Technology

The University of Birmingham today announces a three-year research project with Bentley Motors to deliver a sustainable source of rare earth magnets for electric and hybrid vehicles for one of the most sought after luxury car brands in the world.

Stadler and Tomra delivered the fully automated sorting plant for Sysav Industri AB, which sorts pre- and post-consumer mixed textile waste in southern Skåne, in Sweden.

Avery Dennison has announced the launch of AD Circular, a comprehensive program providing recycling of used paper and filmic label liners in countries across Europe.

The winners will be announced at the Plastics Recycling Show Europe in November.

A new Quality Recycling Process (QRP) for flexible packaging, from Ceflex and its stakeholders, shows high value applications for recycled polymers from a mechanical recycling process is viable.

Innovate UK backs a 1.2 million GBP project with Recycling Technologies, the University of Birmingham, the University of Surrey, and the Cranfield University to further develop chemical recycling technology in the UK.

At APK AG in Merseburg, Germany, improving recyclate quality and working to close the loop on plastic products remain at the top of their agenda for 2021.

The new partner of Finnish company Kivisampo Oy is the German company Arjes which has been manufacturing double-shaft shredders in various sizes since 2007.

The first Untha XR mobil-e waste shredder is now in operation in Poland, following an investment by the ever-expanding scrap metal specialist, Polcopper (S4F).

On 2 February 2021, a truck filled with crude oil, which was recovered by chemically recycling reusable materials from Südpack, left the Recenso pilot plant in Germany.