IFAT 2024

Highlights at IFAT 2024

Issue 05/2023 RED GIANT – that sounds like a big red gigantic monster

What is behind it?

Red is the company colour of the construction machine builder company Hammel Recyclingtechnik GmbH from Thuringia and the „giant“ stands for a 2-shaft pre-shredder that is produced there. The company...

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Issue 03/2021

What remains

Dear readers, We all hope, I think, that the longest time with Corona is over. Only maybe a few more months ... hopefully! However, many have also used the time to learn, to try out new techniques. And...

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Issue 01/2022 Performance benefits

When screen classifying cutters outperform hammer mills and knife cutters

Screen classifying cutters combine the shear of a knife cutter with the impact of a hammer mill at high speeds, reducing friable, semi-friable, fibrous, semi-hard and hard materials into controlled...

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Issue 06/2024 Creating new from used

Which technologies are key for high-efficiency plastics recycling

Over 180 participants from 25 nations accepted the invitation from Coperion and Herbold Meckesheim to attend the Recycling Days² in the newly opened Recycling Innovation Center in Weingarten/Germany,...

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Issue 04/2026 Processing solutions for implementing the PPWR

Who, how, what – between regulation and reality

Although the PPWR (Packaging and Packaging  Waste Regulation), which comes into force on 12 August 2026, sets clear targets for the use of recycled materials, in practice the "how" is often still missing.

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Issue 02/2025 Efficiency meets sustainability

Why industry leaders choose the Mega Series?

As the world accelerates towards a greener future, industries face the dual challenge of maintaining performance while meeting environmental goals. This shift is driven by the growing push for...

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Issue 03/2022

Why is recycling neglected in the fight to preserve the planet’s green capital?

The Global Recycling Foundation is calling for recycling to be recognised as an essential weapon in preserving the planet’s green capital. Speaking in London, Ranjit Baxi, founder of the Global...

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Issue 03/2026 Hydrometallurgy in battery recycling

Why measurement technology is becoming a key factor

Europe wants to recycle critical raw materials and systematically expand recovery from lithium-ion batteries. However, high recycling rates are not achieved through regulation alone; they arise when it is worthwhile. The decisive factor here is the hydrometallurgical processing of black mass and its precise monitoring.

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Why the textile recycling revolution needs more than just tech

The global textile recycling market is finally shifting to an industrial scale. For years, progress was stalled by a fundamental lack of synchronization across the value chain. Now, decisive policy...

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Issue 01/2021 Maximum recycling

Wind turbines deserve green disposal

The German wind energy industry is expecting a wave of dismantling of disused wind turbines. Hagedorn‘s specialists show that demolition and recycling belong together, as exemplified by the Jade Wind...

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