Optical sorting
Report delves into recovery opportunities for food-grade polypropylene
Closed Loop Partners’ Center for the Circular Economy deployed Greyparrot’s AI-powered vision systems at four U.S. MRFs to capture data on the volumes of food-grade PP.
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Machinex develops Montreal-Est MRF in collaboration with Éco Entreprises Québec
Machinex says the MRF meets the requirements of Quebec’s EPR framework.
WM upgrades Cocoa, Florida, recycling facility
WM Recycling Brevard will be able to process 125,000 tons of material per year after nearly $18 million in upgrades.
Tomra sees paper and plastics applications for GAINnext
Technology provider says GAINnext can use deep learning to reduce impurities in sorted and recycled paper and plastic grades.
WM opens $30M recycling facility in Fort Walton Beach, Florida
The opening is part of the company’s plan to invest more than $1 billion in new and upgraded facilities across North America through 2026.
Atlantic Coast Recycling opens region’s largest combined single-stream, dual-stream MRF
The new state-of-the-art material recovery facility opened this April and can process more than 60 tons of residential and commercial recyclables per hour.
In the mix
In its new Columbus, Ohio, MRF, Rumpke uses AI to segregate colored bottles and thermoformed plastic containers from clear PET bottles.
Stadler system sorts plastics in Italy
European technology provider Stadler has helped equip a 100,000-ton-per-year plastics sorting facility for Iren SpA in Turin, Italy.
Cards opens Arkansas MRF
The MRF features a 14 ton-per-hour residential single-stream system supplied by Machinex.
Greyparrot makes next-generation MRF material analyzer available
Technology vendor says its latest device gives MRF operators “100 percent visibility” into the composition of materials on its conveyors.
Rumpke opens largest MRF in North America
The $100 million Rumpke Recycling & Resource Center in Columbus, Ohio, can process up to 250,000 tons per year.
