Suche LoginÜbersicht DE SYSTEM SOLUTIONS SHREDDER SERVICE & MAINTENANCE COMPANY DOWNLOADS CONTACT NOW Julio JR Compagnon is pleased with the optimal output from Lindner’s Micromat 1500 ready for the next step in the recycling process. COMBERPLAST IS CLEANING UP COASTS AT THE EDGE OF THE WORLD WITH LINDNER’S MICROMAT 1500 Santiago de Chile, March 2021. Lindner’s new 1500 model from the Micromat series was presented at K 2019 in Düsseldorf, Germany. In impressive live outdoor demonstrations it showcased the shredding of fishing nets as the first step in the recovery process. This very model was delivered to Chilean plastics recycler and circular economy pioneer Comberplast at the beginning of last year and has been successfully shredding old fishing nets and ropes collected from the Patagonian coasts for the past year. Nature lovers and globetrotters alike find even the mere mention of this region breath-taking: Patagonia. Besides rugged mountains shaped by Pacific winds and impressive landscapes, it is above all the fjords and coasts that – Covid travel restrictions apart – attract more and more visitors to this strip of land in southern Chile every year. Michel Compagnon from Santiago de Chile is one of them. Besides the magnificent spectacles of nature, one thing in particular caught his eye: discarded fishing nets and ropes, which are a burden on the environment and can bring the life of many sea creatures to an unhappy end. When asked about this, the local fishermen simply described the carelessly discarded rigging as waste. But for Compagnon, Commercial Manager at the plastics recycling company Comberplast, the unpleasant scene became a project to save the oceans and the incomparable beauty of Patagonia. And that is how the Atando Cabos project started. The nets and ropes discarded on the coasts of Patagonia are collected by locals and taken to collection points. What began in 2016 with a handful of samples in a travel suitcase is now a project that transforms over 3,000 metric tons of ropes and nets into new products every year. The entire recovery process, from shredding and cleaning to the extrusion and injection moulding of new products, takes place on site at the Comberplast facility in Santiago de Chile. For more than 25 years, the company has been committed to the circular economy, even before circular concepts in plastics recycling became the latest buzzword. The many international awards for environmental protection and innovation confirm Julio JR Compagnon, CEO of Comberplast and co-founder of Atando Cabos, that he is on the right track: ‘The global awards make me so proud. They show us that another path is possible and that doing the right thing for people and the environment can also be a profitable business. Or to put it another way: the real purpose of business should always be to solve problems in both economically and environmentally sustainable ways.’ The large amounts of old fishing nets, lines and other discarded plastic materials are recycled and converted into innovative new products, for example for the agricultural and mining industries, or also turned into green pallets for an international brewery. The plastic waste from the fishing and fish farming industries is used to produce, among other things, high volumes of pallets and crates. Since 2020, Comberplast has relied on the shredding technology of Lindner’s Micromat 1500, equipped with an optimised cutting system from the Mono-Fix kit. Julio Compagnon explains: ‘We process plastic waste from fish farming and fishing companies. These materials were developed by very clever people not to ever break or tear. Shredding is therefore an especially big challenge. In processing, we are always looking for new solutions to tackle more difficult projects and to keep production economically viable. In Lindner, we found an experienced partner who was willing to go the extra mile with us – not many companies will do that.’ The delivered materials are usually heavily loaded with abrasive substances such as sand, stones or organic material. That is why, when selecting the shredder, the main concerns besides high energy efficiency were the costs of wear and tear. Now, after a year in operation, Compagnon is pleased: ‘We got the Micromat in January 2020 – just at the start of the pandemic. The situation required us to find new ways of commissioning and servicing despite the physical distance. Thanks to the great cooperation of the Lindner team in Austria, the Chilean sales partner Ingeniería Delta Limitada and our technicians here on site, we were able to successfully install and commission the shredder – everyone involved did an excellent job. Since then, our shredder has been running like clockwork and we look forward to many more joint projects in the future.’ Ropes and nets are designed to be extremely tear resistant and are usually highly contaminated after use. TAKE A LOOK AT THE VIDEO! MORE ABOUT POST CONSUMER RECYCLING LINDNER MICROMAT MORE NEWS ACA - PLASTICS RECYCLING LINE The agricultural cooperative Asociación de Cooperativas Argentinas (ACA) in Argentina has taken on the task of recovering contaminated LDPE agricultural film bringing it back into the loop. READ MORE >> ALL SUCCESS STORIES >> FLEXIBLE CUTTING SYSTEM FOR PLASTICS RECYCLING March 2021. Modern plastics come in all shapes and sizes, and are used in countless applications. A flexible cutting system, based on the established Mono-Fix technology, is extending the scope of shredders for plastics recycling. READ MORE >> ALL TECH NEWS >> FAKUMA 2021: NEW PET HOT-WASH SYSTEM & MICROMAT PREMIUM SHREDDER August 2021. 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