Technology

| RECYCLING magazine sums up all Ifat news in an overview.

| The Varistort system presented by Sesotec is especially suitable for the sorting of solid waste materials such as metal waste, plastics, and electronic waste, but can also be used for the sorting of residual waste.

| Modern Steel Mills (MSM), one of the leading melting shops in the Sultanate of Oman, have started production with their new Lidex 1000t scrap shear manufactured by Copex.

| Aeiforos SA, for its End-of-Life vehicle (ELV) recycling process, is one of the first companies in Europe being able to prove compliance with the recycling rates according to the End-of-Life vehicles ordinance.In order to further improve the value added from shredder residue, the Greek recycling company uses a Sesotec Varisort M for the recovery of metals from the shredder light fraction (SLF).

| Anticipating the college of Commissioners on Eco-design policy on 20 April 2016, FEAD has prepared a statement and has contacted the Commissioners to stress the importance of eco-design.

| Waste Pro Selects CP Group for Single Stream Recycling Facility

| Belgian plastics recycler Tivaco is converting clean post-industrial scrap into high-grade pellets. On its latest, fully automated line the company uses cutting-edge Austrian/German technology to provide recyclates of highest possible quality at throughputs of up to 1,700 kg/h.

| The Confederation of European Paper Industries (CEPI) has revised its guidelines on Paper for Recycling quality control, with recommendations for Paper for Recycling suppliers and paper mills.

| Waste businesses vie for electronic goods to release a small fortune in precious metals

| The specialist in glass recycling uses the new K9 sorter for the colour sorting of cullet starting from a grain size of three millimetre.

| The European Plastics Converters (EuPC) in association with Polymer Comply Europe (PCE) held a REACH Workshop: The Plastics Industry State of play with practical examples on 17 and 18 March 2016 in Brussels.

| On March 18, the International Automobile Recycling Congress IARC 2016 in Berlin, Germany, came to an end. More than 220 representatives of the global automotive recycling sector had come together to discuss current political conditions and the latest trends in recycling technology.

| In its comments on the first draft of the Waste Treatment BREF (Best available techniques Reference document), FEAD is concerned about the emission levels.

| During their spring presentation, Apple has introduced the recycling program Apple Renew and a disassembly robot called Liam.