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The winners of the first Plastics Recycling Awards Europe were announced today at the Plastics Recycling Show Europe, held at the RAI Amsterdam in The Netherlands.
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World crude steel production for the 64 countries reporting to the World Steel Association (Worldsteel) was 148.3 million tonnes (Mt) in March 2018, a 4.0% increase compared to March 2017.
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Local authorities need to agree a uniform approach to waste collection and agree the end of co-mingled recycling if ambitious new EU targets are to be met. That’s the view of international sorting system specialist, Stadler Engineering, after the European Parliament voted in favour of revised of recycling targets for EU countries.
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At the IFAT Sesotec wants to present the Flake Purifier+ multi-sensor sorting system that now as standard is equipped with a 3.2mm nozzle and valve grid, allows a higher throughput capacity, and is easy to operate with the “SesoDesk” operating software.
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FEAD members welcome the publication of the draft own-initiative report on a European strategy for plastics in a circular economy by rapporteur MEP Mark Demesmaeker as a step forward for designing a new vision for plastics as part of the transition to a circular economy.
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The new technology enhances the previous capability of Tomra’s Autosort machine to separate multi-layer trays.
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The company has announced ZenRobotics Fast Picker for light material as the latest addition to the line of intelligent waste sorting robots.
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Apple has announced “Daisy”, a new robot to disassemble iPhones.
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The CI series of scrap shears from Italian hydraulic attachment manufacturer VTN Europe have been re-invented and remodelled with the introduction of the new CI-R range.
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The Institute of Scrap Recycling Industries (ISRI) released the following statement in response to the Chinese Government’s announcement that more recyclable materials will be prohibited for import over the course of the next two years:
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In addition to the two material handlers LH 22 M Industry Litronic and LH 30 M Industry Litronic, the L 556 XPower wheel loader from the XPower generation will also be on show.
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At NPE2018, size reduction equipment manufacturer Rapid Granulator is introducing a new range of granulators designed specifically for in-line processing of skeletal waste from sheet and film thermoforming lines.
