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  • Get quick insight into the quality and applicability of your waste materials
  • Work safely and demonstrably according to environmental legislation and reuse standards

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Understanding waste materials for reuse and regulation

At Normec, we perform accurate waste material testing to determine the composition and quality of material streams. We sample your materials quickly and expertly, with equipment tailored to the physical properties of the substance.

Through specific procedures, we reduce field samples to representative laboratory samples. We digitally record all sampling steps, field observations, GPS coordinates, photographs and any in-situ measurements and incorporate them into a clear report.

Do you have a specific application for your waste materials? Our experts think along with you and advise on the right analysis options, fully within the applicable legislative framework.

Careful sampling and sample pre-treatment

Waste materials are often heterogeneous. Therefore, proper sample pre-treatment is essential for reliable results.

Normec has a specialized department with equipment such as:

  • Jaw crushers
  • Shredders
  • Fine grinding mills
  • Planetary ball mills

With these we reduce and homogenize samples in an efficient and controlled way.

Within the VLAREMA legislation, we support you in the reuse of materials as secondary raw materials. We help you with various applications:

Specialist in analyses of waste materials

  1. 1.

    Reuse as an unformed building material

    - Analysis of concentrations and leaching parameters via shake test or column test
    - Classification tests according to CMA including floating and non-floating parts
    - Determination of tar content of asphalt via PAH Marker Or GC/MS

  2. 2.

    Reuse as a shaped building material

    We support the application of secondary raw materials in building materials and concrete products. Our structural engineering department makes test specimens and tests the structural properties. At the same time, our environmental department performs environmental health analyses, such as:

    - Concentrations and maximum availability
    - Diffusion tests
    - Second-Life Analyses

  3. 3.

    Reuse as a soil improver

    We sample and analyze sewage sludge in various forms, including:

    - Inorganic and organic analyses after saponification
    - Determination of the petrogenic fraction via mineral oil GC/MS

    In addition, we perform analyses for landfill conditions according to VLAREM II:

    - Analysis of concentrations and leaching parameters.
    - Determination of fluorine via hydrolysis (unique expertise within Normec)

    You can also contact us for other analyses, such as:

    - Total chlorine, fluorine, bromine and iodine after combustion.
    - Calorific value and calorific value
    - PAHs
    - Pentachlorophenol
    - Metals

  4. 4.

    Here's what it gets you:

    - You demonstrate compliance with environmental legislation such as VLAREMA and VLAREM II.
    - You gain clear insight into the composition of your waste materials
    - You take advantage of opportunities for reuse as a secondary raw material
    - You avoid risks in processing, transport and application
    - You work with reliable and reproducible analysis results

Future-oriented waste management

Waste materials are increasingly getting a second life. With the right research, you make sustainable and responsible choices for reuse and processing.

At Normec, we support you with a wide range of environmental investigations. Whether it is waste analysis, groundwater and wastewater investigation, soil investigation or emission measurements: we perform everything professionally and in accordance with the applicable regulations.

Thanks to our expertise in sampling, advanced laboratory analyses and short lead times, you get reliable results fast. Through our customer portal you can easily follow the progress and consult all reports.

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Frequently Asked Questions

Waste testing is the sampling and analysis of materials to determine their composition and potential uses.

In case of reuse, processing, transport or when legislation such as VLAREMA or VLAREM II requires it.

Because waste materials are heterogeneous. Proper homogenization ensures representative and reliable results.

From concentration and leaching tests to combustion parameters and environmental health analyses.

Yes, we advise on applications as building materials, soil improvers or secondary raw materials.

Thanks to efficient processes and ample capacity, we ensure short turnaround times.