Technology

The Redwave RF fine sorting machine can detect and sort a blend of non-ferrous metals starting from a size of 4 mm, to produce products such as pure copper, brass, zinc and precious metal fractions.

Neste has successfully concluded its second series of industrial-scale processing runs with liquefied waste plastic at its refinery in Porvoo, Finland.

In Mexico, waste, including industrial waste, is still frequently disposed of in landfill sites.

Novelis and its partners at the research and development laboratory Net Zero Lab Valais, successfully completed the first year of operations, launching key energy projects aimed at enabling scope 1 and 2 carbon-neutral production at Novelis´ Sierre plant in Switzerland.

The next generation of Cat 926, 930 and 938 Wheel Loaders offer a range of new technologies and features designed to boost productivity by simplifying machine operation.

The EoLO-HUBs solution will use and green chemistry processes to recycle composite materials and optimize, through advanced software, the dismantling of wind farms.

Nottingham Trent University (NTU) is part of a £4.5 million research project to establish a process to recycle or reuse electric vehicle batteries to help prevent up to nine million tons of battery waste per year going to landfill.

Tomra Recycling Sorting opened a second test facility at its headquarters in Germany to meet growing demand for material trials.

A consortium has commenced an ambitious four-year project to create a data platform that will share detailed information on these products.

The European Environment Agency (EEA) recently published a briefing on EU trends on exports of used textiles.

Discarded textiles in Europe, including used clothing and footwear, are an increasing waste and export problem.