THE RESULT:

CONSTANTLY
VALUABLE YIELD
THE TOMRA
ADVANTAGE
TOMRA PRODUCTS SHORT PAYBACK PERIOD FIELD-PROVEN PROCESS
PROVIDE THE HIGHEST – OF THE TOMRA MACHINES AND MACHINE DESIGN
AND MOST CONSISTENT RESULTING FROM DEVELOPED WITH
- PRODUCT YIELD IN RELIABLY HIGH-QUALITY INDUSTRY PARTNERS
THE INDUSTRY OUTPUT

MODULAR DESIGN AND

ESTABLISHED, EXTENSIVE SUBSTANTIALLY LESS SIMPLE INTEGRATION
AND SPECIFIC APPLI- DOWNTIME, GREATER
CATION KNOWLEDGE OUTPUT STABILITY
LEADING TO TAILORED AND LOW ENERGY SUPERIOR ALL-AROUND
SOLUTIONS TO MEET CONSUMPTION THROUGH SERVICE SUPPORT WITH
INDIVIDUAL CUSTOMER ROBUST MACHINERY TOMRA CARE
REQUIREMENTS – AND AND PIONEERING
OPTIMIZED RESULTS TECHNOLOGY
 AS A TECHNOLOGY LEADER, TOMRA SORTING RECYCLING CONTINUES
TO BE PIONEER IN SENSOR-BASED SORTING IN THE WASTE AND METAL
RECYCLING INDUSTRIES. WITH OVER 4,800 UNITS INSTALLED IN MORE
THAN 50 COUNTRIES, OUR EXPERTISE AND SUPERIOR SERVICE ALLOW US
TO DELIVER HIGH-PERFORMANCE SORTING AND ANALYTICAL SOLUTIONS
TO OUR CUSTOMERS IN A BROAD RANGE OF APPLICATIONS.

Find out why:

www.tomra.com/recycling

Recycling Hub
TOMRA Sorting GmbH*)
Otto-Hahn-Strasse 6
56218 Mülheim-Kärlich
Germany
*)
ISO 9001 certified Phone: +49 2630 9652 0
5000-M011602-08
UK & Ireland United Arab Emirates
TOMRA Sorting LTD TOMRA Sorting JLT
53-55 Queens Road Unit No. 3702-21, floor No. 37,
Loughborough Mayfair Executive Offices JLT,
LE11 1HA Jumeirah Business Center 2,
United Kingdom Jumeirah Lake Towers

We print on 100 % recycled paper.
TOMRA Sorting’s innovations are helping
to produce it.
2016/04 GB
Fax: +49 2630 9652 101 Phone: + 44 1509 23 22 39 Dubai
recycling-sorting@tomra.com Fax: +44 203 481 1323 United Arab Emirates
info-uk@tomrasorting.com
MUNICIPAL
SOLID WASTE
ADVANCED SENSOR-BASED
SORTING TECHNOLOGY FOR
OPTIMIZED RESULTS
RECOVER
FOR VALUE
Flexible automated sorting has become
A CASE: WASTE MANAGEMENT HIERARCHY
the key to achieving the best results in
Reducing landfills is vital to maintaining the ecological balance in the future.
the overall recycling value chain. Today,
The Waste Management Hierarchy, defined by the EU Directive 2008/98/EC,
over 100 plants recover recyclables
illustrates that it is possible to handle all waste in order to maximize environmental
(Plastics, Mixed Paper, Cardboard,
sustainability. In regards to household waste, the Directive established that
Metals etc.) from mixed MSW using
50% of specific material should be prepared for re-use and recycling.*
sensor-based sorting. Regardless of
Many regions have not yet been able to achieve the legislative requirements.
local conditions, automated sorting
An effective MSW sorting system - regardless of a one-bin solution or separate
systems provide a sustainable and
collection system - support stakeholders in achieving these targets.
profitable way of meeting specific
* EU Directive 2008/98/EC
goals and requirements.

Leading the industry, TOMRA’s expert

SENSOR-BASED SORTING
knowledge of waste properties and
processing technology, as well as
pioneering and efficient sorting
technology, separating valuable
materials from municipal solid waste
makes it worthwhile in every aspect.

PET
PP
PE-FILM
HDPE
PAPER
ORGANIC
METAL
RDF
ETC.
THE SOLUTION:
SEAMLESS AND FLEXIBLE
Input materials are prepared for
sorting through initial treatment via
bag-openers, screens, metal
Billions of tons of Municipal Solid Waste
separators, ballistic separators...etc.
are collected worldwide every year.
This optimizes the efficiency and
effectiveness of sensor-based sorting
in even dirty mixed streams.
Detection techniques including near-
infrared (NIR), visual spectrometer (VIS),
x-ray transmission (XRT), and metal sen-
sors can be combined with one another
and flexibly integrated into any sorting
system. In contrast to manual sorting, this
means greater efficiency, minimal material
loss and lower operational costs.

Sensor-based sorting
Input: Color, material, AUTOSORT,
Mixed MSW Pre-treatment
Metal FINDER,
Organic/Inert X-TRACT

PP 1 HDPE 2 PET 3 PE 4-film Paper Organic RDF 5 Metal Others

Simplified Flowchart -
Municipal Solid Waste sorting