Technology

Waste Electrical and Electronic Equipment (WEEE) is one of the fastest-growing waste recycling streams. It covers anything with a plug, power cord or battery that has been disposed of.

Norner and Orkla Home & Personal Care (OHPC) have collaborated on a project to assess the suitability of post-consumer recycled (PCR) plastics for use in personal care packaging. The work supports OHPC’s objective of increasing the share of recycled material in plastic packaging while maintaining product and consumer safety.

Dust and carryback from belt conveyor discharge points are an ongoing problem for bulk handling operations. Efficient discharge at a transfer point requires a holistic approach with several components working in tandem. This approach aims to extend equipment life, improve safety, and address the root causes of inefficiency and downtime that reduce production and raise the cost of operation.

Since April 2024, Cirrec, part of the Faerch Group, has been operating a recycling plant in the Netherlands that processes post-consumer PET trays from household collection systems into food-grade recycled material.

Fujitsu has commenced a demonstration experiment examining the value flow of green steel within the steel industry, starting in December 2025. The project was selected by Japan’s Ministry of Economy, Trade and Industry as part of its fiscal year 2025 Industrial Research Project.

Doppstadt Umwelttechnik is expanding its international product range with the introduction of Redback horizontal grinders to the United States.

SMS group has completed the acquisition of selected Metso business units in Germany, India, China and Australia. The transaction covers technologies for sintering as well as travelling grate and straight grate pelletizing, together with CFB (Circulating Fluidized Bed) calcination.

Recycling garments made from multiple fibre types has long posed a technical challenge for the textile industry. Without processes to separate and recover individual materials, such products have typically been sent for incineration or landfill.

In sectors such as packaging, leather, and textiles, the use of functional coatings that provide properties such as water repellence, stain resistance, or non-stick effects is common practice.

BASF and Essity joined forces together with the Technical University of Wien to revolutionize recycling of absorbent hygiene products (AHP).

Cirrec BV, part of the Faerch Group and located in Duiven, The Netherlands, has achieved a significant breakthrough in plastics recycling thanks to Tomra Recycling’s flakes solutions.