VIEWPOINT Bottling the healthy is a monthly business magazine for lifestyle the international recycling industry and is published 10 times a year. Address In our two-person household, my wife Helga and I are P.O. Box 2098 always striving to improve our health and the environ- 6802 CB Arnhem ment. We look to eat healthy, work out and recycle as The Netherlands much of our refuse as possible. Delivery Address Jacob Marislaan 30 6813 JV Arnhem e try to buy fresh food from butchers’ shops in business. We do so mainly by separating our The Netherlands W and bakeries in an attempt to cut down on refuse. When Helga and I started living together Phone +31 26 3120 994 the pre-packed and often over-packaged food you more than 18 years ago, we sat down one night to Fax +31 26 3120 630 find in supermarkets. Not only are these fresh prod- discuss household chores and who would do what. e-mail: ucts good for our health but they also taste much We agreed on the cooking, ironing and gardening, [email protected] Website: better than the cook-in-the-microwave meals from and Helga said she was also willing to take out the www.recyclinginternational.com the big stores. dustbin early on Friday mornings because I always Publisher & Editor It’s me who usually does the cooking - not just stay in bed at least half an hour longer than she Manfred Beck because I like cooking but because I am a much bet- does. In return, she insisted I should separate our [email protected] ter and more adventurous chef than Helga, if I say household refuse and take it to the recycling sta- Magazine Administrator so myself. I should admit at tion or to the glass, plastics or Helga Fresen [email protected] this point that Helga does a textile banks. Editorial consultant lot of other jobs around the In our house, we have bins for Ian Martin house which I really hate, ‘Start counting organic waste, paper, plas- [email protected] such as ironing and garden- tics, cans and glass, and one Contributing editor ing. The problem is that, in big bin for the rest of the Alfred Nijkerk the empty bottles’ trying to make a feast of refuse. But because I am [email protected] every meal, I usually eat too basically lazy, sometimes I Contributing editor/Consultant technology Prof. Ir. Wijnand Dalmijn, Technical much. This habit goes back have to be reminded of my University of Delft, The Netherlands to my childhood when my mother taught me always duties. ‘Have you been in our cellar lately?’ Helga Contributing to this issue to empty my plate and also, if possible, the pans. will ask sweetly. ‘Actually, I haven’t. Why do you Prof. Ir. Wijnand Dalmijn, Dr Adam As a result of my upbringing and my love of cooking, ask?’ I will normally respond, although I know J. Gesing, Ian Martin, Alfred Nijkerk, Voermans van Bree Photographers I am therefore condemned to fight the flab for the exactly what’s coming next. ‘Well then, go down rest of my days. Thanks, mum! there and start counting the empty bottles,’ she will Art Direction Inpladi Lay Out Studio I suppose what I really hate is that, despite shar- retort in a not-so-sweet tone of voice.’ With a sigh, Printing Company ing my love of delicious food, Helga effortlessly I make my way to the basement where I look in vanGrinsven drukkers Venlo bv manages to retain her slim figure. However, I must astonishment and disgust at the empty bottles of Advertising Sales admit that she does much more than me to keep in beer, wine, port and whisky standing in a neat line Jan Willem Ypma shape. She goes to the gym twice a week, plays ten- against the wall like an army of glass soldiers. Phone: +31 343 517 488 nis every week, jogs in the park on Sunday morn- I start by putting clear, green and brown glass in Fax: +31 343 510 253 E-mail: [email protected] ings and often takes the bike instead of the car separate boxes. I then take these upstairs and put Subscriptions when she goes shopping. On the other hand, I play them in the boot of our car. Just as I’m about to dri- Subsciption rate: € 149 a year tennis once every two weeks - and only if the weath- ve to the bottle bank some 5 kilometres away, Helga (excl. V.A.T.) er is nice. I only know the gym from the outside, will ask me with her honey-sweet voice: ‘Why don’t ISSN 1387-8700 while my bicycle is rusting away in the shed behind you take your bike instead of the car?’ I look to the Copyright 2006 the house. And instead of jogging, I play bridge with sky and spot the vaguest hint of a grey cloud. So I All rights reserved. No part of this friends in my favourite bar, the Paranoid Parrot. reply: ‘Are you nuts? It might rain!’ publication may be reproduced or In addition to leading a healthy lifestyle, we also And so I drive down the road and salve my guilty transmitted by any means without written permission of the publisher. try to do as much as we can for the environment conscience with the thought that I’m doing my bit to and, at the same time, keep the recycling business help the glass recycling industry. Member of Manfred Beck Editor BIR 3 EXHIBITION Successful debut for By Manfred Beck Metalriciclo Metalriciclo, a new event embracing technologies for the recovery and recy- cling of ferrous and non-ferrous metals, was held on September 14-16 this year at Montichiari near Brescia in Italy. The event provided an opportunity for several machine manufacturers to showcase their latest equipment. talian trade magazine publisher Edimet accidental damage because it can lift quickly. I staged the first-ever Metalriciclo exhibition After a prolonged series of tests, Zato has devoted to technologies for the recovery and selected a horizontal sliding shovel as the best recycling of ferrous and non-ferrous metals. means of conveying material to its HP series Delegates were also treated to a parallel con- of hammer mills. Traditionally, this type of ference programme. According to Edimet, the machine is supplied using sprockets which event was ‘an undisputed success, with 105 drive the material into the hammer mill on an exhibitors - of which 15 were from non-Italian inclined belt, guaranteeing a constant flow of countries, 3877 visitors, and eight conference material for crushing. However, according to sessions where 35 papers were presented by Zato, this option has its disadvantages. 50 speakers’. A continuous process enables greater pro- The next Metalriciclo event is scheduled to ductivity but can also lead to over-charging of run from September 13 to 15 next year at, the chamber since the hammer mill needs once again, the Garda Exhibition Centre in time to eject the crushed material before Montichiari. receiving further feed. At best, this drastically This typical Italian coffee pot made from recovered aluminium cans caught slows down the revolution of the rotor; and it the eye in the Metalriciclo entrance hall. 1 * Zato can even result in a complete blockage, which Zato of Brescia in Italy presented hammer can lead to serious damage to the rotor unit proportion of the material introduced during mills from its HP series, which are now avail- while subjecting the motor to major stresses. the previous shovel cycle. able with 1500 and 2500 HP motors. Output of Zato regards the horizontal sliding shovel as www.zato.it the former is said to be 20-50 tonnes per hour the best solution to this problem because, dur- while the latter can produce 30-60 tonnes per ing a back shovel cycle lasting between 15 and 2 * Birim Makina hour depending on the infeed material. 25 seconds according to the material being Established in the Turkish city of Izmir The hammer mills are equipped with processed, the machine can take away a large some 18 years ago, Birim Makina has become devices to avoid damage caused by the intro- duction of car bodies that are impossible to 1 2 crush. Inside the cover, a hydraulic bulkhead known as ‘Rapid Dumping’ opens when an unsuitable item is detected, emitting it before it can cause serious damage to the rotor. Furthermore, Zato has equipped the 2500 HP model with what it calls ‘a revolutionary innovation in the sector of hammer mills’ - namely a rotor with variable structure. According to the company, this offers two big advantages: firstly, it is possible to regulate the size of emerging material simply by adjust- ing the lifting rotor cylinders; and secondly, in combination with the ‘Rapid Dumping’ feature Zato’s new HP series hammer mills are now available with 1500 and At Metalriciclo, Birim Makina showed off its new T-series and CBS 2500 HP motors. series of scrap shears. described above, the rotor is protected against Recycling International • November 2006 2 EXHIBITION an internationally-recognised tomer satisfaction. Another important aspect Cell-Data has recently founded Cell-Data manufacturer of machinery for the of our machines is the value we deliver. Our Consulting for the provision of market analyses cement, iron and steel, automotive performance/price ratio is comparatively high and forecasts. Those interested in Cell-Data’s and recycling industries. 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