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Andritz and CIRC Partner Regarding Textile Recycling

International technology group Andritz has signed a cooperation agreement with USA-based CIRC LLC. The goal is to bundle each party’s expertise in textile recycling and upscale CIRC’s recycling technology for commercial use, the Austrian plant manufacturer gave account. The agreement has come about after many months of successful CIRC processing trials in various Andritz research […]

Norway: Robot Sorting Will Increase the Recycling Rate of Municipal Waste

Norway-based Geminor and Norwegian waste company “Renovasjon i Grenland” (RIG) have agreed to handle up to 35,000 tons of residual waste for five years. The waste will be sorted into several recyclable fractions in one of Scandinavia’s newest robot sorting plants. As reported by Geminor, the resource management company will handle and treat approximately 7,000 […]

From Cars to Cans …

One of Britain’s leading car salvage, dismantling and recycling companies, SYNETIQ, recovers enough aluminum to create 346 million drinks cans per year. On average, the company extracts more than 5,200 tons of aluminum during the vehicle recycling process each year. This amount is sufficient to make 346 million drinks cans, a press release informed. Then […]

Sutco Offers Technology for Biological Waste Treatment

Since July this year, German company Biodegma is a brand of Sutco RecyclingTechnik GmbH. By taking this move, the developer and manufacturer of sorting and treatment plants has expanded its portfolio with additional technology in the field of biological waste treatment. After years of successful cooperation between the two companies and the realization of various […]

SMS Group Realized an E-Scrap Recycling Plant for Precious Metals in Russia

Following a multi-month commissioning phase, SMS group has handed over a greenfield recycling plant for waste electrical and electronic equipment (WEEE) to Aurus in Mtsensk, Russia, a company of Ecopolis Corporation. According to the German-based plant supplier to the metallurgical industry for steel, aluminum, copper and metals, “the facility is the first of its kind […]

German Plant Builder Shipped Tank Facility to Latin America

In Mexico, German H&S Anlagentechnik has handed over a large turnkey tank facility for storing PU (polyurethane) raw materials to the Ikea supplier Ikano Industry. As one of the world’s largest manufacturers of flexible PU slabstock foam, Ikano Industry produces mattresses for Ikea’s American market at the expanded site. “The new storage capacity, which was […]

The New End-of-Waste Treatment Cycle in Roster LTD

Roster Ltd has been operating throughout Europe in the field of demolition for over thirty years. Additionally, the company deals with the recycling of scrap resulting from their demolition work. Keeping this in mind, Rosen Terziev, owner and founder of the Bulgarian company, decided to close the recovery cycle internally, making the most of the […]

On-Demand Recycling Services for Hard-to-Recycle Materials

Rubicon, a software platform that provides smart waste and recycling solutions to businesses and governments worldwide, has launched the new service “RubiconMarketplace” powered by specialty recycling solutions company g2 Revolution. In this way, independent businesses and residential customers were enabled to divert hard-to-recycle items such as aerosol cans, plastic bags, light bulbs, personal protective equipment […]

Tungsten: Multi-stage Preparation Process Allows Upcycling of Residual Materials

Cast aluminum, tool manufacturing and radiation shielding: Newly patented manufacturing process of a tungsten alloy (WNiFe/WNiCu) enables additive manufacturing of complex components. Tungsten alloys (WNiFe/WNiCu) are used because of their corrosion resistance against molten metal and high thermal conductivity for the chill-mold casting processing of aluminum. But also in tool manufacture and for shielding from […]

New Robotic Sorting System for French Recycler

Through its subsidiary Etiaor the Norwegian-based company Vow ASA will supply a robotic sorting system powered by artificial intelligence (AI) to French recycler Paprec. The system was ordered by the French-based company and Bianna Recycling, the engineering, procurement, and construction contractor for Paprec’s recycling plant La Courneuve in the North of France. The AI-powered robot […]

Untha Supplied Shredders for Plant in Russia

Two Untha XR waste shredders are now in operation in Russia, following a collaboration between the Austrian-headquartered engineering firm and Kaluzhskiy Zavod Kommunalnih Mashin (KZKM). The duo of machines is set to shred one million tons of municipal solid waste per year for the Russian State. The MSW – which is collected from dozens of […]

EBRD Invests in Turkish Waste-to-Energy Firm

The European Bank for Reconstruction and Development (EBRD) is investing in a minority stake in the Turkish waste-to-energy business Biotrend Çevre ve Enerji Yatırımları AS. As reported, Biotrend’s main activities are integrated solid-waste management and renewable energy generation under municipal concessions of up to 20 years. The company operates 18 waste-to-energy plants in the following […]

E-Waste: Good Practices in Tackling Fires

More and more electrical and electronic products in everyday life contain batteries, making life more convenient and pleasant. However, those same batteries, when damaged, also increasingly cause fires. WEEE Forum and collaborate associations – EuRIC (European Recycling Industries‘ Confederation), EUCOBAT (European association of national battery collection schemes), EERA (European Electronics Recyclers Association), MWE (Municipal Waste […]

The Market for Commercial Aircraft Disassembly, Dismantling and Recycling

Market research and consulting company Visiongain predicts strong growth for this sector. According to the analysis of Visiongain Research Inc., the global commercial aircraft disassembly, dismantling and recycling market is expected to reach 8,138.78 million US-Dollar in 2026 from its previous value of 6,742.76 million US-Dollar in 2021. Visiongain further anticipates that this worldwide market […]

New Website Focused on Battery Recycling

Canada Silver Cobalt Works Inc. has launched a new website (www.re-2ox.com) for the battery recycling initiative utilizing the company’s proprietary hydrometallurgical process. According to the Canadian firm, the Re-2Ox process has already been successfully used in developing a cobalt sulfate compound for end-use in lithium-ion batteries. Now, the company is seeking to deploy this process […]