SABIC's Functional Forms plant in the Netherlands has been accredited under the International Sustainability & Carbon Certification (ISCC) PLUS scheme for providing a new range of LEXAN film and sheet products based on certified renewable feedstock.
The Plastics Industry Association (PLASTICS) has released the following statement after the California Senate passed SB 343, which now moves to Governor Newsom's desk to be signed into law:
AIM, the European Brands Association and the Alliance to End Plastic Waste have entered a partnership to drive the next stage of development for intelligent waste sorting under the Digital Watermarks Initiative HolyGrail 2.0. They will work with the City of Copenhagen to conduct the semi-industrial test phase of the pilot.
Artificially intelligent robotic sorting technology is the future of centralized, data-driven recycling models. Generally paired with optical sorting technology for the best results, the latest robotic sorters are achieving (and starting to exceed) 70 picks per minute for mixed plastics and paper. They are also being used very effectively for C&D sorting, and they have great potential for other materials including metals, electronics, organics and glass. With contamination of end product being a number one concern for MRF operators due to rapidly changing, highly contaminated incoming streams on the one side, and shrunken global end markets such as China, coupled with underdeveloped domestic markets for many recovered materials, getting to the high purity levels required by today's end markets is among the most significant challenges recyclers face.
Screen classifying cutters combine the shear of a knife cutter with the impact of a hammer mill at high speeds. Used in recycling, food processing and a range of industrial applications, this technology is ideal for reducing friable, semi-friable, fibrous, semi-hard and hard materials into controlled particle sizes at high rates with minimal fines.
The SeaCleaners develop a range of solutions to combat plastic pollution, one of which is the Manta, a first-of-a-kind processing ship designed to collect, treat and repurpose large volumes of floating plastic debris.
Covering the latest industry news, product information and new equipment technologies
Sonoco has partnered with AMP Robotics to create a new material category within AMP's neural network specific to rigid paperboard cans. The U.S. partnership will result in increased recycling rates for the spiral wound paper canister with steel bottom produced by Sonoco and other manufacturers.
Artificially intelligent robotic sorting technology is the future of centralized, data-driven recycling models. Generally paired with optical sorting technology for the best results, the latest robotic sorters are achieving (and starting to exceed) 70 picks per minute for mixed plastics and paper. They are also being used very effectively for C&D sorting, and they have great potential for other materials including metals, electronics, organics and glass. With contamination of end product being a number one concern for MRF operators due to rapidly changing, highly contaminated incoming streams on the one side, and shrunken global end markets such as China, coupled with underdeveloped domestic markets for many recovered materials, getting to the high purity levels required by today's end markets is among the most significant challenges recyclers face.
New research conducted by Aquapak Polymers highlights that recycle-ready adhesives and fully soluble barriers can replace plastics in fibre-based packaging, making it fully recyclable in high volume recycling mills. Based on the research, Aquapak has developed a novel biodegradable, non-toxic and water-soluble polymer called Hydropol which is three times stronger than alternatives and is designed to be used in existing thermo-processing equipment, giving it a wider range of applications.
The varying and constantly changing composition of waste materials poses a challenge for designers of sorting plants, which need to deliver consistently high purity rates while managing an increasing degree of complexity.
EverestLabs is releasing its smallest robot footprint cells for Material Recovery Facilities (MRFs). The new high-recovery robot cells deliver a 49 percent increase in recovery for MRFs over legacy Delta robot solutions.
The Canada Plastics Pact (CPP), established this past spring, is part of the Ellen MacArthur Foundation's Plastics Pact Network - the most ambitious action that has ever been taken by the global plastics industry to solve our worldwide plastic waste problem. For the first time, the CPP brings together the entire plastics industry supply chain in Canada - from producers to goods and packaging manufacturers and retailers, to collectors and recyclers - all with a shared vision of a circular economy for plastics in which all varieties stay in the economy and out of the environment.
The Lion Electric Company has launched its flagship experience centre in Terrebonne, Quebec. The newest location in Lion's North American network of experience centres is designed to showcase the benefits of Lion's heavy-duty electric vehicles and demonstrate the benefits 100 percent electric trucks and buses.
Germany-based Quantron AG is a specialist in electric-powered commercial vehicles from 3.49 to 44 tons (gross combination weight), including waste and recycling collection vehicles. Quantron's environmentally friendly trucks, called Quantron QHB, have numerous advantages for waste management firms, and have impressed in practical tests at over 20 waste disposal companies, according to the company.
For fleet operators and companies operating heavy machinery, vehicle safety will be top of the priority list. However, choosing a vehicle camera system supplier and ensuring that vehicles are equipped with the most appropriate devices that are correctly fitted and simple to use can be a time-consuming and difficult process.
Coretex, a specialist in fleet management and compliance solutions, introduced its CoreHub integrated IoT Smart Waste solution at this year's Waste Expo, held June 28 - 30. The company's new CoreHub Smart Waste solution for waste and recycling is now an integrated module within the Coretex 360 IoT platform to offer affordable service verification.
New Way Trucks recently delivered three battery-electric Sidewinder XTR automated side loaders (ASLs) to the City of Ocala, Florida. Mounted on the BYD (Build Your Dreams) electric platform, New Way says the three ASLs mark one of the largest (if not the largest) one-time delivery of battery-electric refuse trucks the North American solid waste industry has ever seen.
A solid waste collection employee recently died following a fatal collision with a tractor trailer in Nassau County, New York. According to local media reports, the truck was backing onto a customer's property when it was struck.
