Technology

Tomra Sorting Recycling has introduced a new-generation X-Tract machine with Dual Processing Technology which enhances final purity levels; multi-density channels to enable more precise classification and sorting of materials; and a broad range of application packages.

A study commissioned by the European Electronics Recyclers Association (EERA) has concluded that compliance requirements are substantial.

Optical Sorter Market is set to grow from its current market value of more than $1.5 billion to over $3 billion by 2024; according to a new research report by Global Market Insights.

A new report prepared for the European Commission presents the way for more sustainable batteries by exploring how new battery technologies could be designed to ensure strong performance with minimal environmental impact. Design features which make batteries easier to reuse and recycle are key, it argues.

Italian company Sebigas ,through its Brazilian branch, Sebigas Do Brasil, has been commissioned by Raízen-Geo for the construction of a 17.5 MW biogas plant located in the city of Guariba, São Paulo State.

Hitachi Zosen Inova (HZI) builds Germany’s 22nd Kompogas plant and is supplying the plant in Anröchte (in the district of Soest in the state of North Rhine-Westphalia) with a Kompogas steel digester with integrated feeder, a gas storage facility and two cogeneration plants for needs-based power generation. 

Waste cooking oil collected from cafes and restaurants has been used to make a controlled-release fertiliser that results in better plant health and less wasted nutrients.

New provisions such as the circular economy package from the EU have given a huge boost to the use of recycled materials. Alpla welcomes this development, but is calling for consistent thinking and actions.

At the end of September, Brussels hosted the kick off meeting of a new European research project, polynSPIRE, aimed at improving the overall performance of plastics recycling looking for a more sustainable plastic value chain.

What challenges will the battery recycling industry face in the future? How will the market and recycling technologies develop? And what progress has been made in the safe handling of lithium-ion batteries?

Andritz has successfully completed the start up of a Universal Granulator UG supplied to Péna Group in Mérignac, France. The granulator, which was installed at the existing recycling plant, shreds industrial waste used for the production of Refuse Derived Fuels (RDF).