberg. In 2007, the Danish-Greenlandic Environmental Cooperation proclaimed that “we now have a new waste incineration plant, which means that we […]