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Recycling sorting solutions for the electronic scrap sorting - weee

The growing demand for high-value, secondary raw materials makes targeted recycling increasingly attractive. In the EU alone, experts estimated over 8 million tons of disused electrical equipment in 2010. TOMRA Sorting’s goal is to utilize electronic scrap sorting to sort out pollutants as well as high-purity components.

Waste sorting solutions for the organic waste

The total waste volume contains a high percentage of organic waste material. Depending on the origin country, this fraction is treated in different ways. Within the organic fraction, the inert material can cause significant problems during the different treatment processes.

Waste sorting solutions for the packaging industry

Packaging waste is mostly made up of different polymers, beverage cartons, paper and glass. Depending on the country in question, different collection systems apply and the material will invariably arrive in different conditions to the MRF’s (Materials Recovery Facility).

Waste sorting solutions for the refuse derived fuel

One way in which valuables within waste can be utilized is by using it as fuel. Refuse derived fuel (RDF) is a term that applies to materials with a high calorific value (typically around 18 Mega joule per kilogram) that are removed from waste streams. Beneficiaries of this material are cement kilns to power plants.

Waste sorting solutions for the paper

The recovery of valuable paper fractions from a paper sorting waste stream has been common practice for many years. To ensure that paper sorting process detect different paper grades with greater efficiency, TOMRA Sorting has innovated and further enhanced a unique solution based on optical technology.

Waste sorting solutions for the commercial & industrial waste

Commercial and Industrial (C&I) waste sorting separates many elements, such as plastics, paper, cardboard, and film - all of which can be effectively recycled into saleable products.

Waste sorting solutions for the municipal solid waste (msw)

Municipal solid waste (MSW) contains recyclable fractions, such as plastics, mixed paper, cardboard, and metals. The demand for these materials is rising, compared with that for primary resources.

Waste sorting solutions for the single stream recycling

Single stream recycling, otherwise known as dry commingled waste, comprises primarily of paper and cardboard, plastic packaging waste, textiles, cans and, in some cases, glass. The demand for these secondary resources continues to rise compared with that of primary resources.

Waste sorting solutions for the bulky waste

Bulky waste sorting can produce a high number of valuable materials. The accessibility of these materials, however, is challenging due to its cumbersome nature.

Waste sorting solutions for the upgrading plastics industry

Using innovative systems, TOMRA Sorting enables you to reliably produce high quality yield, leading to higher profitability and greater ROI.

Waste sorting solutions for the construction & demolition waste

The growing demand for high-value secondary materials renders high quality recycling increasingly attractive. Thousands of tons of recyclable materials from construction and demolition (C&D) activities are sent to landfill every day, resulting in increasingly higher costs - and lost profit.

Recycling sorting solutions for the wood industry

TOMRA Sorting can help you sort the contaminants out of wood.

TOMRA European Business Awards Video

TOMRA is one of the participants in this year’s European Business Awards, a prestigious competition involving an extensive and lengthy judging process. During the first round of the competition in September 2014, TOMRA was selected as a National Champion representing Norway. On February 10, 2015 TOMRA was one of only 110 companies in Europe to be given the European Business Award’s Ruban d’Honneur distinction. With this TOMRA will now

TOMRA Sorting Recycling hosted a global conference on October 10th and 11th to share insights from leading experts in recycling and waste management and to demonstrate the company’s breakthroughs in sensor-based sorting machines. With the theme ‘Future Perspectives in Recycling,’ the two-day event in Germany featured a series of presentations and group discussions at the Rhein-Mosel Congress Centre in Koblenz and technical demonstrations in TOMRA’s Test Center at its European headquarters...

Industry pioneer and manufacturer of high-efficiency waste and metal sorting systems TOMRA Sorting is pleased to announce its attendance at IFAT Africa 2017, taking place in Johannesburg, South Africa from September 12 – 14, 2017.TOMRA Sorting will feature its latest sorting solutions in Hall 5, Stand 17 (German pavilion). Staff will be available to share in-depth recycling expertise and discuss sensor-based sorting technologies, which can be used for a wide variety of applications. Visitors will discover...

The New South Wales (NSW) Environment Minister Gabrielle Upton has today, 29.07.2017, announced that TOMRA’s joint venture with Cleanaway (“TOMRA-Cleanaway”) has been appointed as the Network Operator for the State’s Container Deposit Scheme starting in December 2017. The Container Deposit Scheme will be a vital contribution to NSW’s litter volume reduction target of 40% by 2020. “This is the biggest initiative to tackle litter in the state’s history and it will make a...

In recent years, sensor-based ore sorting has gradually become established, and is now widely used across the mining industry. In a huge quantum leap forward, TOMRA Sorting Mining is now introducing a new multi-channel laser sorting machine which is destined to set entirely new standards within the industry. Minerals which could not be differentiated with existing technologies, such as color-sorting, X-ray transmission or near-infrared sensors, can now be identified and separated. The new ore sorting technology...

TOMRA is very much looking forward to attending the PRS Plastics Recycling Show Europe, a Pan-European exhibition and conference for plastics recycling professionals. This key industry event, which has received strong support from the plastics recycling sector, will take place at RAI Amsterdam in The Netherlands on 29-30 March, 2017.Having developed some of the industry’s most trusted collection and sorting technologies, TOMRA has a wealth of experience to share, and staff will be available throughout the...

On the occasion of its 10th anniversary, TOMRA France will present its latest innovations in automation solutions for optimizing recycling performance at the Pollutec Show, from November 29 to December 2, 2016 at Lyon Eurexpo.TOMRA Sorting Recycling will feature proven solutions for sorting black polymers and black objects from packaging. Recycling targets set by the EU have become increasingly ambitious over the years and the price for plastics continues to fluctuate. Hence, obtaining highest purity rates is...

The DEDISA waste-processing center serves a population of 155,000 inhabitants, which represents around 25 per cent of the island’s total population. Furthermore, the Chania prefecture also provides another 88,000 beds for tourists, and most of the region’s municipalities fall within the DEDISA plant’s catchment area. The seasonal fluctuation of its population as well as broad similarities in the composition of its household waste make the Chania plant an excellent scalable model for the needs of...

Norway’s Prime Minister, Erna Solberg, has expressed her admiration for TOMRA Sorting Solutions’ purpose-built 12,600 sq m state-of-the art manufacturing and distribution facility after visiting it at the Prologis Park Bratislava in Senec, Slovakia. The Prime Minister was accompanied at the facility by the Ambassador of the Slovakian Embassy in Norway, František Kašický, and a delegation from the Norwegian Embassy in Slovakia. During her visit, the Prime Minister was given a...

The first two day ´TOMRA Leads Global Conference´ was held on the Greek island of Crete from 16-17 June. Jointly hosted by TOMRA Sorting Recycling and Helector S.A., waste management specialists, this first annual global event was established to share knowledge and expertise about the management of Municipal Solid Waste (MSW). Day one featured a guided tour through the innovative DEDISA-Helector waste management plant, which was renovated in 2015. This performance upgrade has brought immense...

This year´s 50th anniversary of IFAT Munich also marks an important milestone for TOMRA´s Recycling division, which commemorates two decades of successful business. Formerly launched as Norwegian company TITECH Autosort in 1996, the firm emerged from an R&D project starting in 1993. Combining its established field-proven experience with its pioneering technology expertise TOMRA Sorting Recycling today designs and manufactures innovative, sensor-based sorting technologies for the global recycling...

TOMRA Sorting Recycling has been declared a winner in the ´2016 Ringier Technology Innovation Awards – Plastics Industry´. New to the 2016 awards was the category for Recycling Machinery, which TOMRA Sorting Recycling won for their highly innovative AUTOSORT FLAKE sorting system that had been launched and introduced to the market in China in 2015. The award was presented at a ceremony in Shanghai, on March 17th. "At TOMRA, we are very honored to receive this Ringier Technology Innovation...

Ecopark 4, located in Hostalets de Pierola (Barcelona), is a mechanical-biological treatment (MBT) plant with a treatment capacity of up to 300,000 tons a year of municipal waste. Ecopark 4, managed by Ferrovial Servicios, is one of the waste treatment and management plants in the Barcelona Metropolitan Area, a supra-municipal public authority competent in the urban waste management of the 36 municipalities comprising this area with a population of 3.2 million people.Its objective is to recover those recyclable...

TOMRA Sorting Solutions has further expanded its international presence by creating a subsidiary company in the Commonwealth of Independent States (CIS) and establishing a Moscow office. A leader in sensor-based sorting systems, the company staged the official opening of its newest location to coincide with WasteTech 2015. Held in the Russian capital May 26 – 28, WasteTech is a leading international exhibition for waste management, recycling, renewable energy and environmental technologies. The launch...

Stuart Tilney has been appointed as Head of TOMRA Sorting Ltd UK, a global leader in sensor-based sorting solutions. Stuart takes over this role from Jonathan Clarke, who moved to the position of Commercial Director Recycling for TOMRA Sorting last year. Stuart will be responsible for developing strategy, managing operations, overseeing corporate and legal compliance and delivering the company’s ambitious growth objectives. As Head of TOMRA Sorting Ltd UK, Stuart will report into TOMRA Sorting’s...

TOMRA has been named as a Ruban d’Honneur recipient and one of ten finalists now being considered for the 2014-15 European Business Awards in the category “The Business of the Year with Turnover of €150m or higher.” The European Business Awards recognize and reward excellence, best practice and innovation in companies across Europe. The competition is free to enter and open to organizations of all sizes and from any industry sector. Now in its 8th year, The European Business Awards has...

TOMRA Sorting has been selected as the technology provider of choice by leading plant builder and waste engineering expert, McDonald International Ltd, for three of its latest projects. These new contract wins will see TOMRA Sorting’s TITECH technology increase the value and purity of paper and plastics at sites in England, Ireland and Wales. A TITECH autosort 4 unit has been installed as part of an upgrade to Barna Recycling’s 18tph mixed dry recycling (MDR) plant in Galway, Ireland. The unit...

TOMRA Sorting Solutions and Prologis, Inc., the global leader in industrial real estate, celebrated the grand opening of a 12,600 square metre, BREEAM-certified, build-to-suit facility in Slovakia that is fully customized to accommodate TOMRA’s production and distribution requirements. The grand opening at Prologis Park Bratislava, was marked by an official ribbon-cutting ceremony which was attended by Ben Bannatyne, managing director, Prologis Central and Eastern Europe; Stefan Ranstrand, President and...

TOMRA Sorting Recycling is set to improve its growing sales and service further after its new state-of-the-art customer center in Mülheim-Kärlich, Germany, was officially opened. Eveline Lemke, minister of economy, climate protection, energy and land use planning in Rhineland-Palatinate, performed the ceremony with Dr Volker Rehrmann, head of TOMRA Sorting Solutions, and Tom Eng, head of TOMRA Sorting Recycling. The group is a global sensor-based sorting systems designer and manufacturer, specializing...

Visitors at this year`s RWM Show will have the opportunity to see, for the first time in the UK, the next generation of sorting technology - the TITECH autosort 4. The autosort 4 is the first near-infrared (NIR) scanning system not to require an external light source, instead using newly developed FLYING BEAM® technology. FLYING BEAM® technology uses two internal energy sources which illuminate the scanner via a rotating mirror. This results in a homogenous light source which is solely focused on the area...

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 delivers benefits including reduced power consumption and lower maintenance levels. Seeking to replace effort and...

Following their success at a revolutionary MRF in Cyprus where recyclables were first sorted commercially from black bag waste, TITECH has continued to make strides in mixed waste sensor based sorting technology. Projects have followed in Eastern Europe, the USA, Spain and the UK, in an area that has become the fastest growing sector of the company. As Jonathan Clarke, UK Managing Director, says: “The TITECH business developed by targeting source segregated waste, so it is fantastic to see that our...

Montello S.p.A., based near Bergamo, Italy, uses the latest sensor-based technology of 40 TOMRA machines to give a new lease of life to tonnes of post-consumer plastic arriving from Lombardy. Montello S.p.A. Bergamo. A success story. An example of industrial conversion towards a green economy. Back in 1996, at the time of the steel crisis, the company`s management decided to discontinue production of iron bars for reinforced concrete and transform the business into what would become one of the most advanced...

Making the resource revolution a reality can only be achieved if our actions speak louder than our words. The resource revolution comprises many elements, but chief among them is the need for action to be taken to ensure optimal resource productivity across the world. Much has been made of the need for businesses and other organizations to assess the planet’s use of its finite resources and address the needs of the rapidly growing population, however this cannot be achieved without multi-discipline...

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...

Hungarian city Békéscsaba makes a giant leap into recycling with an advanced sorting plant. New system, equipped with 10 AUTOSORT units and one X-TRACT unit, enables Békéscsaba to process 120,000 tonnes of MSW waste a year. Settlements in the southeast region of Hungary, which previously sent all their municipal solid waste (MSW) to landfill, now have a state-of-the-art MSW sorting system near Békéscsaba that can process up to 120,000 tonnes of waste per year. The...

Settlements in the southeast region of Hungary, which previously sent all their municipal solid waste (MSW) to landfill, now have a state-of-the-art MSW sorting system near Békéscsaba that can process up to 120,000 tonnes of waste per year. The plant, which is one of the most advanced of its kind in central Europe, thanks to its TOMRA sensor-based sorting technology, was commissioned by the consortium of DAREH-Ép and has been installed following a €15million EU investment. Designed to...

SUEZ Regene Atlantique is a French plant owned by the SUEZ group which specializes in the recovery and recycling of PET (Polyethylene Terephthalate) bottles. During 2013, the company received a sizable strategic investment which was specifically earmarked to modernize and improve its optical sorting process for bottle recycling. This planned upgrade was to be accomplished via the purchase of new equipment offering the latest advanced sorting technologies. In accordance with this brief, SUEZ Regene Atlantique...

Milton Keynes Waste Recovery Park: putting Circular Economy thinking into practice. Background Milton Keynes Waste Recovery Park is a world-class waste treatment facility, which is due to be fully operational in 2016. The facility aims to deal with Milton Keynes’ black bag waste in a sustainable way by incorporating three different types of treatment on one waste treatment site: mechanical treatment (MT), advanced thermal treatment (ATT) and anaerobic digestion (AD). Annually, an estimated 132,000 tonnes...

The world´s first fully automated sorting plant for MSW Waste and recycling company Romerike Avfallsforedling IKS (RoAF) has installed 16 of TOMRA´s AUTOSORT optical sorters to separate green bio-waste bags and recyclable fractions from Municipal Solid Waste (MSW). This award-winning site is the first fully automated sorting plant for MSW worldwide, requiring no manual labour for the sorting and quality control of recyclable materials. German plant builder, Stadler Anlagenbau GmbH, received the 2014...

Granada Eco-Center, in Alhendin (Granada), with a nominal capacity of 450,000 tons per annum, is totally automated and is one of the leading facilities in waste recycling at the national level, and had a 10.8% waste recovery rate on inputs last year. The plant features 4 treatment lines that process 30 tons per hour and has 10 AUTOSORT automated sorting units. The Granada Eco-Center is located in the city of Alhendin, approximately 15km from the capital city of Granada. The complex is 890,500 m2, and consists...

A better value product by replacing DMS by sensor-based sorting – Separating WEEE in South Korea Overview of Korea`s Metropolitan Electronics Recycling Center The client was the Korea Electronics Recycling Cooperative – the body acting as Korea`s WEEE (Waste Electrical and Electronic Equipment) association. They had direct responsibility for managing the Metropolitan Electronics Recycling Center (MERC), located in Yongin, Korea. This plant first became operational in 2003. The material to be...

TOMRA Sorting Recycling is playing a pivotal role in the implementation of automatic sorting at the MSW plant in Xiamen Background The city of Xiamen, renowned for its natural beauty, is located on China`s southeast coast, in Fujian Province. Its famous seascape and clean natural environment are a magnet for tourists, and the city government wants to keep things that way. As a result, Xiamen is a leader, both in China and globally, in environmental policy. It`s this ecological farsightedness that prompted the...

Ecopark 4 in Hostalets de Pierola (Barcelona), part of the infrastructure of the Barcelona Metropolitan Area (AMB), uses ten of TOMRA Sorting Recycling`s AUTOSORT optical separators, which currently recover 90% of sortable material. This fully automated plant has three treatment streams which process around 300,000 tons annually. Ecopark 4, located in Hostalets de Pierola (Barcelona), is a mechanical-biological treatment (MBT) plant with a treatment capacity of up to 300,000 tons a year of municipal waste....

OVERVIEW Balsamo Reciclagem upgraded its plant with the installation of the innovative AUTOSORT optical sorter. Thanks to this equipment, the company managed to increase material processing speed and amount, boost productivity, offers a wider range of products and reduces operational and maintenance costs. SITUATION Balsamo Reciclagem (Balsamo Comércio de Plástico Reciclados Ltda.) has its plant located in Balsamo, in the Brazilian state of São Paulo. It offers extrusion services, with...

The Alcázar De San Juan Waste Management Plant Now Has Four Titech Autosort Units The latest remodeling of the Municipal Solid Waste (MSW) Management Plant in Alcázar de San Juan (Ciudad Real, Spain) includes two new TITECH autosort 4 optical sorting units. Overview The Municipal Solid Waste (MSW) Management Plant of the Mancomunidad de Servicios Comsermancha (Comsermancha municipal services association), situated in Alcázar de San Juan (Ciudad Real), receives over 200 tons of residue...

Leading-edge technology at the Griñó group packaging sorting plant in Lleida, Spain Griñó Ecologic has installed three TITECH autosort 4 sensor-based sorters at its packaging sorting plant in Montoliu de Lleida.The latest-generation equipment at the Montoliu plant is more compact, reliable, power-efficient and accurate. Overview Griñó Ecologic has installed three TITECH autosort 4 sensor-based sorters at its packaging sorting plant in Montoliu de Lleida. These units...

Polymer fiber specialist Jin Yi Polyester Fiber installed nine TITECH autosort units to sort PET bottles and remove impurities in 2011 and 2013. Overview Hebei-based polymer fiber specialist Jin Yi Polyester Fiber recently identified a strategic requirement to establish in-house sorting capabilities, as a means of extending the company’s value chain. By constructing its own sorting plant, Jin Yi knew that it could increase the value of its products, with the materials under its exclusive control, and...