Shredder boosts efficiency in the production of recycled materials
| Belgian plastics recycler Tivaco is converting clean post-industrial scrap into high-grade pellets. On its latest, fully automated line the company uses cutting-edge Austrian/German technology to provide recyclates of highest possible quality at throughputs of up to 1,700 kg/h.
Revised guideline for recycling paper quality control
| The Confederation of European Paper Industries (CEPI) has revised its guidelines on Paper for Recycling quality control, with recommendations for Paper for Recycling suppliers and paper mills.
Urban mining: The new way to riches?
| Waste businesses vie for electronic goods to release a small fortune in precious metals
New president for Novelis Asia
| Novelis has announced the appointment of Sachin Satpute to the position of Senior Vice President, Novelis Inc. and President, Novelis Asia, effective June 1, 2016.
BIR convention: Expectations for ferrous markets
| One of the world’s most prominent economic forecasters is the central speaker of the divisional plenary meeting during the upcoming World Recycling Convention & Exhibition in Berlin (29 May – 1 June 2016).
Reiling Relies on Sesotec’s K9 Separation Technology
| The specialist in glass recycling uses the new K9 sorter for the colour sorting of cullet starting from a grain size of three millimetre.
The Plastics Industry State of play
| The European Plastics Converters (EuPC) in association with Polymer Comply Europe (PCE) held a REACH Workshop: The Plastics Industry State of play with practical examples on 17 and 18 March 2016 in Brussels.
Think tank for automobile recycling
| On March 18, the International Automobile Recycling Congress IARC 2016 in Berlin, Germany, came to an end. More than 220 representatives of the global automotive recycling sector had come together to discuss current political conditions and the latest trends in recycling technology.
Recyclers urge for circular economy
| The circular economy’s time is now, not tomorrow. This was the key message of Euric’s first Annual Conference.
World steel production lower in February
| World crude steel production for the 66 countries reporting to the World Steel Association (Worldsteel) was 120 million tonnes (Mt) in February 2016, a -3.3% decrease compared to February 2015.
New platform for take-back of e-waste
| Take-e-way, the German take-back system for electrical and electronic equipment take-e-way presents the online platform www.take-e-back.com for the take-back of waste devices by distributors according to the amended Electrical and Electronic Equipment Act (ElektroG/WEEE) to its customers.
Less landfilling in municipal waste treatment
| Eurostat has published the final figures for municipal waste collection and treatment in the EU in 2014.
Copper: Preliminary Data for December 2015
| The International Copper Study Group (ICSG) released preliminary data for December 2015 world copper supply and demand in its March 2016 Copper Bulletin.
FEAD concerned about Waste Treatment BREF
| In its comments on the first draft of the Waste Treatment BREF (Best available techniques Reference document), FEAD is concerned about the emission levels.
Liam disassembles iphones
| During their spring presentation, Apple has introduced the recycling program Apple Renew and a disassembly robot called Liam.
