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Sorting of gift wraps and cardboard boxes

Short before Christmas, somehow everybody is kind of specialist for paper and packaging material. At home, this theme is finished latest on Christmas Day. In your plant however, you have to cope with this material all the year round, every day. High requirements are put on your work. But there is no need to feel stressed! BRT sorting systems help you to face even the post-Christmas extra quantity ...

Jan. 9, 2012

Axion’s research reveals ‘good’ potential for automatic sorting of waste plastic food contact packaging

Automatic sorting systems designed to boost the recycled content of plastic food packaging could be available within a few years, claims resource recovery specialist Axion Consulting. Following its technical research undertaken for WRAP, Axion says major breakthroughs in sorting technologies could increase the recycling of an estimated 180,000 tonnes of waste polypropylene (PP) pots, tubs and ...

Sep. 23, 2013

By Axion Group - Axion Consulting

Cawleys pioneer automated sorting of commercial & industrial waste

Joint venture company OKLM Recycling Technology Limited was appointed by Cawleys to design, build and install the new multi-million pound sorting facility to process 30 tonnes an hour of C&I waste at their Luton site. Background Cawleys is a family-owned and operated waste management company dedicated to recycling and diverting waste away from landfill. It constructed its first Waste ...

Apr. 24, 2009

By TOMRA Sorting GmbH.

TOMRA Sorting chosen by Monoworld Recycling as technology partner for groundbreaking new plastics recycling facility

Global sensor-based sorting specialist, TOMRA Sorting, has been chosen by Monoworld Recycling Ltd (MRL) as the technology partner for a new £9 million state-of-the-art plastics recycling facility (PRF) in Rushden, Northamptonshire. Monoworld Rushden is the UK’s first mixed plastics to extrusion HDPE and PP recycling plant. The company also operates a film and metal sorting plant ...

Jul. 8, 2016

By TOMRA Sorting GmbH.

Tomra Sorting to Share International Recycling Expertise at Ecowaste 2015

International recycling specialists TOMRA Sorting will share its world-leading expertise at one of the Middle East’s largest waste management events, EcoWaste (19 - 22 January 2015, Abu Dhabi National Exhibition Centre). TOMRA Sorting experts will be on hand to discuss the latest technological advances that allow the recovery of valuable recyclables from MSW on a ...

Jan. 7, 2015

By TOMRA Sorting GmbH.

‘Significant’ progress in REFLEX flexible packaging recyclability project

Significant progress has been made in trialling and developing new designs aimed at greatly improving the recyclability of flexible packaging, according to resource recovery specialist Axion Consulting, which is leading a collaborative R&D project involving high-profile global brands. Axion is working with a number of partners on the REFLEX project; Amcor Ltd, Dow Chemical Company Ltd, ...

Jun. 30, 2015

By Axion Group - Axion Consulting

Axion: Laying down markers for plastic packaging recycling

New developments in marker technologies for sorting plastic packaging should not be viewed as ‘the answer’ to increasing recycling rates, however they could be valuable in other ways leading to higher quality and value in recycling, suggests Axion Consulting. While methods to detect different polymer types, such as fluorescent pigments and digital watermarks, offer exciting potential ...

May 18, 2017

By Axion Group - Axion Consulting

TOMRA Sorting set to share its expertise at RWM 2013

TOMRA Sorting will return to the NEC this September to take part in the biggest event in the UK’s recycling calendar, RWM 2013 (10 – 12 September, NEC Birmingham). TOMRA Sorting will highlight the very latest innovations in sensor-based sorting technology and share industry-leading expertise on commercial and industrial (C&I) waste management. Visitors ...

Aug. 1, 2013

By TOMRA Sorting GmbH.

Step change in sensor-based sorting revealed as next generation TITECH autosort 4 launched at IFAT Entsorga System features innovative new FLYING BEAM® technology

TITECH has revealed a major leap forward in sensor-based sorting systems by launching the next generation TITECH autosort 4 at IFAT ENTSORGA in Munich. The most energy efficient and maintenance-friendly system available, TITECH autosort 4 is the first near-infrared (NIR) scan system not to require an external light source. Instead, it incorporates groundbreaking FLYING BEAM® technology, which ...

May 9, 2012

By TOMRA Sorting GmbH.

REFLEX project helps drive development of recycling options for flexible packaging

The results of significant research to enable further developments towards establishing recycling options for flexible plastic packaging delivered by the two-year REFLEX R&D project were unveiled at the K Show in October 2016. The project is a collaboration of the whole value chain, from polymer production, packaging manufacturers, ...

Oct. 26, 2016

By Axion Group - Axion Consulting

TOMRA Sorting Recycling will feature AUTOSORT FLAKE’s enhanced flexibility at K-Show 2016

TOMRA Sorting is ready to attend K 2016: The World’s No. I Trade Fair for Plastics and Rubber! where it will demonstrate the AUTOSORT FLAKE’s newly enhanced next-generation sensor technology. Attended by the world’s broadest spectrum of international trade visitors and decision-makers, this major exhibition is one of the industry’s largest events and takes place in ...

Sep. 21, 2016

By TOMRA Sorting GmbH.

MEPs give first reactions to climate change and energy package

MEPs broadly supported the wide-ranging and ambitious proposals launched by the Commission to tackle climate saying they represented an economic opportunity for the EU at a special EP plenary session in Brussels. However, some MEPs raised concerns on the initial Commission target for biofuels and expressed fears that jobs may be exported to parts of the world with no binding targets for carbon ...

Jan. 23, 2008

By European Parliament

TITECH hails world´s largest sensor-based waste sorting testing facility as great sucess on its first anniversary after reopening

Sensor-based waste sorting systems manufacturer TITECH has announced the new testing facility at its headquarters in Mühlheim-Kärlich, Germany, has proven to be a resounding success after its first year of operation after reopening. Launched in July 2010, the 1,500m² testing facility is the world’s largest and has undertaken over 286 tests for customers based in 40 countries. ...

Sep. 8, 2011

By TOMRA Sorting GmbH.

Degradable Additives Provide Poor End-of-Life Option for PET Packaging, Says NAPCOR

The National Association for PET Container Resources (NAPCOR) today reiterated its position on degradable additives, confirming its opposition to their use in all PET packaging. The PET trade organization had previously urged caution in the use of these additives (May 2009), citing lack of data about potential effects on PET recycling. NAPCOR’s decision to ...

May 3, 2011

By The National Association for PET Container Resources (NAPCOR)

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Apr. 30, 2010

By Sensor Technology Ltd

Enval demonstrates aluminium recovery technology in recycling trials

Enval's pioneering technology will provide the recycling solution for a project to assess the feasibility of including flexible laminate packaging, such as food and drink pouches, pet food pouches and toothpaste tubes, in existing household recycling schemes. The project is being conducted in partnership with Anthesis LRS, SUEZ environnement, Nestlé UK & Ireland, Coca-Cola Enterprises. ...

Mar. 19, 2015

By Enval Limited

Weir Waste Services chooses Titech Technology for new commerical & industrial MRF

TITECH has been selected as the technology provider of choice for one of the UK’s largest automated Commercial and Industrial (C&I) Materials Recycling Facilities (MRF) in mainland UK. The MRF will be part of Weir Waste Services’ development of its ‘Trinity Street’ depot in Oldbury, West Midlands. Providing environmental integrated waste management solutions for the ...

Oct. 23, 2012

By TOMRA Sorting GmbH.

Axion highlights technologies for new waste streams at Interplas 2011

New approaches and innovative technologies for recovering the wide variety of co-mingled plastics from household and commercial waste streams will be explained by resource recovery specialist Axion Consulting at Interplas 2011. Challenges faced by materials recovery facilities (MRFs) in processing rising volumes of previously difficult-to recycle plastic materials - ...

Sep. 12, 2011

By Axion Group - Axion Consulting

Axion Engineering shows the lighter side of recycling technology at RWM 2011

Resource recovery specialist Axion Engineering makes its sales and marketing debut with NESTRO Lufftechnik GmbH at the UK's premier waste management show RWM 2011 to showcase NESTRO’s range of highly-efficient air separation technologies for diverse waste material streams, including those from kerbside recycling, mixed plastics, paper/card/wood, energy from waste and construction ...

Aug. 10, 2011

By Axion Group - Axion Consulting

Envipco Launches Innovative Compacting Technology in the European RVM Deposit Market

Envipco Holding N.V., apublic-listed ...

Aug. 11, 2011

By ENVIPCO

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