Recycling





Plastic Recycling
Magnetic Separation, Metal Detection and Conveyors
Remove Metal. Protect Equipment. Improve Your Plastics Recycling Efficiency.
In plastics recycling, metal contamination can threaten productivity, equipment safety, and the purity of recyclable materials. Bunting® offers advanced solutions in magnetic separation, metal detection, and conveyor technology designed specifically for the plastics recycling industry.
Bunting engineers robust and reliable equipment to effectively remove ferrous and non-ferrous metals, minimizing downtime and enhancing the purity and value of recycled plastics. Our integrated solutions protect shredders, granulators, and extruders from costly damage, ensuring continuous operation.
Using powerful magnetic separators and precision metal detectors, Bunting’s systems capture and eliminate even the smallest contaminants, significantly improving product cleanliness and operational efficiency. Our customized solutions seamlessly fit into your existing production lines, increasing overall process safety, purity, and profitability.
Metal Recycling
Magnetic Separation, Metal Detection and Conveyors
Remove Contaminants. Protect Equipment. Enhance Your Metal Recycling Efficiency.
In metal recycling, contamination from non-metallic materials can significantly impact productivity, equipment longevity, and the quality of recyclable metals. Bunting® provides innovative solutions in magnetic separation, metal detection, and conveyor systems engineered specifically for the metal recycling industry.
Bunting develops durable and dependable equipment designed to effectively separate valuable ferrous and non-ferrous metals from contaminants. Our integrated systems safeguard shredders, crushers, and sorting lines, minimizing downtime and protecting your machinery from costly damage.
Leveraging high-performance magnetic separators and advanced metal detection technology, Bunting’s equipment accurately identifies and removes unwanted materials, greatly improving metal purity and operational efficiency. Our customized solutions integrate seamlessly into your existing recycling operations, enhancing overall safety, productivity, and profitability.
Solutions
Our high-performance magnetic separators remove ferrous metals—like steel fragments, bolts, and wire—from shredded scrap and mixed material streams. Installed at key points such as shredders, conveyors, and material hoppers, these systems protect downstream equipment and improve product purity in both plastic and metal recycling environments.
To catch non-magnetic metals such as stainless steel, aluminum, and brass, Bunting’s advanced metal detectors deliver fast, reliable detection and rejection. Designed for use in conveyed, gravity-fed, and pneumatic systems, these detectors help recyclers maintain material quality with minimal product loss—even in harsh, dusty, or high-volume conditions.
Bunting conveyors are purpose-built to handle abrasive scrap, shredded plastic, and reclaimed metals. With seamless integration of separation and detection components, our conveying systems help minimize contamination, reduce manual handling, and boost line efficiency from intake to output.
Industries Served
Magnetic separation and metal detection systems are essential in plastics recycling to remove ferrous and non-ferrous contaminants from PET, HDPE, LDPE, PVC, and other post-consumer or post-industrial materials—ensuring cleaner flake, pellet, and regrind output.
Whether processing shredded automobiles, industrial and household, or demolition scrap. Bunting solutions help recover valuable metals like ferrous metals, stainless-steel, and aluminum while protecting shredders, granulators, and downstream sortation systems from tramp metal damage.
Bunting magnetic separators and eddy current separators are essential in auto shredding operations for recovering ferrous and non-ferrous metals from shredded vehicles. Our systems improve metal yield, protect downstream equipment from tramp metal, and help operators meet strict purity targets for steel, aluminum, and copper recovery.
In facilities handling in-house scrap or off-spec product, Bunting equipment ensures metal contaminants are removed before reintroducing plastic into the manufacturing process—reducing downtime.
High-intensity separation systems and eddy current separators assist in isolating metals from circuit boards, wire, and other electronics waste—supporting precise material recovery while meeting strict purity specs.
Bunting systems enhance separation of copper and aluminum from insulation and ferrous debris in wire recovery operations—boosting metal yield and protecting chopping and granulating equipment from metal impact.
Bunting equipment supports a wide range of general recycling applications—including glass recycling, municipal solid waste (MSW) sorting, and tire recycling—by removing ferrous and non-ferrous metals that can damage equipment, reduce product quality, or hinder downstream processing. Our magnetic separators, eddy current separators, and metal detectors help improve purity, increase recovery rates, and ensure safer, more efficient operations.
Recycling Equipment
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Magnetic Separation
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Metal Detection
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Material Handling

Capture and retain ferrous contaminants from gravity-fed powders and pellets to protect equipment and ensure product purity.

Continuously separates and discharges ferrous metals for automated, high-volume processing.

Separates non-ferrous metals like aluminum and copper from material streams.

Removes tramp ferrous metals from conveyed bulk materials using overhead magnetic separation.

Continuously extracts large tramp iron from conveyor-fed material without halting production.

Replaces standard head pulleys to continuously remove tramp ferrous metals from conveyors.

Extracts stainless steel and weakly magnetic metals to deliver cleaner, higher-purity product output.

Captures ferrous contaminants in pneumatic and gravity-fed systems without slowing flow.

Remove ferrous contaminants from dry, free-flowing materials using stationary magnetic elements that fit easily into chutes, hoppers, and gravity flow systems.

Mechanical separation method using differences in electrical conductivity to efficiently separate a wide range of materials.

Used where products fall freely by gravity through a detection coil, these detectors are ideal for inspecting granules, powders, and pellets in plastics and food processing applications.

Remove metal contaminants from powders, granules, and pellets in vacuum or pressure pneumatic lines. Ideal for plastics, chemical, and food processing.

One-piece and two-piece tunnel, and under-belt configurations to detect ferrous, non-ferrous, and stainless steel contaminants in food, plastics & recycling.

Inspect and break up bales for efficient loading and separation.
FAQ's
By integrating magnetic separation, metal detection, and conveying systems, Bunting helps recyclers remove contaminants, recover valuable metals, and protect downstream equipment—delivering cleaner output with greater operational efficiency.
Talk to an Application Engineer
Need to remove metal from shredded scrap, recycled plastic, municipal waste, or ground tire rubber? Our experts will help you select the right magnetic separator or metal detector to protect your equipment, improve material purity, and keep your recycling line running efficiently.