Sennebogen 826G material handler supports the processing of used tires

For a long time, the two lines of business existed side by side. In 1990, the transportation of hazardous waste was added to Böhm Entsorgung‘s portfolio. It was not until 1991 that the agricultural business was given up and the company concentrated entirely on the recycling business. During this time, Michael and Helga Reinsch, the parents of the current managing director, decided to continue building up the business together with their grandfather Friedrich Böhm. The purchase of the commercial premises in Möttingen took place in 1993 and in this context a limited company was founded. The company no longer saw itself purely as a transportation and disposal company, but increasingly as a waste processor. The waste was to be used again as a secondary raw material. On 01.01.1995, Böhm Entsorgungs GmbH was granted permission to set up and operate a waste wood processing plant. This marked the beginning of a whole new chapter in the company‘s history, the expansion and further development of which continues to this day.

In the following years, the two business areas of waste wood processing and document destruction were further strengthened, a warehouse was added and another was expanded. In particular, different types of paper could be sorted and treated. In order to keep emissions as low as possible and to protect employees, the fogging systems were expanded in 2007 and a sweeper was purchased to clean the paved areas.

With the opening of the plastics processing and sorting plant, Böhm Entsorgung started another new chapter in its company history. The expansion of the portfolio was also accompanied by the enlargement of the company premises in Möttingen to 60 000 m². In order to improve the product quality of waste wood processing, a non-ferrous separator was installed in this area in 2013. In addition to optimizing waste wood processing, Böhm also invested in plastics processing. In 2018, a new plastic shredder, a hard disk shredder and a pre-shredder were put into operation.

In over 70 years, the company has become an important recycling company in its region, with a total of four focus areas:

Processing waste wood

The waste wood recycling plant is one of the largest and most modern in the region. The employees first collect and classify the waste wood delivered to the Möttinger industrial yard. In a complex process, class A I to A III waste wood such as furniture, pallets, slats, boarding etc. is separated from foreign materials such as metal screws, non-magnetic metals and other impurities. The waste wood is then processed into wood chips.

File and hard disk destruction

The files and documents are collected and appropriately sealed in security containers. They are then unloaded at the recycling center and shredded in the document destruction facility until they are completely unrecognizable. In addition to sensitive data on paper, all types of digital data carriers can also be destroyed in accordance with H5.

Waste paper processing

Paper is a waste material that is almost completely recycled at Böhm Entsorgung. In the first step, the paper waste is collected in special containers and separated or sorted into types such as mixed paper, wood-containing, wood-free, printed or coated paper and cardboard. The material is then pressed. The pressed bales are sent from Möttingen to the paper industry throughout Europe. The recycled paper is then used to make new products such as cardboard packaging, kitchen rolls, napkins and toilet paper.

Plastics processing

Plastic waste is a much-discussed problem of our time. Straws, plastic bottles, cutlery and much more. Böhm Entsorgungs GmbH contributes to the elimination of this problem on its own scale. Plastics such as canisters, barrels and buckets are recycled on an area of 1500 m². First, the materials are cleanly separated from impurities and sorted. The sorted used plastics are then pressed into bales and sent to other service providers for further processing.

Growth – the new 826G material handler from Sennebogen

A range of other waste, such as commercial waste, tires, bulky waste, building rubble and scrap, is also accepted, separated and packaged for disposal in the commercial yard. This is also where Böhm Entsorgung‘s latest addition, the Sennebogen 826G material handler, is used. This material handler, specially developed for work in recycling yards, is characterized by its efficiency and reliability. With a reach of 13 m, it is the ideal solution for recycling and scrap handling. The elevating comfort cab of the 826G ensures a comfortable and safe workplace with good all-round visibility, high enough to load even higher moving floor vehicles directly.  Various safety systems also ensure safe working in recyc­ling yards. The sensitivity and speed of the machine make it a suitable tool for sorting and recycling tasks.

The recovery team took the opportunity to experience the new acquisition in daily operation and to talk to Manuel Reinsch, Managing Director of Böhm Entsorgung.

recovery: Mr. Reinsch, can you briefly introduce Böhm Entsorgung?

Manuel Reinsch: We are a long-standing family business with around 100 employees. In addition to his agricultural business, my grandfather also transported waste. At the end of the 1980s, he decided to give up farming and go into traditional waste disposal, although back then in the 1980s and 1990s, it was more a case of transporting waste between the waste collection point and the landfill. From the 1990s onwards, the family business consisted of Grandpa Friedrich Böhm and my parents Helga and Michael Reinsch. During this time, the company was built up by these two generations, for which I am very grateful.

My grandfather also managed the landfill site in Nördlingen for a while. The whole issue of recycling in all its complexity only really took hold in the 1990s with the Packaging Ordinance and the dual system. From then on, waste began to be separated. In the last 20 to 30 years, the topic has gained momentum.

recovery: The family business is also involved in social areas with many creative and exciting offers, what motivates you to do this?

Manuel Reinsch: Recyclers have a relatively difficult time, we are still seen a bit as a waste disposal company. But that has changed a lot in the meantime, we are right in the middle of the circular economy, many things are being technically developed, some of it is high-end technology that can be found in the recycling sector.

We have to work on our image. That‘s why we thought about starting with the children and so in Mettingen we have co-financed a publicly accessible playground made of 100 % recycled material with the theme of a recycling center, and Sennebogen has also supported us with donations for the playground. The children can learn about recycling in a playful way, many things are explained and the sorting of waste can be understood in a playful way. The aim is to combine fun and action with the topics of sustainability, waste separation and environmental awareness. In this way, our youngest children are taught the importance of recycling in a special way right from the start. Of course, we also have a vested interest in making ourselves better known; our logos can be found on the bins, etc.

recovery: In order to operate a recycling company profitably, a corresponding input must also be ensured. Where do you get the material from? Where does the material processed by Böhm go?

Manuel Reinsch: Our catchment area for container services is around 60 km in the surrounding area, and we also receive material from local waste disposal companies, which then also come from further afield, and our end products are also transported over longer distances to the processors/customers.

For private customers, we have a small delivery line with boxes where the relevant materials can be sorted, so private customers can also dispose of their waste here.

Overall, our processing volumes have remained constant over the last few years, but our range has grown, the depth of processing has increased and this compensates for what we may lack in material volumes. We have an annual throughput of around 120 000 t.

recovery: You not only need sufficient material, but also good employees. How do you face this challenge?

Manuel Reinsch: I have to do something to get something. I‘m not a fan of complaining across the board. Yes, there are bottlenecks, but I can also present myself as a company and respond to employees‘ wishes in such a way that I get employees. Sometimes you have to break new ground. We employ a lot of refugees who would like to work. I don‘t have to speak perfect German for sorting jobs. And we have employed a German teacher who gives German courses here once a week – language is integration.

recovery: Your latest addition to the machine park is the 826G from Sennebogen. How did you find out about Sennebogen?

Manuel Reinsch: My father used to have a round table in his office and the promotional gifts were always placed there at Christmas. Around 20 years ago, Sennebogen sent a model material handler for Christmas with the note “Delivery of your new Sennebogen material handler”. And my father then called Sennebogen and said, we need that now – but in a bigger size. Until then, we didn‘t have a material handler, the plants were equipped with wheel loaders.

That‘s how we came to Sennebogen and the material handlers/sorting excavators. We now operate eight material handlers here. Over the 20 years, we have sometimes worked more closely with Sennebogen, sometimes not so closely. Now the latest delivery, the 826 from the G-series, has gone into operation here in Möttingen.

recovery: Where is the new sorting excavator being used and why was this purchase made at this particular time?

Manuel Reinsch: We have the electric shredder here for shredding tires and decided that we needed a separate loading machine for the shredder. Previously, we were always switching one machine back and forth, but that was no longer efficient.

Once we had made this decision, we contacted the manufacturers and asked for prices. Then came IFAT and Sennebogen presented itself really well at IFAT with its overall concept: in terms of the machine, the advice, the communication and in the end it was also the best overall concept in terms of price/performance ratio, which is why we deliberately chose Sennebogen. Then it happened very quickly, the excavator was ordered at the end of May and delivered at the end of August.

recovery: Why this particular model?

Manuel Reinsch: We wanted a slightly larger machine than the one we had previously used for this purpose, both in terms of the boom and the weight, then we went through the sizes and realized during our discussions at IFAT that the 826G was the perfect size.

recovery: The machine has already been in use for three months, how satisfied are you with it?

Manuel Reinsch: As long as I don‘t hear anything, it‘s always the best ... I didn‘t hear anything that didn‘t fit at all when talking to the driver and during acceptance. If our driver is happy, then so am I. If the employee is enthusiastic about the machine, then he will also deliver his performance. The drivers have a say in the decision. In the end, they have to work with the machine, which is very important in the handling machine sector, but especially in the truck sector. I have to be able to approve it, but in the end the driver knows his way around it. The driver was also at the Sennebogen factory for the acceptance test, which creates a completely different bond with the machine, the driver handles his machine with care. He saw how “his” machine is completed there. That was quite an experience.

Thank you very much for the interesting and open conversation!