Clothing company turning old clothes into dog beds
A Yorkshire company is turning old clothes into dog beds.
Personalised clothing specialist Banana Moon Clothing has launched the “Recodog” recycling scheme in partnership with Bright Secure Recycling.
The initiative collects, separates and breaks down old clothing to create stuffing to go inside the beds.
Clothing is usually shredded within 24 to 48 hours of being donated or collected.
Once the material has been shredded into the desired consistency, Banana Moon’s warehouse team inserts the small, soft pieces into dog bed covers.
They aim to combine different types of shredded clothing to achieve a consistency that is neither too soft nor too firm.
The finished beds are then donated to local animal shelters and rescue centres.
New platform helps waste industry visualise operational data
Sutco has launched a new platform to help the waste industry analyse and visualise operational data.
Yannick Rödder, head of process engineering at Sutco, said: “With ProDigit, we are continuing to drive digitalisation in the recycling industry.
“The platform offers our customers an intuitive, powerful solution for monitoring, analysing and optimising sorting processes and plant operation in real time.”
The web-based platform is accessible via both desktop and on mobile devices.
Customers are able to create personalised user accounts and determine which users have access to different data levels.
The platform’s automated shift model enables precise recording and analysis of shift-related data. The resulting shift reports can be summarised in daily, weekly and monthly evaluations and provide valuable insights into production performance.
Naemi Denz, managing director of Sutco, said: “Digital transformation is essential for economical and sustainable waste management.
“With ProDigit, we are creating a solution that truly helps our customers to make their operating processes smarter, more efficient and more transparent.”
FCC Environment creates upcycling social value initiative
FCC Environment, Mary Ann Evans Hospice and HM Prison Birmingham have joined together to upcycle unwanted furniture.
The furniture will be taken from FCC’s Judkins Recycling Centre and delivered to HMP Birmingham to be repaired by the prisoners.
The initiative will give prisoners an opportunity to get creative and learn new skills in upcycling.
Currently, 11 prisoners take part in the scheme with plans to increase this to 20.
The items can be bought at Mary Ann Evans Home Store which can be found at 1a Weddington Terrace, Nuneaton, CV10 0AG near Birmingham.
All profits will go towards providing hospice support for patients living with life limiting or life threatening and their families.
Solar panel partnership launches collection scheme
Waste Experts and electrical wholesaler City Electrical Factors (CEF) have partnered to offer UK-wide collections for end-of-life solar panels.
The scheme is in conjunction with French solar panel recycler ROSI.
Currently, many end-of-life solar panels risk being sent to landfills, stock pilled or illegally exported.
The collections will be made via a combination of in house and subcontracted fleets.
The solar panels will be processed at ROSI’s facility with the potential to recover up to 95% of the value of photovoltaic (PV) modules, including high-purity silicon, silver, copper, aluminium, and high-transparency glass.
Shaun Donaghey, managing director of Waste Experts, said: “Our collaboration highlights the vital role of global partnerships in tackling sustainability challenges.
“With our nationwide collection service and ROSI’s cutting-edge recycling processes, we’re not just addressing the immediate issue of end-of-life solar panel waste – we’re establishing a framework for responsible lifecycle management that sets a new benchmark for the renewable energy sector.”
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