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Tenova
Tenova Core, part of the US-based Tenova Iron & Steel Division, has completed
the installation of a Consteel system for Ecuadorian steelmaker Andec at its
Guayaquil works, claiming it to be the world’s most compact system of its type.
The Consteel technology preheats and continuously feeds scrap and other raw
materials directly into the electric arc furnace via a patented conveying system
through the furnace sidewall. www.tenovagroup.com
Continuum Recycling
The pioneering recycled PET (rPET) joint venture between Coca-Cola Enter-
prises and ECO Plastics, called Continuum Recycling, has sorted a quarter of a
billion bottles since the £15 million (US$ 22.5 million) facility was opened in the
UK nine months ago. Continuum is responsible for processing over 50% of the
UK’s bottle-grade rPET and was able to meet its commitment to use 25% rPET
in all its bottles by the end of 2012.
www.ecoplasticsltd.com and www.cokecce.co.uk
Green Technology Solutions/Chilerecicla
Californian fi rm Green Technology Solutions has confi rmed its backing of Chilean
e-scrap recycler Chilerecicla, adding that the e-scrap sector in Latin America is
witnessing ‘phenomenal growth’. GTSO Resources, a division of Green Technol-
ogy Solutions, argues that Chile ‘has bounced back strong from the global
recession’ despite having limited access to credit and is now ‘open for business’.
www.gtsoresources.com
Eric France Metal Recycling
UK specialist in non-ferrous scrap Eric France Metal Recycling, which was the trad-
ing name of JKL Wakefi eld, went into liquidation on February 26 with total debts of
around £22 million (US$ 33 million) – the vast majority of which sum appears to
relate to unpaid VAT, according to liquidators at KPMG and PricewaterhouseCoopers.
Filabot
US start-up venture Filabot has launched itself on to the recycling scene with the
Filabot Reclaimer – a ‘desk-top extruding system’ that can grind and recycle vari-
ous types of plastics into special spools of ink for 3D printers. Complete with carbon
fi lters and a laser-cut control panel, the Filabot can process PET bottles, water pipes,
trays, Lego, packaging and biodegradable materials. www.fi labot.com
Galloo
Many of Galloo’s 53 branches throughout Belgium, the Netherlands and France
have been consolidated into umbrella corporations and all now bear the name
Galloo. ‘This optimisation enables us to cut the red tape for our suppliers and
employees,’ states newly-installed managing director Pierre Vandeputte. His
elevation follows the decision of his predecessor Antoine Vandeputte to ‘hand
over the baton to the next generation’. www.galloo.com
Mercer County
Mercer County offi cials in the USA have developed a special ‘green app’ for their
residents. The new tool allows them to select their township and recycling zones
in order to check the days on which pick-ups are scheduled. It can be down-
loaded free of charge and is compatible with iPhones, iPads and Android devices.
www.mcia-nj.com
UAE urged to change
recycling mindset
‘Plastic waste should not be
regarded as waste but as a resource,’
Surendra Borad, Chairman of the BIR
world recycling organisation’s Plastics
Committee, has told the Paper and Plas-
tics Recycling Middle East Conference.
Together with several other speakers, he
pointed out that there are still some chal-
lenges ahead to encourage businesses
as well as the public in the United Arab
Emirates to embrace recycling.
More than 38.5 million kg of plastic elec-
tronic waste is generated worldwide on
an annual basis, the United Nations
reported in 2011. The large volume of
plastic waste entering the UAE prompted
the government to implement regulations
in August last year to prohibit shipments
of metal, plastic and paper scrap from the
EU. This move is ‘detrimental’ because it
deprives the UAE of valuable resources,
argued Mr Borad at the Dubai event.
‘Instead of banning the scrap, pre-inspec-
tions should be carried out to prevent
low-quality materials from being import-
ed, which will encourage more products
to be made from recyclable plastic.’
To bring about a ‘decisive change in
mindsets’ on the issue of recycling, a
large-scale educational programme
involving schools, governments and the
media is required, noted Saeed Bin
Gobash of Enpark, a company aiming to
facilitate the growth of the energy and
environment sector in the Middle East.
Businesses in the area are sceptical but
the ‘trickier task’ is to change the pub-
lic’s perception of sustainability, he con-
tended. www.enpark.ae
Source: Gulfnews.com
Australia and New Zealand
adopt e-scrap standard
A new standard designed to help
divert e-scrap from landfi ll by imposing
a rigorous process for its collection, stor-
age and recycling have been set by
Standards Australia.
The joint Australian and New Zealand
Standard outlines principles and mini-
mum requirements for end-of-life elec-
trical equipment in order to maximise
reuse, reduce the amount of waste going
to landfi ll, safeguard worker health, and
minimise environmental harm, accord-
ing to Colin Blair, chief executive offi cer
at Standards Australia.
‘The standard states that a lack of full sci-
entifi c certainty should not be used as a
reason for postponing measures to prevent
environmental degradation or adverse
health and safety effects,’ states Blair.
He points out that the standard ‘enhanc-
es existing environmental protections and
international obligations, while establish-
ing the processes required to reduce the
amount of waste going to landfi ll’.
Senator Don Farrell, federal parliamen-
tary secretary for sustainability and
urban water, says the standard ‘will
complement the Australian govern-
ment’s National Television and Com-
puter Recycling Scheme’ and that it will
help ensure that, from July 1 2014, at
least 90% of all materials in e-scrap col-
lected are recovered for use in new
products. www.standards.org.au
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