Kunststoffmüll bedeckt Strände und Flüsse oder quillt aus dem aufgeplatzten Bauch eines toten Fisches – derartige Bilder gehen derzeit um die Welt. Folge ist: Selten war das Image der Kunststoffe so...
Modern, architecturally distinctive buildings, attractive decor – red and white predominate – one might well expect an exterior and interior design studio, but ALKU GmbH, of Maxhütte-Haidhof, focuses...
Are we already close to achieving a circular economy or are we still far from it? This question is not easy to answer. On a global scale, we may be more distant than ever, but major progress has...
The recent launch, by Avery Dennison, of a portfolio using recycled PET (rPET) liners has received another important boost, with four labelling constructions now available across Europe.
K 2019, scheduled to take place in Düsseldorf from 16 to 23 October 2019, is fully booked. Over 3000 exhibitors from more than 60 countries have registered to participate. K will occupy the entire...
In the light alloy foundry at the BMW Group‘s plant in Landshut, all scrap products such as punching waste and sprue systems are recycled and then remelted. For this purpose, the die-cast parts were...
In the recycling plant of Trimet Aluminum SE in Gelsenkirchen, a new rotary furnace for the remelting of aluminum scrap was put into operation. With a capacity of around 40 tons, the new furnace will...
Dear Readers,how much of the waste produced in industry and private households every day is really returned to the raw-material cycle? What would you estimate? Considering that the term “circular...
Swedish scrap processing company Skrotfrag installs a robotic sorting line for scrap metal. The sorting line, equipped with a three-armed ZenRobotics Heavy Picker, will be the third of its kind in...
Following two successful events in 1990 and 2011, Singapore will once again host the BIR World Recycling Convention in May 2019. The event brings the global recycling community to the heart of the...
