Sorting and Separation
Freegard says monetary incentives to use better pack designs for recycling are needed for change to happen
Freegard highlights need for fiscal rewards to stimulate better recycling design
Keith Freegard has outlined the need for a fiscal or monetary system as an incentive for designers to use easy-to-recycle packaging. more
Sustained sales growth and restructuring sees new recruit join Bunting UK
Bunting Magnetics Europe Ltd says a period of sustained sales growth and restructuring of its business divisions has led it to recruit a new Sales Engineer for its UK team. more
Tomra launches Laser Object Detection to identify black plastic and glass
Norwegian sorting experts Tomra have introduced a Laser Object Detector for its Autosort separators. more
PLASgran makes Metal Separation and Classification investment to improve material quality
Cambridgeshire company PLASgran has increased its separation line with a CImbria DELTA Classification machine. more
Aeroplas pot up recyclable plantpots for kerbside recycling without carbon black
Black plantpots have been notoriously difficult to recycle as NIR scanning is unable to detect carbon black. Aeroplas has developed kerbside recyclable plantpots for the sustainable gardener. more
Stadler delivers improved ballistic separation for UK MRF's
Recycling centres can now access the improved ballistics separator range from German machinery builders Stadler. more
Lombard recycling company receives TOMRA Autosort machinery to deal with Milan's waste plastic
Italian recyclers Montello has welcomed the addition of forty TOMRA Autosort machines to its lines in Bergamo. more
Herbold Meckesheim open waste film decontam plant in Johannesburg
A new film decontamination plant has set up by Germany's Herbold Meckesheim in the East Rand. more
CEFLEX: Surge in collaboration boosts support for circular economy solutions for flexible packaging
CEFLEX has increased particiaption in its programme to expand the collection of small packaging items. more
PCEP
Polyolefin Circular Economy Platform announces key strategy to include polyolefins as recyclate
PCEP advocates innovation with enhanced collection and sorting systems as key for closing the loop. more
Nextek and Viridor collaboration for black tray recycling marks “momentous” step forward
The collaboration between a technology innovator, recycler and retailer to overcome the problem of recycling black plastic trays has been described as a potential breakthrough by one of the project partners. more
All sorted: Fluorescent markers code all plastic containers for recycling
Labelling technology developed by materials scientists at Brunel University will use phosphor coding labels to advance recyclate sorting efficiency. more
Procter & Gamble hosts workshop to discuss tracing in sorter lines
Plastics delegates have attended an event hosted by Procter & Gamble in Brussels to look at ways of using tracer technology in plastic sorting. more
Bunting Magnetics acquires UK-based Master Magnets
Bunting Magnetics Co. has acquired UK-based magnetic separation equipment supplier, Master Magnets Ltd, for an undisclosed fee. more
Middle East holds “great opportunities” says Bunting
Bunting says the Middle East holds “great opportunities” for the company as it looks to increase its export activity to the region. more
K 2016 “exceeds all objectives” as Bunting’s most successful show ever
Bunting Magnetics says its participation at K 2016 “exceeded all objectives” making it the company’s most successful exhibition to date. more
Bunting pulls in highest monthly sales on record
Bunting Magnetics Europe Ltd. has recorded its highest ever monthly sales figures for September 2016. more
Bunting to demonstrate working metal separation equipment for plastics
Bunting Magnetics will be showing visitors the benefits of using separation equipment for the effective removal of metal contaminants from plastic waste streams. more
Kent recycler installs Bunting system for contamination-free plastics
Kent-based Recapture Plastics has installed a complete Metal Separation Module and Metal Separator from Bunting Magnetics Europe Ltd to cleanse recycled plastic of metal contaminants. more
Groundbreaking UK plastics recycling facility opens up new markets
The UK’s first mixed plastics-to-extrusion HDPE and PP recycling plant is providing new market opportunities for the sale of recycled material, as well as new jobs and enhanced relations with local authorities. more
