waste separation Articles
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Experimental vs. arbitrary landfill diversion targets
An experimental method is developed for setting pragmatic short–term landfill diversion targets of municipal waste in emerging economies. Domestic waste composition is shown to be quite uniform throughout developing countries of Africa, Asia and America. Consequently, the method developed in Brazil is readily exportable to other continents with minor numerical adjustments. It consists of ...
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PICVISA Offers Solutions To The Construction Industry
THE IMPACT OF WASTE The construction industry is growing by leaps and bounds with each passing year, and with it come new challenges to be addressed. One of the main problems faced by the business is the waste generation in buildings, renovations and demolitions. Currently, construction and demolition waste represent approximately 30% of the total waste generated in the European Union, a figure ...
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Project - Kiverco Install New Plant for Sharp Group
The business was started by Terry and Tom Sharp in 1983, in Upminster and has until recently been known as Sharp Skips. The focus is mainlybon waste from the C&D market, although lately the company has started handling some types of industrial waste too. Operating throughout Essex and East/South London, annual volumes have increased steadily and are now over 75000 tonnes, through this 24 ...
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BeiYi Machinery in “green demolition”in Xiong'an New District
On May 8, 2018, Xiong'an New District held a green environmental protection demolition launch ceremony, and Rongcheng County Ronghe boutique hotel was demolished within 10 hours. There are dozens of engineering machinery in the demolition operation, BeiYi Machinery.was among them. According to the construction planning of the Xiong'an New District. Rongcheng County Committee decided to implement ...
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Are you recycling polystyrene the right way? Don’t risk the heavy fines
While there’s a European-wide drive to recycle more polystyrene, some forms of it contain a flame retardant that is hazardous to human health and the environment. The idea of the circular economy is a compelling one, and it’s driving recycling policies worldwide across industries. There is more focus than ever is on the complete lifecycle of products, including packaging, vehicles and ...
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Overbands supplied to SB Waste
Master Magnets Ltd has recently supplied a permanent and an electro Overband Magnet to a major waste recycling company in Wolverhampton known as SB Waste Management & Recycling Ltd. SB Waste Management & Recycling Limited is one of a largest independent skip hire and recycling companies and was established in 1984. They have vast experience in the recycling industry collecting construction ...
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Waste recovery and recycling: organic waste
In the circular economy, organic waste, which is an important component of both the total waste generated and the recycling and recovery targets, is collected and transformed into a compost and biogas, generating numerous environmental and social ...
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Increase in demand for cleaner waste products
There is little doubt that the waste industry is experiencing an increase in demand for more purity in recovered waste products according to Con Gallagher, Head of Global Sales at Kiverco Limited. “Projects we have on the table in 2020 clearly show that companies are looking better segregation and want to ‘future-proof’ their processing capabilities to give them a much cleaner ...
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A New Take on an Old Idea
Recycling is not new – it has been around for at least 2,000 years and the ancient city of Pompeii was partly built from trash. But there is still much to do to achieve a truly circular economy in construction and demolition waste, says Paul Carolan. New discoveries at Pompeii, which was abandoned in AD 79, have revealed that the Romans knew a thing or two about recycling. It turns out ...
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What Is a Trommel Screen Used for?
Exploring the Versatile Uses of Trommel Screens A Trommel screen also known as a Rotary Trommel Screen is a versatile piece of equipment that is used for a variety of applications across different industries. Its primary purpose is to separate and classify materials based on their size. The design of a trommel screen consists of a cylindrical drum with a rotating screen surface that has holes ...
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Non-ferrous metals separation from Demolition Waste
COGELME Eddy Current Separator for Demolition waste with concentric and eccentric magnetic rotors. For separation of non-ferrous metals from bulky and heavy demolition waste fraction Cogelme offers an extremely sturdy and powerful Eddy Current Separator. Solid wide diameter magnetic rotor, designed for heavy materials handling, separates aluminum, copper, brass, lead objects up to 400 mm ...
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Urban Wood Waste Recycling
Urban wood waste can include sawn lumber, pruned branches, stumps, and whole trees from street and park maintenance. The primary components of urban wood waste are used lumber, shipping pallets, trees, branches, and other wood debris from construction and demolition clearing and grubbing activities.The end uses of wood recovered from construction and demolition activities are sometimes limited. ...
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PICVISA, TECHNOLOGY WITH INTEGRAL AND PERSONALIZED SERVICE
At PICVISA we work with the vision of providing our clients with a level of service that meets their needs, responds to their expectations and provides effective and efficient solutions that drive the achievement of their objectives.There is no need to reflect on the importance of efficient recycling. We have long been installed in the certainty that the sustainable economy will be circular or it ...
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Circular Economy Package: Questions & Answers
What is the Circular Economy? To ensure sustainable growth for the EU we have to use our resources in a smarter, more sustainable way. It is clear that the linear model of economic growth we relied on in the past is no longer suited for the needs of today's modern societies in a globalised world. We cannot build our future on a 'take-make-dispose' model. Many natural resources are finite, we ...
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Questions and answers on the Commission Communication `Towards a Circular Economy` and the Waste Targets Review
What is a circular economy? A circular economy preserves the value added in products for as long as possible and virtually eliminates waste. It retains the resources within the economy when a product has reached the end of its life, so that they remain in productive use and create further value. It may involve: Increasing the time products deliver their service before coming to the end of ...
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