Unless you’ve been shying away from world news, you’ll be fully aware that California is suffering from a very extreme drought, with water reserves at the lowest point for decades. With a growing population and a depleting water supply, we look at how resource efficiency has become an important talking point in the US state….

‘Cash Recycling Machines’ is just one name… They have so many names; you may well know them as ‘Reverse Vending Machines’ or ‘Deposit Return Systems’. Essentially they are recycling machines that give a fixed deposit to the user when a drinks can, bottle or carton is returned. Scotland are currently considering the system, but they…

Here at Kompakt, we love recycling machines, it’s everything we are about, and of course, we love coffee machines; who doesn’t love a nice creamy coffee? So, what about coffee recycling machines, could that actually be a real thing? Well, now it is! In fact, it gets even better than that. In theory, you could…

Kompakt would like to welcome you to the first edition of our Resource Efficiency Round-up! As a recycling machinery company, we know all about resource efficiency and making sure that businesses can maximise the financial potential of their waste. We don’t like seeing things go to landfill, and whilst some things are unavoidable, a whole…

Why letting a robot do the job could save your life! Heavy machinery is dangerous when not used properly and recycling machinery is no exception. Recently we shared an article about various recycling machinery stories, including two men who unfortunately died, and a kitten that luckily survived. We also shared part one of the Dangers…

Kompakt sells and leases a wide range of fantastic recycling machinery and equipment to those who need it. Thanks to this kind of equipment, businesses are now able to tackle their waste packaging efficiently and make a profit from it. In the future though, technology may make recycling machinery obsolete, although it’s highly unlikely. Things…

We here at Kompakt follow the UK recycling machinery news quite avidly to see what is going on and it really shocks us to see how many tragic injuries take place. It’s often not the fault of the machinery, but of those operating it, when accidents occur. Either through direct ignorance of the machine’s dangers,…

The answer totally depends on what you do, so don’t panic, yet. Believe it or not, some scientists believe we are as little as twenty years away from reaching human intelligence through machines and robotics, some think less, some think more, some suggest that 2050 is the point we should aspire to. Because of the…

It’s almost unheard of for a 12 year old to be granted a patent, but that’s what has happened to Japanese schoolgirl Asuka Kamiya. Her simple piece of recycling equipment is made up of plastic boards and a large magnet. The premise for her innovative recycling equipment is that a magnet is a simple way…

With heavy machinery comes the danger of injury, which can occur in many different ways. We’ve seen some horrific articles in the news recently, such as the father of six from Yorkshire who died after falling into a 28-year old cardboard recycling machine, which then restarted. The firm in question were fined for a massive…