Steinert details demolition waste recovery at German recycling plant

Neel Madsen Editor, Demolition & Recycling International

13 November 2026

Two MSort AP optical sorting units from German equipment manufacturer Steinert are helping Otto Dörner recover construction-grade aggregates from demolition waste at its ORCA recycling facility in Hittfeld, near Hamburg.

The family-owned company, which employs around 1,300 people in northern Germany, operates the facility to process mineral construction and demolition waste.

It was already familiar with Steinert’s sorting technology through its sister facility, which handles commercial waste.

The ORCA facility (short for Otto Dörner Recyclinganlage) combines wet processing with camera-based…

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