Coperion GmbH is implementing a closed-loop concept for the production of flexible multi-layer film. According to the Stuttgart, Germany-based specialist in plastics and other recycling equipment and systems, recycling multi-layer film has long posed a challenge since such films can only be reclaimed in very complicated ways and not without residues.
Like many cities, Phoenix, Arizona and its surrounding communities were hit hard by China's 2018 ban on many previously recycled goods. With an aging system at its North Gateway Material Recovery Facility (MRF), the city recently set out to improve its plant's technology with a retrofit project to better handle the changing material stream and improve the quality of its recycled materials.
For the third time in six years, Vortex Global has been recognized by Cope Plastics for its commitment to sustainability and environmental responsibility with the Gold Level Milestone award for companies who have achieved a total of 200,000 pounds of recycled industrial plastics. For Vortex, this milestone was reached in just six years.
STADLER has completed commissioning of a new beverage packaging sorting plant it designed and built for Dansk Retursystem in Taastrup, Denmark. Full handover is scheduled for April, at the end of a final one-month trial period.
Gerber - the world's largest and oldest baby food company - is introducing the industry's first single-material baby food pouch. The new pouch is 100% recyclable, through Gerber's national recycling program, launched last year in partnership with TerraCycle.
Concerns over the long-term impact of the coronavirus outbreak on key European recycling markets has sharply escalated this week, following the adoption of further containment measures across the continent.
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Like many cities, Phoenix, Arizona and its surrounding communities were hit hard by China's 2018 ban on many previously recycled goods. With an aging system at its North Gateway Material Recovery Facility (MRF), the city recently set out to improve its plant's technology with a retrofit project to better handle the changing material stream and improve the quality of its recycled materials.
(The following is from a blog by Isabelle Faucher, Managing Director, Carton Council of Canada.)
On February 24th, Machinex representatives attended the official grand opening ceremony of the Waste Management recovery facility located in Laval. The ceremony was held with the Quebec Minister of the Environment, Benoit Charrette and Aaron Johnson, vice-president, Eastern Canada at Waste Management.
Cannabis packaging company, N2 Packaging Systems, LLC has announced that a new paperboard can with child-resistant lid will launch March 1, joining their suite of process-patented, sustainable packaging for cannabis and cannabis industry products.
Bollegraaf's new AI-powered RoBB-AQC is a fully-automated robotic sorter designed for improved quality control sorting. According to Van Dyk Reycling Solutions, the North American distributor and product support for Bollegraaf equipment, it is the first sorting robot that combines the accuracy of NIR detection with the adaptability of AI-powered learning (no other robot uses near-infrared technology).
Automation. Artificial intelligence. Robots. Whatever new technology a MRF may be in the market for, there are multiple factors to consider.
Western Star is providing a sneak peek of its newest truck in the vocational truck product portfolio of Daimler Trucks North America LLC (DTNA). The truck will be fully unveiled in summer 2020.
Heil, part of Environmental Solutions Group (ESG) and Dover (NYSE: DOV), and one of North America's largest refuse truck body manufacturers, has announced the launch of the Command-SST Automated Side Loader (ASL).
Mack Trucks has marked its re-entry into the medium-duty truck market with the introduction of the Mack MD line, set to begin production in July 2020. The trucks are designed to be configured as flatbed, dump and tanker trucks, as well as cube vans and more, in both Class 6 and 7 offerings.
New Way Trucks, Inc., the Iowa-based refuse truck manufacturer, has announced the acquisition of ROTO PAC, the world's first auger-driven organics collection truck from Quebec-based Ginove. New Way has also begun a manufacturing and distribution partnership with Durabac to serve the Canadian market.
Canada's newest and fastest growing waste services provider, Environmental 360 Solutions (E360S), completed ten acquisitions in its first year and according to founder Danny Ardellini there will be no slowing down in 2020.
According to the Solid Waste Association of North America (SWANA), the latest trucking statistics show that the shortage of over-the-road (OTR) truck drivers in the U.S. is at the highest level it has been in 15 years, and that the shortage is mirrored in the waste collection industry.