Shredding and Recycling of Agricultural Films

Heavy duty machine design

WEIMA shredders for highly abrasive materials can be equipped with numerous options to protect against wear – for less downtime and lower maintenance costs. The solid machine frame ensures particular robustness. Rotors can be reinforced with Vautid and screens with Creusabro. Optionally, large knives (up to 130 x 130 mm) protect against foreign bodies, Vautid can also secure knife carriers.
To protect the rotor face plates, we recommend replaceable Creusabro wear plates that can be fitted on both sides. The cutting chamber can also be optionally reinforced with replaceable Creusabro plates. For particularly heavy-duty applications, we offer an approx. 20 mm thick, wear-resistant Creusabro screen.

Plasticulture: challenge and opportunity

With the increasing modernization of agriculture, the use of plastics such as agricultural, stretch and greenhouse films is on the rise – a trend known as plasticulture. This increases yields, but also leads to more and more film waste.

Thanks to modern shredding technology, for example from WEIMA, used crop plastics can be recycled efficiently. New agricultural and construction films as well as products such as fences, hoses or bin liners are created from the recycled pellets – in line with the circular economy.

This closes the film cycle, saves oil and protects the environment – to the benefit of agriculture and nature.