Sorting and Separation
Klaus Feichtinger and Manfred Hackl shortlisted for European Inventor Award 2019 for Counter Current technology
The technology is capable of efficiently sorting and separating plastics, meaning less waste and more new plastics available for production Read more
Bühler wins Queen’s Award for food safety and recycling innovation
The technology is currently being used by food producers in Europe and the United States who are reporting increased detection rates for foreign materials up from 85 per cent to 95 per cent Read more
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. Read 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. Read 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. Read 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. Read 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. Read 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. Read 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. Read 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. Read 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. Read 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. Read 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. Read 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. Read 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. Read 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. Read 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. Read 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. Read more
Bunting pulls in highest monthly sales on record
Bunting Magnetics Europe Ltd. has recorded its highest ever monthly sales figures for September 2016. Read 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. Read more
