Extrusion International 3-2024

40 Extrusion International 3/2024 SHREDDING TECHNOLOGY – CASE STUDY Shredder Quartet Goes to the Netherlands For the processing of post-consumer waste (PE) and flowerpots (PP), the Veolia Nederland subsidiary Aufderhaar Kunststof Recycling in Vroomshoop uses no less than four large WEIMA shredders for secondary shredding. The resulting regranulate is then reused for the production of packaging material. A s part of Veolia Nederland B.V., Aufderhaar Kunst - stof Recycling B.V. has taken a firm place in the field of plastics recycling. Fifteen workers are employed in an area of approximately 11,000 m2. The company mainly recycles polyethylene (PE) and polypropylene (PP). This includes plastic packaging materials and household waste as well as plastic flowerpots, most of which come from the Netherlands and Europe. Performance and reliability in continuous operation "When we recently decided on our fourth machine, the WEIMAW5.18 single-shaft shredder, we knew from our own experience that we wanted a reliable machine that would meet our high demands," says Sebastiaan Kok, production manager. "The rock-solid construction, Post-consumer waste before the recycling process Flower pots before recycling A WEIMA W5.18 single-shaft shredder shreds old flower pots