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Collection Solutions
- Reverse Vending
  
  As the world leader in the field of reverse vending with over 82,000 installations worldwide, you can rely on TOMRA for the best solutions for collecting cans and bottles for recycling.
- Material Recovery
  
  TOMRA's material handling activities are complementary to its RVM business in North America.
Sorting Solutions
- Food
  
  For more than 40 years, TOMRA has been the leading provider of optical sorting and peeling equipment for many different food industries. Discover our solutions here!
- Recycling
  
  TOMRA Sorting Solutions' pioneering industry expertise continues to result in state-of-the-art machines and exceptional service within the waste and metal recycling industries.
- Mining
  
  TOMRA´s sensor-based solutions help to extend the life of mining operations and increase the overall value of the deposit for more energy-efficient and cost-effective pre-concentration and material recovery.

Recycling

In 2012, there were around 2,150 thermal waste treatment plants operating globally with a total annual waste treatment capacity of almost 250 million tons. And that number continues to grow.

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Ash Recycling

Incinerated municipal solids and other waste streams results in a significant amount of ash residue, which often contains valuable metals. The amount of this remnant being created globally is rapidly increasing due to legislation which prohibits landfilling and creates new incentives for incineration. TOMRA Sorting sensor-based systems allow waste management businesses to capitalize on today’s challenges whilst simultaneously enabling them to look to the future with confidence.

Ash Recycling
Ash Fractions
Non-Ferrous Input

10-30mm

Many countries will have to consider incineration in order to manage their waste, due to a lack of space and a desire to achieve internationally recognized environmental targets. High metal content that exists within the resulting ash residue represents a commercial and environmental opportunity for waste management businesses.

The recovery of ferrous and non-ferrous metals from ashes is a very important part of an incinerator’s recycling footprint. It has traditionally been efficiently achieved by using magnets which recover over 90% of the metals. The non-ferrous metals traditionally have been recovered by Eddy Current Separators. However, this technology does not perform as well and recovery rates for the non-ferrous metals are only 40% at maximum. Introducing TOMRA Sensor equipment to an existing process immediately minimizes metals losses and maximizes revenue.