Tomra Sorting Recycling awarded large-scale contract by SKM Recycling in Australia to supply world leading automated sorting technology

To meet the constantly changing demands in the market, SKM is building the three new plants to process over 350,000 tonnes p.a. of kerbside collected material. The primary focus of the SKM recycling plants is to process paper, plastics, metals and glass, sorting them into high quality products.

SKM’s Laverton plant aims to become the most technically advanced and automated MRF in Australia, and one of the best in the world by integrating multiple steps of TOMRA Sorting technology to meet increasingly stringent end-product quality demands.

Renowned worldwide for its leading sensor-based sorting technology, TOMRA Sorting was also recognized in Australia for its expert knowledge and consulting. Robert Italiano, Business Manager of SKM, commented on the new partnership: “We are convinced by TOMRA’s robust and dependable technology, but it’s their ability to support in creating the best plant concepts that made us choose to partner with TOMRA. We are proud to be developing the most advanced materials recovery facilities in Australia.”

Tom Jansen, Sales Manager at TOMRA Sorting Recycling, adds: “Winning such a big contract means SKM have placed a lot of trust in TOMRA and our latest technology. In practical terms, our integrated multistep approach will result in recovering a far greater percentage of recyclables from the waste stream, thereby reducing the amount of material needlessly ending up in landfill.”

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