IFAT 2024

Highlights at IFAT 2024

Issue 05/2018

Declaration on the revised Bulgarian legislation on used clothing recycling

At the BIR London Convention’s “Workshop on the Bulgarian Eco-Tax on Second Hand Clothing” on 8 October 2018, the Bulgarian Association of Recyclers and Traders of Second Hand Clothes (ARTSHC)...

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Deep learning, real-time monitoring and more: The recycling trends for 2025 according to TOMRA

As we embark on a new year, a pressing question arises: What are the defining trends that will shape the future of our industry? Dr. Volker Rehrmann, EVP and Head of TOMRA Recycling, a global leader...

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Issue 03/2024 Waste wood sorting in focus

Demonstration event at DIEFFENBACHER in Eppingen and at DIEFFENBACHER partner TOMRA in ­Mülheim-Kärlich

In May 2022, DIEFFENBACHER and 19 organizations from seven countries joined forces in the EcoReFibre (“Ecological solutions for recovery of secondary materials from post-consumer fibreboards”)...

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Denmark inaugurates first robotic sorting plant for construction waste

Solum, one of the leading Danish companies in recycling, has inaugurated the first robotic facility dedicated to the sorting of construction waste in Denmark. The new plant, located in Roskilde,...

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Denmark's leading recycling company relies on XPower® wheel loader from Liebherr

RGS Nordic specialises in recycling construction and demolition waste materials and is the market leader in Denmark. It operates a fleet of around 130 construction machines, about two-thirds of which...

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DePoly to launch 500-tonne-per-year showcase plant to give yesterday’s plastics a new purpose

Swiss cleantech scale-up prepares to demonstrate industrial-scale implementation of its revolutionary technology that transforms plastic waste into virgin-quality raw materials without fossil fuels....

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Design for recycling: the way forward for the plastics industry

Over 300 participants gathered in Brussels to debate plastics recyclability and latest plastics recycling developments. With 94 % of the European citizens declaring that products must be designed to...

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Issue 04/2022 Rethinking is not enough

Development status of plastics recycling

Environmental reports often mention the goal of a recycling economy. That is supposed to count for the plastics industry, too, based specifically on extensive recycling of plastic waste. The reality...

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Issue 01/2019 High Quality

Developments in the paper recycling industry

The purpose of paper recycling is to produce high quality recycled paper, responding to the high-quality specifications required by paper consumers either from the graphic, hygiene or packaging...

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Issue 01/2018 High performance

Die cutters and shredders – perfectly combined, entirely automated

Die cutting has never been as efficient as today. Modern flatbed die cutters process up to 10 000 sheets/hour, thus they are the epicenter in the cardboard and folding carton production. The bulky...

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