SAILING TO THE HEART OF
THE PLASTIC WASTELAND
Kristine Berg embarked on a trip
across the Great Pacific Garbage
Patch with 13 other female scientists
last summer. She tells us all about her
rocky yet inspiring maiden voyage.
COUNTRY REPORT: US WEST COAST
Recycling International visited California-based
recycler CASS, which handles around 50 tonnes
of ferrous and non-ferrous scrap – mainly alu-
minium – every day. The company has plenty of
artistic flair too; CASS invested US$ 250 000 to
replace the fence around its site with a new
wall made from recycled materials.
MGG POLYMERS MAKES THE
MOST OF E-SCRAP PLASTICS
Upwards of 1.2 million tonnes of plas-
tics can be recovered from e-scrap in
Europe. One of the recyclers taking on
this large waste stream is Austrian
family business Müller-Guttenbrunn
Group.
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Aluminium recycler Cass
High achievers
in Oakland
EXTRA: Plastics special
• Innovation in top gear
• Best practice: rPlanet Earth, Integra, MGG Polymers• Kanika Patawari’s musical mission
• The only way is up in Ghana
• Sierra: ‘We do what you do every day’
• BIR meets in Singapore: There is life after ‘China’
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IN THIS ISSUE
recyclinginternational.com | July/August | 2019
SECTIONS
Viewpoint: 3
Trends & Updates: 8 / 70
In the Lab: 85
Beck’s: 87
Buyer’s Guide: 88
Events: 90
Plastics Special: 38
Market reports
Ferrous: 72
Nickel & Stainless: 76
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Non-Ferrous: 78
Paper: 82
Textiles: 83
Plastics: 84
And also…
Interview Emmanuel Katrakis: 6
Tech by Lefort: 24
Tech by Komptech: 36
Tech by Steinert: 50
Tech by Hermion: 62
Tech by Tomra: 66
AO’S FRIDGE RECYCLING
SUCCESS STORY
Approximately 3 million fridges are
disposed of in the UK every single
year. AO Recycling has invested heavily
in innovative technology to ensure
there is a sustainable answer to the
‘fridge mountains’. The firm processes
over 700 000 units annually.
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