Zinc reclaiming process ramps up
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Bioponic International has started using its MR3 metals and minerals reclamation equipment in its Butte, MT facility. The facility turns solid waste into a slurry, which then goes through metal recovery modules. In each module targeted metals are selectively removed from the slurry. Recovered metals are then converted into non-waste metal product. The MR3 is ideal for contaminated waste materials since it produces a micronutrient with lower heavy metals and residuals.
Publication Name: Recycling Today
Subject: Environmental services industry
ISSN: 1096-6323
Year: 1999
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Removing PVC from pet to come at high cost
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A survey by the Assn of Postconsumer Plastic Recyclers revealed that removing postconsumer polyvinyl chloride bottles from polyethylene terephthalate (PET) recycling stream is very costly. The process cost recyclers about $6.5 million in 1998. The capital costs required for the additional process include expenditures for machinery, labor, sampling and testing and load rejection in the PET recycling stream.
Publication Name: Recycling Today
Subject: Environmental services industry
ISSN: 1096-6323
Year: 2000
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International effort leads to vinyl recycling
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Ten members of the European Council of Manufacturers have invested in a pilot plant for vinyl recylcing technologies. The $3-million plant is scheduled for completion in 2000 and is capable of handling 2,000 tons of vinyl annually. A technology called Vinyloop to recycle vinyl compounds- based products, which uses a solvent to separate vinyl from other materials will be used at the new facility.
Publication Name: Recycling Today
Subject: Environmental services industry
ISSN: 1096-6323
Year: 2000
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