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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 →

Last month Ireland received back into their possession 160 containers of what should have been recyclable waste. The containers of paper and cardboard were being shipped to paper mills in China when they were intercepted at Rotherdam due to oxygen … Continue reading →

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. KUBIK Service started in 2009 selling and servicing shredders, screens and spare parts. KUBI Service … Continue reading →

The AirHog Hungrier for Even More Waste! Ecohog have launched their latest product at RWM. The AirHog EH-81 Suction Separator is featured in conjunction with two Terex Environmental Shredders, the TDS V20 on the Molson stand OA141 and the TDS … Continue reading →

Glass has always proved challenging for single stream recyclers due to the various contaminants, the inconsistency of waste streams and demands of the end user to meet certain quality standards and the drawback of low profit margins to top it … Continue reading →

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 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 →

The HogMag Semi-Mobile Current Unit is today’s solution for processors within the waste industry for recovering ferrous and nonferrous metals from residual materials. The robust HogMag Eddy Current Separator is currently tackling a range of waste streams globally including waste … Continue reading →

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 →

Ecohog are very proud to have been in attendance at the Omagh Business Awards 2015, celebrating development and growth of businesses within the Omagh Area. Ecohog were shortlisted as finalists for the Growth Through Export Award Sponsored by Dalradian Gold … Continue reading →

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 →

Ecohog are delighted to welcome Warwick Ward to their Dealer network, servicing the UK and Ireland waste recycling markets. Warwick Ward were established in 1970 and over the last 45 years have established themselves as world renowned experts in the … Continue reading →

Ecohog are very proud to have been in attendance at the DANI Awards 2015, Northern Irelands Premier Digital Industry Awards, celebrating excellence within the digital sector. Ecohog were shortlisted as finalists for the Online Export Strategy Award in the Manufacturing … Continue reading →

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 →

Ecohog Ltd is pleased to announce 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 global … Continue reading →

What is A HogMag Eddy Current Separator? The HogMag eddy current separator introduces the use of a powerful magnetic field to separate non-ferrous metals from waste post removal of all ferrous metals which are removed by a magnet arrangement. The … Continue reading →

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 →

Ecohog air based density separator units have been designed for the effective separation of high density applications from low density application, thus removing contaminants to ultimately achieve a re-saleable product or avail of lower landfill tax levies. Achieving a higher … Continue reading →

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 →

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 →

Today in the EU between 7 and 8 million tonnes of end of life vehicles is generated annually which must be reused, recycled or recovered to a certain target in accordance with Directive 2000/53/EC. The ELV directive aims at making … Continue reading →

In today’s industries the demand for non-ferrous metals are becoming more and more popular. Millions of tonnes of non-ferrous metals such as aluminium, copper, lead, zinc and stainless steel are recovered and recycled annually for use amongst smelters, refiners, ingot … Continue reading →

In the UK alone an estimated 4.5 million tonnes of wood waste is generated annually. The construction and demolition sectors accounts for more than half of this. Increase in landfill charges and the expense of haulage has encouraged wood waste … Continue reading →

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 →

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’s latest model the HogMag made its debut appearance in the separation of woodchip from ferrous and non-ferrous metal at South West Wood Products based in Glastonbury. South West Wood Products are a large wood recycling company with a high … Continue reading →

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 →

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 →

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 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 →

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 Ltd management team 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 … Continue reading →

“No Job is Too Big or Too Small for the Ecohog Windshifter EH-1500/STM1” Ecohog Ltd’s 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 … Continue reading →

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 →

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 →

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 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 →

Ecohog Windshifters provide separation and recycling technology to a diverse range of markets among them the Organics and Composting sectors. To ensure we keep up to date with issues and developments within the sector we have recently joined The Association … Continue reading →

Compost & Biomass 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 oversize compost both with light material i.e. film plastics, paper, cardboard … Continue reading →

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 →

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 →

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 →