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Brexit; Boris’s Border of Bad News
Brexit has arrived and the UK have now entered an 11 month transition period. A major concern for the waste industry is how this will impact the waste management of over 2.5 million tonnes currently exported to the EU annually. … Continue reading
Ecohog’s UK agent Warwick Ward secures landmark deal with Stobart Biomass Products Ltd.
Leading the way in the supply of innovative equipment, providing effective solutions for the waste wood sector. Ecohog’s UK distributor, Warwick Ward secure equipment contract with the UK’s number one supplier of biomass fuel, Stobart Biomass Products Ltd. In a … Continue reading
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Northern Ireland reaches 50% recycling target
Northern Ireland residents have reached the 50% recycling target ahead of the EU-set 2020 deadline. Statistics gathered by Circular Online and DAERA have been combined to demonstrate Northern Ireland’s recycling habits and noted the 50% recycling target has been reached … Continue reading
7 Tips to Recycle Better
Recycling can be tricky, and remembering which materials and objects are recyclable can be difficult. It’s time to start thinking about what we can do to recycle better and how to improve our recycling habits to help protect the environment. … Continue reading
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Tagged Air separation, incinerator plants, RDF, recycle, recycling, Reduce, Reuse, SRF
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Ecohog ‘Fuelling’ RDF/SRF Production
As the recycling and waste sector has grew enormously over the past decade, consumers may ask ‘What is SRF?” or “What is RDF?” According to Clarity Environmental Agency SRF is a high quality alternative to fossil fuel produced from mainly … Continue reading
Windshifter EH1500-SM1 Scoops Golden Award
Ecohog are delighted to announce that the EH1500-SM1 Windshifter has been awarded the Gold Medal of the International Trade Fair for Environmental Protection in Poznan Poland. The Gold Medal Award is a recognition of the modernity and innovative technology, identifying … Continue reading
Ecohog strike gold
Ecohog join South West College Gold Apprenticeship Programme and are proud to announce that they are growing their workforce by employing two Gold Apprentices from the Omagh campus. Gold Apprenticeship Programme Turlough Mc Nally and Fiontann Mc Namee completed their … Continue reading
Ecohog are finalists for ‘Team of the Year’ at Irish News Workplace and Employment Awards
Ecohog Ltd are delighted to be shortlisted as a finalist in the ‘Team of the Year’ category of the 2019 Irish News Workplace & Employment Awards. The Ecohog Team Ecohog take pride in their exemplary team, the high level of … Continue reading
Ecohog collaborate with IT Sligo to deliver significant improvements through InterTradeIreland’s FUSION Programme
Ecohog and IT Sligo have secured funding through InterTradeIreland’s FUSION Programme to partially fund a graduate and academic supervisor. Over 12 months, the combined team will implement a process improvement programme and deliver significant savings for the company. Ecohog Ltd, … Continue reading
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Eriez Europe and Ecohog unite to clean-up the mobile eddy current market
Eriez Europe unite with equipment manufacturer Ecohog Ltd cleaning up the Mobile Eddy Current Market. Increasing maintenance costs and strict health and safety regulations faced by companies in the recycling and waste industry has resulted in a greater demand for … Continue reading
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Tagged ecohog, Eddy Current Separator, Eriez, Eriez europe, mobile eddy current
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Latest Ecohog HogMag and Airhog technology protect biomass burners
Ecohog have recently launched the HogMag Eddy Current Separator range with onboard Airhog EH-81 suction system. The combination of these technologies is new to the market and there is a patent pending GB1709944.1 on this separation technique. The THM ECS-2000 … Continue reading
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Tagged Airhog, Biomass, EH-81, HogMag, THM ECS=2000, Tracked Eddy current separator
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Warwick Ward Machinery Ltd supply Ecohog THM ECS-2000 HogMags’ to recover metals and increase production of recycled wood for Jack Moody group
Ecohog agent Warwick Ward Ltd supply a suite of Ecohog THM ECS-2000 HogMags to the Jack Moody Group for the recovery of metals and to increase production of recycled wood. The Hub-4 team went along to the Jack Moody Group’s … Continue reading
Ecohog shortlisted for the prestigious made in Northern Ireland awards
We are delighted to confirm that Ecohog have been shortlisted for Manufacturer of the Year Category at this Year’s Made in Northern Ireland Awards. The Made in Northern Ireland Awards, hosted by Insider Media Limited now in the fourth year … Continue reading
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Contaminated recyclables are returned to Ireland
Clear and Transparent Irish Waste Policy required for recycling as contaminated recyclables are returned to Ireland. Last month Ireland received back into their possession 160 containers of what should have been recyclable waste. The containers of paper and cardboard were … Continue reading
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Tagged aluminium, contaminated, recycle, recycling, rubbish, waste
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Ecohog expands distribution network welcoming Denmark Kubik Services
KUBIK Services, the new Ecohog equipment distributor for Denmark. Ecohog are delighted to announce that KUBIK Service have signed a dealership supplying Ecohog Windshifters, AirHogs, HogMag Eddy Current Separators, and Razorback Starscreens in Denmark. Distributor for Denmark KUBIK Service started … Continue reading
The launch of Ecohog’s Airhog EH-81 air suction separator at RWM
Ecohog have launched their latest product the Airhog EH-81 air suction separator at the RWM show which is the leading recycling and water and energy waste management event in the UK. The Airhog EH-81 suction separator is featured in conjunction with … Continue reading
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Tagged Air separation, air suction separator, Airhog, Airhog suction system, compost, light fractions, RWM, waste separation
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Fiberglass – A growing market for glass recyclers
Glass has always proved challenging for single stream glass recyclers due to various contaminants including paper, plastic, cardboard, foil and others. The inconsistency of waste streams and demands of the end user to meet certain quality standards and the drawback … Continue reading
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Fire prevention plan poses risk to the wood recycling industry
The ongoing discussions on the Fire Prevention Plan could be nearing a close with outcomes that can only be described as detrimental to the Wood Recycling Industry. Granted there is no disagreement that waste fires need to be reduced or … Continue reading
Trommel fines clean up easy with Ecohog
Trommel fines are a by-product produced during the recycling process and consist of materials such as wood, aggregate, glass, ceramics and organics. Landfill sites have been the traditional home for trommel fines. However, with the increase in landfill taxes and … Continue reading
Is glass a splinter in your MRF?
Glass packaging has always caused issues for MRF (material recovery facility) processors. In an ideal world glass bottles and packaging would be disposed of in a manner that simplifies the recycling process but in reality MRF’s aren’t going to be … Continue reading
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Tagged clean glass, Eddy Current Separator, glass recycling, mrf glass, separation, Windshifter
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Ecohog announced winner of Growth Through Export Award at OBA’s 2015
Ecohog are proud to have been in attendance at the annual Omagh Business Awards 2015, celebrating development and growth of businesses within the Omagh Area. The Omagh Business Awards took place in the SilverBirch Hotel in Omagh, the ceremony was … Continue reading
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Tagged business awards, export, growth, OBA, Omagh, recycling
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WILL CHANGES TO THE RDF DEFINITION AFFECT PROCESSORS IN THE RDF SECTOR?
Defra and the Environment Agency have been working closely with a range of operators with an interest in the RDF sector to define exactly what RDF is. The official definition that details what is expected of waste described as RDF … Continue reading
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Tagged defra, Envrionment agency, RDF, Refuse derived fuel, Windshifter
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Ecohog welcomes Warwick Ward to their Dealer Network
Ecohog are delighted to welcome Warwick Ward to their Dealer network, servicing the UK and Ireland waste recycling markets with equipment. Warwick Ward were established in 1970 and over the last 45 years have established themselves as world renowned experts … Continue reading
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Ecohog Ltd commended for export at the DANI Awards 2015
Ecohog are very proud to have been in attendance at the DANI Awards 2015, commended for export. The DANI Awards are Northern Ireland’s Premier Digital Industry Awards, celebrating excellence within the digital sector. Celebrating expertise, talent and achievements of the … Continue reading
Ecohog EH1500-M2 Windshifter and HM-ECS 1500 in MRF Glass clean up
Ecohog have recently installed a HogMag Windshifter and HogMag Eddy Current Separator combo in the separation of MRF glass. The setup is achieving a 98% separation with a throughput of 35 tonnes per hour. This particular combination has been designed … Continue reading
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Tagged glass cleanup, glass recycling, HogMag, mrf glass, Windshifter
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Ecohog partner up with Eriez Europe
Ecohog Ltd is pleased to announce their partnership with reputable Eriez Europe for the supply of Eddy Current Separator units which are incorporated in the Ecohog HogMag mobile unit. Like Ecohog, Eriez are renowned for providing quality products on a … Continue reading
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Tagged ecs, Eddy current, Eriez, HogMag, magnet, Magnetic Separation
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Landfill Sites – Homes to Buried Treasure
Recent studies have found that landfill sites are most certainly filled with huge volumes of valuable metals. According to a study carried out by Cranfield University, scientists analysed samples from up to 30 metres deep from four different landfill sites. … Continue reading
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Benefits of using the Ecohog Density Separator
The Ecohog Windshifter is an air based density separator unit that has been designed for the effective separation of high density applications from low density applications, thus removing contaminants to ultimately achieve a re-saleable product with higher value. The benefits … Continue reading
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Tagged air based, Air separation, air separator, density separator, Ecohog density separator, Windshifter
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Ecohog range satisfying demand for Refuse Derived Fuel (RDF)
There is a growing demand for Refuse Derived Fuel in the UK. Refuse Derive Fuel (RDF) processors have a duty to deliver clear environmental benefits in terms of waste management and fully respects the principles of the waste hierarchy and … Continue reading
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Tagged Air separation, density separator, Ecohog range, RDF, Refuse derived fuel, Windshifter
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Ecohog suite supports New York in achieving zero MSW to Landfill
Mr Bill de Blasio recently introduced a ‘Zero Waste’ plan where New York City will aim to reduce all of its solid waste by 90% by 2030. According to the ‘One New York’ report the average New Yorker throws out … Continue reading
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Tagged ecohog, landfill, MSW, New york, Windshifter, Zero waste
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CRJ SERVICES SUPPLIES HYDROCK CONTRACTING WITH ECOHOG’S EH1500-SM1 DENSITY SEPARATOR TO HELP WITH SITE REMEDIATION WORKS
Hydrock Contracting Ltd specialise in land quality issues including lands which are suffering from contamination and require restoration to original form in line with regulatory requirements with the added target of minimising disposal to landfill, providing remediation services to industries … Continue reading
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Ecohog’s UK agent CRJ Services supply EH1500-M3 density separator to help new earth solutions with oversize fraction challenge
Ecohog Ltd’s UK Agent CRJ Services recently supplied New Earth Solutions with the only density separator unit that could achieve there desired level of segregation. New Earth Solutions Group is a waste treatment and renewable energy specialist in the UK, … Continue reading
Ecohog Windshifter cleaning 20-80mm C&D Waste
Clean Ireland recently introduced an EH1500-SM1 Ecohog Windshifter unit into their existing C&D waste processing facilities to enable further processing of their C&D waste. Due to the compact nature of the Ecohog units the density separator machine can be easily … Continue reading
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Ecohog improves separation for GBN services
GBN Services the leading skip hire, recycling and waste company across London and the South East recently installed their first Ecohog Windshifter at their recycling facility in Uxbridge. Currently recycling over 94% of everything received into their five recycling centres, … Continue reading
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Tagged applications, c&l waste, innovative technology, recycling plants, separation, Windshifter
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EH1500-M3 mobile windshifter cleans compost oversize
Millions of tonnes of waste wood and compost oversize material is generated each year and non-compostable materials such as plastic bags continue to be an ongoing problem in the cleaning of oversize compost. Ecohog has recently introduced the EH1500-M3 to … Continue reading
Ecohog set for Waste’14
Ecohog Ltd UK Agent CRJ Services is exhibiting at the first every WASTE’14 show, hosted by Skip Hire Magazine on Thursday 3rd July. WASTE’14 (The Waste and Skip Trade Exhibition) takes place in Manchester’s newly built Salford Stadium, home to … Continue reading
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Tagged EH1500 M3, landfill reclaim, landfill tax, mobile model, oversize cleaning, scrap, trommel fines, waste 14
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Ecohog windshifter squash’s rising landfill tax levies for disposal of trommel fines
The common topic of conversation within the waste industry is the issue around landfill tax increases for the disposal of trommel fines. HMRC have indicated that they aim to have a policy drafted on the disposal of trommel fines before … Continue reading
Ecohog appoint CJR Services as UK agent
Ecohog Ltd are delighted to introduce CRJ Services Ltd as the exclusive UK agent of their Windshifter range. Ecohog Ltd and CRJ Services Ltd have a combined 30 years’ experience operating in the waste industry. Both companies operate with similar … Continue reading
Ecohog and CJR Services reduce landfill costs in trommel fines clean up
“No Job is Too Big or Too Small for the Ecohog Windshifter EH-1500/STM1” Ecohog Windshifter EH-1500/STM1 has the ultimate solution for waste separation companies to overcome the growing challenge of rising landfill costs. The Ecohog’s density separation equipment has been … Continue reading
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Tagged crj services, landfill, landfill costs, profit, trommel fines, Windshifter
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Ecohog windshifter set to reduce potential rising landfill tax for trommel fines
HRMC have indicated that 2014 will be the year of the increasing landfill tax for trommel fines from £2.50 per tonne to £80 if the decision is enforced. Dr Richard Coulton stated ‘the final confirmation of this landfill tax status … Continue reading
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Tagged fine separation, reduce lanfill tax, trommel fies, trommel screen, Windshifter
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Windshifter and trommel screen produce high quality C&D recycled products
Annually the C&D industry within the EU produce 1 billion tonne of waste. The EU has set a target of 70% recycling of C&D waste by 2020. Studies indicate that these high recycling rates are achievable especially in countries with … Continue reading
Ecohog windshifter exported to Finland to ensure RDF shredder protection
Increasing landfill costs have encouraged waste recycling companies worldwide to think outside the traditional disposal methods box. As a result of this the industry has experienced a continual rise in the production of Refuse Derived Fuel (RDF) as an alternative … Continue reading
Ecohog windshifter a step ahead of the picking station
Ecohog Windshifter a Movement In Front of the Picking Station. Picking stations/ sorting bays have been designed for manual removal of waste where the waste is fed to a sorting platform on a conveyor picking belt. The picking station/ sorting … Continue reading
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Ecohog Windshifters join the association for Organics Recycling
Ecohog Windshifters provide separation and recycling technology to a diverse range of markets among them the Organics and Composting sectors. To ensure Ecohog keep up to date with issues and developments within the sector we have joined The Association for … Continue reading
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Tagged composting, light plastics, organics, organics recycling, windshifters
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Biomass / compost separation of contaminates
Biomass and Compost Separation of Contaminates from the products Green Waste Composting one of the major problems in most composting facility is the large amount of contaminates in the oversized compost both with light material i.e. film plastics, paper, cardboard … Continue reading
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Tagged Biomass, biomass fuel, compost, heavy density, separation, waste contaminates, Windshifter, woodchip
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C&D + C&I Separation of materials from waste
Despite the introduction of various regulatory and fiscal measures, the volume of non-inert wastes disposed to landfill remains high and with the growing demands from customers for the operators of MRF to recover more non-inert C&D waste materials. Such materials … Continue reading
MRF separation of contaminates from glass
With the processing of co-mingled recyclables at Materials Recovery Facility The glass product, which is separated, is generally heavily contaminated small items due to the methods of separation within the sorting system such as plastics, paper, packaging etc. The Ecohog … Continue reading
RDF/SRF FOR FUEL PROCESSING & SHREDDER PROTECTION
With the growing demand for waste for Refuse Derived Fuel (RDF) and the preparation of the waste. RDF consists mostly of paper, cardboard, low-grade polyolefins such as LDPE (Low Density Polythene) film and other light fraction materials, which would normally … Continue reading