INNOVATION | WEEE RECYCLING
Right: The Eco-SIM Card developed by Thales in partnership with Veolia
Electrolux has a target that by 2030 all its
product ranges will contain at least 50% recycled materials. The prototype vacuum cleaners will provide important knowledge for future innovation, it says.
Used fridges are the source of materials for two
new WEEE plastics applications. Thales, the French multinational aerospace electronics group, joined forces with waste management and recycling group Veolia to create the first eco-designed SIM card made from recycled plastics. They say the use of recycled materials in the Eco-SIM Card will eliminate the need for about 5,000 tonnes of virgin plastics per year. Thales engineers worked with Veolia’s experts to develop a special process that uses this recycled material to manufacture SIM cards that meet the mobile industry’s requirements (details of this process have not been revealed). In the UK, online electricals retailer AO says that
plastics extracted from old fridges will be used to create new ventilation products for the first time. AO Recycling operates take-back and recycling facilities for WEEE materials. The company will produce recycled high impact PS from approxi- mately 63,000 fridges each year, collected at its recycling facility in Telford. The HIPS will be used to manufacture ducting components in energy saving systems produced by UK-based manufacturer of domestic ventilation fans, Volution Group. The ventilation systems are installed to recover heat from extracted air and use it to reduce heat loss and save energy in the properties in the most economical and eco-friendly way. Rob Sant, MD of AO Recycling, says: “We’re so
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White goods recycling at AO Recycling in the UK
pleased that Volution will be using the plastic from our fridges to create fantastic eco products. As a retailer, AO wants to take responsibility for the entire recycling process, from start to finish, and we’re proud to be producing high quality plastic that can be easily used in new products. The circular economy is really at the forefront of our
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business ambitions and our investment in plastic is key to fulfilling our long-term goals.” AO has also opened a new “rework” facility in
Crewe, where appliances returned by customers will be thoroughly tested with the aim of reselling them. The facility handles approximately 900 appliances a week, including washing machines, fridges and TVs. Styrenic materials producer Elix Polymers has
grouped all of its circular economy activities under the new brand name, E-Loop, including ABS and PC-ABS with mechanically and chemically recycled content. The first products made commercially available are E-Loop H801 MR black and M220 CR25, which Elix says have been validated by customers in the automotive and toy industries. E-Loop H801 MR is a material that contains mechanically recycled material, and E-LOOP M220 CR25 is made with sustainable feedstocks certified under ISCC Plus by International Sustainability & Carbon Certification.
CLICK ON THE LINKS FOR MORE INFORMATION: �
www.bvse.de �
weee-forum.org �
https://cep2030.org �
www.remondis.com �
www.coolrec.com �
https://urtsolutions.com �
www.alba.info �
http://nontox-project.eu �
https://www.aimplas.es �
https://plast2bcleaned.eu �
www.tno.nl �
www.creatorproject.eu �
www.electroluxgroup.com �
www.stenarecycling.com �
www.thalesgroup.com �
www.veolia.com �
https://ao-recycling.com �
www.elix-polymers.com
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