ECO-INDUSTRIES

Our technological offer is directed at the following types of waste.

• Municipal Solid Waste (MSW).
• Electrical and Electronic Equipment Waste (EEEW).
• End of Life Vehicle (ELV).
• Construction and Demolition Waste (C&DW)
• Production and Industrial Waste.
• Emergent Waste: CD, LCD, Toner, etc.

We work in the following areas:

Characterization, transport and waste logistics

• Identifying the composition and characterization of waste.
• Design of waste logistics and transport systems.
• Design of recycling and treatment schemes.

Recycling materials and equipment at the end of their working life

• Identification of plastics, additives and loads and automatic separation.
• Development of separation and classification using thermal, electrostatic, magnetic and mechanic methods, etc.
• Development of prototypes and pilot plants.
• Washing and conditioning of materials and products.
• Development and introduction of waste classification, separation and purification through the combination of different techniques.
• Development of automatic disassembly systems through the development of intelligent materials.
• Viability of recycling schemes.

Recovery of recycled plastics

• Characterization and drawing up of specifications sheets for recycled/recovered materials.
• Compatibility and reprocessing of recycled materials. Improvement of qualities and properties.
• Definition and development of new products and application with high added value using recycled plastics.
• Market studies and forecasts for recycled materials and products.
• Energetic recovery of waste, production and evaluation of secondary fuels.
• Economic and environmental evaluation of the processes developed.
• Development and introduction of systems for classification, separation and purification of plastic waste through the combination of different techniques presented.
• Optimisation of productive processes for the minimization of waste generated.

Reuse of pieces, components and parts

• Development of technology for the reuse of pieces and components.
• Separation of components from cards for reuse.

Ecodesign

• Design for recycling.
• Design for disassembly.
• Design for the environment.
• Life Cycle Analysis.
• Cost Cycle Analysis.

Advanced Technological Services

• Services for technical advice, technology evaluation, R&D projects, derived from the constitution of the Virtual European Recycling Centre (VERC) at GAIKER.
• Audits of approvals for recoverers/recyclers.
• Verification of qualities of recovered materials.
• Certification and standards of plastic materials.
• Traceability of recycled materials.
• Verification of equipment for recycling.
• Recyclable possibilities of new materials and/or components.

Environmental Offer

• Environmental Diagnosis (EKOSCAN®).
• Plans for minimization and reuse of products or waste.
• Plans for minimization and reuse of discharges.
• Evaluation of water and soil quality.
• Treatment systems for waste, soils and discharges.
• Development of clean technologies.