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Global recycling standard issued for textiles |
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November 25, 2008.
Control Union Certifications has launched the first Global Recycling Standard (GRS) for textiles and clothing to ensure greater sourcing clarity right through the production supply chain, EcoTextile News reports. ... more
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BIR Textiles:Markets disturbed through disrespect of contractual agreements |
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November 04, 2008.
As in many of the other commodity sessions in Düsseldorf, failures to comply with contractual agreements were highlighted at the BIR Textiles Round-Table. Honorary President Klaus Löwer of Germany-based Hans Löwer Recycling GmbH insisted: “People need to adhere to contracts. Compromises must be found. Unethical behaviour ultimately leads to a dead end.”
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New voice recognition system for Swiss textile sorter |
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April 29, 2008.
Since the beginning of this year the staff members of the TEXAID sorting plant -in Schattdorf, Switzerland- are learning a completely new kind of dealing with the used clothes, home textiles and shoes: in a way they now communicate with the outfits. Using a headset, the sorting team classifies every single piece by material, quality and texture. ... more
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Textile waste into recycled cement |
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November 16, 2007.
Aino Heikkinen of Finland has taken the top prize in the European Union's Women Inventors & Innovators awards for recycled building materials used in low-cost housing in Africa. ... more
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Textile recyclers discuss levy with European officials |
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March 01, 2005.
A delegation from the European textiles recovery industry finally met with the European Commission in January to discuss the severe problems facing the sector. ... more
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Sorting by speech recognition |
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April 01, 2007.
Valvan Baling Systems, a Belgium-based baling and sorting equipment supplier, has launched a new system featuring a speech recognition module for automated sorting of textiles. The sorting line offers a 30-50% increase in capacity compared to traditional table sorting, predicts Valvan.
The Belgian manufacturer has installed the new system at textile processor Eurofrip, which is located at Zulte in Belgium; the same customer has also ordered a second line for later this year.
Unsorted goods are electronically labelled; the sorter gives information to a voice recognition system, thus consigning ‘throwing’ to the past, according to Valvan. With this new concept, the sorter drops the item on to a small conveyor belt beside the sorting table. From there, conveyors and blowing units take over.
Many European companies are considering relocating sorting operations to lower-wage countries, notably in Asia. However, both Valvan Baling Systems and Eurofrip believe that maximised automation w ... more
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