Technology

ZAV Recycling AG, a Swiss waste recycling company, has installed a ZenRobotics Heavy Picker at its Hinwil facility in Zurich. The advanced robotics solution, supplied through Swiss distributor AA Protun AG for dry bottom ash treatment, is delivering strong results, processing non-ferrous metals from bottom ash with improved recovery rates and increased processing capacity.

Hosokawa Alpine has developed a new solution for the sustainable recycling of textile waste.

Alpla is developing a solvent-based recycling process to produce food-grade HDPE. The company is testing the patented process at a pilot plant in Heerenveen in cooperation with the independent technological institute NTCP.

On 1 December, the company inaugurated its latest plant in Krefeld in the presence of representatives from the European Commission. Accurec reports that it is the first company in the EU capable of recovering lithium from end-of-life batteries on an industrial scale.

The BRT Hartner AS Automatic Sorter was developed in cooperation with RTT System GmbH and combines an acceleration belt, optical sensors and compressed-air ejection.

CMR Green, India’s largest non-ferrous scrap recycler, strengthens its role as a global premium supplier by combining large-scale recycling with advanced sorting technology and a clear sustainability mission. The company’s ambition is driven by three central goals: to maximise metal recovery, reduce emissions and guarantee consistent quality for customers worldwide.

Stadler has been awarded a major contract by Ecourbis Ambiental S.A. for the design and construction of the UTM Leste sorting plant, a state-of-the-art municipal solid waste (MSW) facility in São Paulo, Brazil.

Haelixa has enabled New Focus Textiles to provide forensic proof of recycled cotton content across its textile-to-textile manufacturing operations. This marks a significant move towards evidence-based verification in recycled material sourcing, addressing one of the main credibility gaps in the circular materials market.

Metso has contributed the core process design and technology for Fortescue’s Christmas Creek Green Metal Project in the Pilbara, Western Australia, where installation of Metso equipment commenced in September 2025.

ValcopIA is the latest French MRF opened last July and sets the standards for sorting centres in France. ValcopIA is a project led by Decoset, a joint association in Haute-Garonne, and entrusted to the Paprec – GCC Occitanie – SWA – Aktid consortium as part of a comprehensive performance contract.

STEROPE is a new European project that wants to demonstrate how advanced Carbon Capture and Utilisation (CCU) technologies can transform industrial CO₂ emissions into sustainable aviation fuels (SAF), renewable marine fuels, and bio-based chemicals, using green hydrogen and innovative catalytic and membrane systems.