Find out how new resin formulas are changing the stretch film industry. They allow companies to save money, reduce waste, and be more environmentally conscious.
Most stretch film manufacturers and experts predict that hybrid and micron stretch films will soon replace standard 80 gauge stretch films. The new stretch film resin mixtures allow manufactures to reduce production costs, while still offering a quality plastic stretch product. This thinner stronger film encourages less petroleum byproducts to be used, therefore reducing negative environmental effects.
CustomerWastecycle Ltd, based in Nottingham city in the UK is the leading resource management and recycling company in the East Midlands, and is part of the Environmental division of the DCC Group. Wastecycle process waste and material through their Recycling Facilities with over 90% recycled and recovered, whilst successfully locating and securing markets for over 200,000 tonnes of recycled products.SituationThe client wished to increase production, without increasing staff levels.The aim was the production of...
Planning, delivery, installation, commissioning, testing and turnkey delivery of a plant for mechanical-biological treatment of municipal waste.Customer:FCC EnvironmentThroughput:(50,000 Mg/a): 33,500 Mg/a Household waste and 16,500 Mg/a Commercial wasteCommissioning:March/April 2015Mechanical treatment:
Shredder
Screendrum
Ballistic separator
Ferrous-separator
Non-ferrous-separator
NIR-devices
Recycling materials:
Plastic, films
Paper
Cardboard
Hard plastic (PET/HDPE etc.)
Wood
Textiles
Fuel:...
OverviewThe DEDISA waste management plant is located in the prefecture of Chania, which is a prefecture of the island of Crete, in the south of Greece. This integrated waste-processing centre serves a population of 155 000 inhabitants, which represents around 25% of the island’s total population. The Chania area also provides 88,000 beds for tourists, and most of the region’s municipalities fall within the DEDISA plant’s catchment area. Design and technical specification of the DEDISA plant were...
Changes are in progress in multiple countries on weight-based limits for physical contaminants in composts. The net effect may be higher quality compost products.
Maintaining and improving compost product quality is vitally important for ensuring continued confidence in organic waste recycling industries around the world. One quality criterion of particular interest from the general public’s perspective is physical contamination (also known as foreign matter or inerts content) from such materials as...
Johnson City, Tennessee: School Teacher Launches Composting Site
Joe Hoffman, a high school science teacher, recently opened Hoffman Composting, located on the outskirts of Johnson City. The site is fully permitted by the State of Tennessee to accept food waste. Hoffman’s background is in sustainable agriculture, having received a degree in Agronomy-International Agriculture and working with and learning from farmers and researchers in Tennessee, Wisconsin, Mexico and Ecuador for over 20 years. “I...
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