Axion Consulting offers a refined solution for the recovery of polymer from fuel cell MEAs Closed-loop recycling The process has been refined to allow for closed-loop recycling; this means that the waste of one fuel cell is taken and used to make another. It does this by allowing for the economic recovery of materials whilst[…]

St. Cuthbert’s Business & Enterprise College was designed and built as part of the Building Schools for the Future (BSF) programme. The project’s drylining package was awarded to Sound Interiors; determined to minimise waste, the company enlisted the help of Knauf’s technical services. Knauf assisted with amending the school’s initial design to reduce the number[…]

Both the construction and demolition sectors produce lots of plasterboard waste which can be recycled Eurogypsum recently hosted a meeting in Brussels, which offered recyclers and producers the opportunity to share their views. The meeting was attended by UK board and plaster manufacturer, Roy Hatfield. German gypsum recycling plant, MUEG, and French waste recovery and[…]

Recycling attracts apprentices Axion Polymers – MP Kate Green visit – l to r Simon Davidson, Kate Green, Uchenna Onwuamaegbu The waste management and recycling sector is attracting more apprentices seeking practical experience for a skilled career versus academic studies, Kate Green MP for Stretford and Urmston learned during a tour of a Manchester-based end-of-life[…]

An impressive 500 tonnes of waste vinyl flooring was recycled via Recofloor in 2014 The scheme has inspired flooring contractors and distributors to send their waste vinyl flooring to be recycled into new flooring and other products. Many companies, such as Mayfield Floors and Branagan Flooring Services, have got involved with the scheme to reduce[…]

CRUK has grown in size following its success in the diversion of carpet from landfill in 2014 With its latest figures, CRUK has revealed that 113,000 tonnes of carpet were recycled, reused or recovered for energy in 2014. This is 6,000 tonnes more than the 2013 rate. 65% of the diversion of carpet from landfill[…]

Axion aim to recover and recycle precious materials from waste fuel cells with their new project The project has been designed to establish the potential for a new global recycling business. It aims to re-use the materials from fuel cell membrane electrode assemblies and establish the recovery of them from waste cells as a technical[…]

Axion Consulting Senior Engineer Sam Haig talking about fuel cell remanufacturing with Nick Clegg Deputy Prime Minister Nick Clegg visited Axion Consulting during his Northern Futures campaign. The resource recovery company briefed him on thwe latest innovations in recycling technologies and growing employment opportunities for graduates and apprentices. Nick Clegg spent an hour at AxionConsulting[…]

The two winning group submissions will each receive a £500 prize and one will get the chance to work alongside flooring manufacturers Altro and Polyflor to produce a prototype of their winning products. Launched in March by the national vinyl flooring recycling scheme, the competition aimed to find an innovative product that will increase the[…]

The two winning group submissions will each receive a andpound;500 prize and one will get the chance to work alongside flooring manufacturers Altro and Polyflor to produce a prototype of their winning products. Launched in March by the national vinyl flooring recycling scheme, the competition aimed to find an innovative product that will increase the[…]