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ARTIFICIAL INTELLIGENCE
Experts in using smart technology to
process data are working on two pilot
recycling projects in the UK.
COVER STORY
Karle Recycling of Germany has seen its busi-
ness shrink by 20% during the pandemic. But
it’s no time to cry, says company owner
Stephan Karle: ‘There’s work to be done.’
THE BATTERY CHALLENGE
The mushrooming presence of lithium-
ion batteries (LIBs) in consumer prod-
ucts, notably vehicles, has changed
the game forever for battery recyclers.
Recycling
I n t e r n a t i o n a l
recycl inginternational.com | September/October 2020
Germany’s Karle Recycling
Steeled in
Stuttgart
• Artificial intelligence bears fruit for plastic recyclers• Porsche and Stena pin hopes on EV battery reuse• Interview: US smart phone recycler Wesley Poritz• Live from Cologne: birth of new test centre
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IN THIS ISSUE
SECTIONS
Editorial: 3
The Big Picture: 6
Trends & Updates: 10/48
In the Lab: 67
Events: 68
Beck’s: 71
Buyers’ Guide 72
Market reports
Ferrous: 52
Nickel & Stainless: 56
Non-Ferrous: 58
Paper: 62
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46
Textiles: 65
Plastics: 66
And also…
Interview – Wesley Poritz: 8
Test centre Steinert: 24
Stena Recycling: 30
Tech expert URT Recycling
Technology: 22
Tech expert Panizzolo: 32
Wadi Rum Recycling: 42
Recycling in Trinidad: 44
SHREDDED – NOT DUMPED
With a growing volume of discarded
synthetic turf sports pitches worldwide,
the cry for smart recycling solutions is
getting louder and louder. A state-of-
the-art facility to do just that has
recently started up in the Netherlands.
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