The MSR blog
News, projects, and perspectives on resource recovery.
Industrial dust extraction: sizing the system
A practical guide to specifying local extraction, checking an existing network and allowing for additional production machines.
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Planning a recycling line: the project brief
Turn feedstock and product requirements into a supplier brief that makes process proposals, installation scope and acceptance tests comparable.
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Industrial waste costs and equipment payback
A decision framework with worked cardboard, wood and plastic examples, including the assumptions that can make a promising investment fail.
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Plastic recycling line: which machines turn waste into pellets?
Shredding, washing, drying and extrusion: specify a PE, PP or PET recycling line by its saleable output, verified throughput and installed cost.
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Used tyre recycling: which shredding, granulation and separation line should you choose?
Choose tyre shredding, steel and textile separation and screening around the product your buyer accepts. Calculate throughput and compare complete installed lines.
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Business waste sorting in France in 2026: 5, 6, 7, 8 or 9 streams — which obligations apply?
Understand France's waste-stream counts, 1,100-litre threshold, biowaste and textile rules, permitted mixtures and annual recovery certificate.
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Low-carbon energy: what solar power changes for air conditioning
What does low-carbon energy mean? Follow the electricity from solar panels to air conditioning and learn which benefits need to be measured.
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Tyre Pyrolysis, Explained: Follow the Material Before You Trust the Yield
A process diagram, a one-tonne mass-balance example and the tests that turn oil, gas, char and steel into credible product claims.
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Buying Used Recycling Equipment: What to Check Before Ordering from an Overseas Supplier
A buyer's checklist for inspections, trials, electrical compatibility, shipping, commissioning and support.
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Tyre Pyrolysis: What a Feasibility Study Should Cover Before You Invest
Test feedstock, offtake, utilities, permitting and operating economics before choosing a reactor.
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Solar Panel Reuse or Recycling? How to Assess a Decommissioned PV Fleet
A triage checklist for condition, electrical testing, traceability and viable second-life uses.
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