WEEE recovery

Recycling and waste management of electrical and electronic equipment (WEEE)

Second International E-Waste Day

Following its success in 2018, the second International E-Waste Day will be held on the 14th October 2019 to promote the correct disposal of electrical and electronic equipment throughout the world....

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The WEEE Forum appoints Global Ambassador to support its worldwide focus

In order to continue to share and enhance its e-waste operational know-how throughout the world, the WEEE Forum* appoints Philip Morton, its former President, as “global ambassador”, tasked with...

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Issue 03/2019 Update

Universal Cross-Flow Shredder QZ to Elektro Recycling s.r.o.

International technology Group ANDRITZ has received an order from Elektro Recycling s.r.o. to supply a Universal Cross-Flow Shredder QZ for their refrigerator recycling plant in Slovenská Lupca,...

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Issue 02/2019 TOMRA at IERC 2019

Removal of flame-retardant plastics from WEEE waste streams

TOMRA Sorting Recycling has given a presentation at the influential International Electronics Recycling Congress (IERC 2019) to share the company’s specialized knowledge of materials-recovery from...

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Issue 02/2019 Agricultural plastics

RIGK helps Chile achieve an effective circular economy

German disposal specialist enjoys huge success in sensitising Chilean farmers to recycling used agricultural plastics, with 35 tonnes of plastic waste for sustainable recycling in the first collection...

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2018 was the year of recycling

Danish manufacturer of recycling equipment ELDAN Recycling A/S achieved the highest turnover of its 62-year history in 2018. A result enabled by global regulatory changes in waste management and well...

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Issue 01/2019 “Marketing“ available as official draft

A new component of the VDI Guideline 2343 “Recycling of electrical and electronic equipment“ – Part 6

Within the framework of the VDI guideline work, acknowledged rules of technology are drawn up by experts from interested circles in voluntary self-responsibility and in an honorary capacity. In doing...

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Issue 04/2018 ReVolv project

New technology to help clear mountain of waste LCDs

A partnership of researchers, recyclers and engineers have united their expertise to solve the LCD (Liquid Crystal Display) stockpiling issue in Europe.

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Issue 02/2018

Interview Bühlmann Recycling AG

The recovery editorial team took the opportunity of interviewing Hansueli Bühlmann on the philosophy behind his success and on the company‘s latest acquisition, the Terminator 3400 ec.recovery: It‘s a...

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Issue 01/2018 High-precision material sorting

Contract Recycling of Metal Waste and Plastics with Sesotec VARISORT COMPACT Sorting System

MB-Sort is a specialist for material recycling on a market with great potential and offers professional contract sorting of all kinds of complex and technically problematic materials. The objective is...

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