Technology

Stadler has designed the facility to automatically sort light plastic packaging and Limex, a limestone-based material developed and produced by TBM.

Ocean Legacy has announced that they have produced the first commercially available plastic pellet in North America, called Legacy Plastic.

RecyOuest, France, has started up the world’s first recycling line for agricultural plastic waste nets at its mill in Argentan.

Plastics are used across Europe in everything from construction materials to consumer products.

The new research examines the potential environmental and consumer savings that new ecodesign measures could bring to Europe through the new Ecodesign for Sustainable Products Regulation.

Keycycle, a subsidiary of the Erema Group, has worked together for two years with the Spanish company Cadel Deinking to further develop the process of removing printing inks from the surface of plastic.

The recycling line, installed at the company’s recycling facility in Başiskele, Kocaeli Province, began operations in mid-September 2022.

Doosan has launched a new waste and recycling kit for the company’s DL-7 range of wheel loaders.

Biowaste is a key topic in the European Union. 120 million tons of this residue are generated in the EU per year, which represents 200 kg per European citizen.

UBQ Materials has patented the world’s first thermoplastic material consisting entirely of unsorted household waste, including organics.

A project that will develop an AI-powered battery detection system utilising data from x-ray detectors and pick-and-place robots has commenced on the 1 September.