
Martijn Reintjes
Editor in Chief at Recycling International
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1 week ago |
recyclinginternational.com | Martijn Reintjes
Ever heard of Ascension Island? It’s in the middle of the Atlantic Ocean, some 2 300 km from Brazil and 1 500 km from Angola. That’s quite remote. In March 2022, a Dutch team from wind turbine dismantling experts Business in Wind headed to the island on a special mission: to decommission and recycle six wind turbines.
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3 weeks ago |
recyclinginternational.com | Martijn Reintjes
What’s more, a small country like the Netherlands being a monarchy opens doors around the globe. Trade missions to the Middle East and Asia led by King Willem-Alexander, with the dazzling Queen Máxima by his side, usually bring in massive contracts. The monarchy is definitely good for business and our economy. It is estimated that the Dutch royal family generates many billions. The stability of the monarchy makes foreign companies more inclined to do business with the Netherlands.
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4 weeks ago |
recyclinginternational.com | Martijn Reintjes |Car recycling |Textiles recycling |Electronics recycling
This massive volume would not have been possible without the acquisition in 2024 of scrap metal trading major Kataman, which is now under the wing of PedalPoint. Growing streams of materials will feed Korea Zinc’s new copper smelter in Ulsan, Korea, which is set to launch by the end of the year. What started as WEEE Metallica more than 10 years ago, became Igneo/EvTerra, was acquired by Korea Zinc, and has now been brought under a new subsidiary brand name: PedalPoint.
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4 weeks ago |
recyclinginternational.com | Martijn Reintjes
‘Operational costs halved, efficiency doubled and precision perfected,’ GEM tells logisticsbusiness.com, describing what the company views as a transformative leap in green manufacturing. According to GEM, the automation has already led to a 50% reduction in labour costs and a significant increase in throughput, with robotic automation systems claimed to achieve 99% accuracy.
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4 weeks ago |
recyclinginternational.com | Martijn Reintjes |Non-Ferrous metals recycling
Under current rules, member states must collect 65% of the average weight of electronic products sold over the previous three years. But these weight-based targets, fail to reflect modern realities, according to WEEE Ireland’s ceo Leo Donovan.
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