Technology

Hitachi Zosen Inova (HZI) builds Germany’s 22nd Kompogas plant and is supplying the plant in Anröchte (in the district of Soest in the state of North Rhine-Westphalia) with a Kompogas steel digester with integrated feeder, a gas storage facility and two cogeneration plants for needs-based power generation. 

Waste cooking oil collected from cafes and restaurants has been used to make a controlled-release fertiliser that results in better plant health and less wasted nutrients.

New provisions such as the circular economy package from the EU have given a huge boost to the use of recycled materials. Alpla welcomes this development, but is calling for consistent thinking and actions.

At the end of September, Brussels hosted the kick off meeting of a new European research project, polynSPIRE, aimed at improving the overall performance of plastics recycling looking for a more sustainable plastic value chain.

What challenges will the battery recycling industry face in the future? How will the market and recycling technologies develop? And what progress has been made in the safe handling of lithium-ion batteries?

Andritz has successfully completed the start up of a Universal Granulator UG supplied to Péna Group in Mérignac, France. The granulator, which was installed at the existing recycling plant, shreds industrial waste used for the production of Refuse Derived Fuels (RDF).

THM recycling solution has announced two new granulators as well as extensions of size variants for existing machine types.

Increasing focus on environmental health continues to remain a task of high importance as governments and local facilities worldwide are striving to reduce accumulation of waste and garbage.

Tomra Sorting Recycling has published an e-book providing advice for businesses who sort paper and cardboard for deinking and recycling.

Following the success of this year’s inaugural Plastics Recycling Awards Europe, the organisers have announced the expansion of the awards to a total of eight categories for 2019.

Andritz has received an order from Saker to supply a Universal Rotary Shear UC and a Universal Granulator UG to their recycling plant in Zilina, Slovakia. Start-up for the new equipment is scheduled for December 2018.