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A project funded by the EU's LIFE programme comes with a built-in obligation to demonstrate results at scale – LIFE PST SORT set out to prove that advanced sorting technology could deliver measurable improvements in a real operating plant, not just in a lab.
Launched in September 2018 by Calaf Grup with funding from the European Union's LIFE programme, LIFE PST SORT brought together several partners to test and demonstrate sorting innovations under real operating conditions.
The project's objectives centre on improving the quality and quantity of materials recovered from mixed waste streams, using advanced sorting technologies to push recovery rates beyond what conventional equipment can achieve – with the explicit goal of generating results that other plants across Europe could replicate.
Early results from the project point to measurable gains in recovery purity and volume compared to the baseline process, validating the role that optical sorting and related technologies can play in raising a plant's overall performance without a complete overhaul of existing infrastructure.
Beyond Calaf Grup's own plant, the project is designed to benefit the wider sector – the methodology and results are intended to be transferable, giving other operators a reference point for what's achievable when proven sorting technology is integrated into an existing line.
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