PlanCoTec - Biological waste management
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Karlsbrunnenstr. 11 b, 37249 Neu-Eichenberg
Postfach 1464, 37204 Witzenhausen

Vorwahl: 05542 / Tel.: 9319-0; FAX: 9319-79, 
Modem: 9319-29, E-mail: plancotec@T-online.de

Geschäftsleitung: 
Dipl.-Ing. Ralf Gottschall, Dr. Holger Stöppler-Zimmer

 

Biological waste treatment represents an important and dynamic field of modernwaste management strategies. Unfortunately, this also involves some problems.PlanCoTec provides up-to-date solutions for your problems. PlanCoTecis your competent and innovative partner. Through PlanCoTec you have access to a comprehensive know-how.
Since 1983 your experienced partner


Contents:

Input materials
Compost quality
Hygiene
Product development
Compost and marketing within PlanCoTec
Collaboration of PlanCoTec in bodies to date
(References in german)
Address

German version


Input materials

Processing much more than just organic kitchen waste!

Our experience - Your success

  • Biological treatment of all ordinary organic waste materials and many other specific organic residues (organic kitchen refuse and yard waste, manure, slurry, remnants of anaerobic digesters, sludge originating from paint production, packaging material, manufactured biodegradable materials)
  • The services we offer you include

  • Provision of expert advice to companies and communities on the suitability of input materials for composting
  • Testing procedure according to the last standard specifications (DIN, CEN, LAGA etc.)
  • Finding of suitable plants for commercial waste

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    Your contact person: Richard Recht (B.Sc.), Ralf Gottschall (B.Sc.)


    Compost quality

    High quality compost - the basis for your successful marketing campaign

    Our experience - your guarantee

  • Recognised laboratory (by the German Federal Compost Quality Assurance Organisation - FCQAO) for the evaluation of compost products, quality testing of more than 900 compost samples per year
  • External controlling agent for some 40 composting plants and subcontractor for eight FCQAO-recognised laboratories which conduct compost quality analyses
  • The services we offer you include

  • Analyses of compost samples according to FCQAO requirements or any other national stipulations
  • Provision of advisory service to composting plant operators on the effective production of high quality compost, including advise of the recognition and monitoring procedure required by the RAL compost quality sign

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    Your contact person: Michael Thom (M.Sc.)


    Hygiene

    Hygienic guarantee - using compost without risk

    Our experience - your guarantee

  • Evaluation of pathogen elimination in 20 composting plants utilising 10 different processing systems
  • Co-ordination of the federally funded R & D project "Hygienic aspects of biowaste composting"
  • The services we offer you include

  • Evaluation of composting plants and systems according to the LAGA M 10 and the german "Baumusterprüfung" (FCQAO) by incooperating test-organisms through the entire composting process
  • Provision of advisory services on sanitation of process management

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    Your contact person: Eleonore Marciniszyn (M. Sc.)


    Product development

    From the raw material compost to a market driven range of products

    Our experience - your success

  • Development of soil and substrata mixtures for various clients
  • Co-ordination of the federally funded R & D project "Development of compost based substrata"
  • The services we offer you include

  • Development of compost based products and advisory service for plant operators and suppliers as well as for waste contractors, who handle various biodegradable residues
  • Conceptual planning of soil mixing operations

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    Your contact person: Heidi Hauke (B.Sc.), 5 years experience as soil mixing operation manager


    Compost and marketing within PlanCoTec

    Innovative concepts selling your compost

    Our experience - your success

  • Market analyses, specific evaluations of potential major compost buyers, and marketing strategies for differently structured districts, for cities and the state of Luxembourg
  • Reports on compost application and marketing; expert information on compost marketing aspects; brochures on the use and application of compost (published by FCQAO)
  • Demonstration plots, teaching aids and scientific fieldtrials in all areas of compost application for private and public institutions such as the German Federal Ministry of Research, several Universities, compost trading companies, local authorities
  • The services we offer you include

  • Reports on the potential compost market according to requirements stipulated in the German Technical Directive "Household Waste"
  • Detailed market analyses,specific major customer analyses and tailor-made marketing strategies
  • Carrying out of specific marketing measures, solving of current sales problems
  • Reports, expert information and brochures for advertising purposes, teaching aids and customers service
  • Conception and implementation compost application trials, teaching aids, and sientific trials

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    Your contact person: Dr. Holger Stöppler-Zimmer, Ute Petersen (M.Sc.), Neu-Eichenberg;
    Dorothea Bergmann (M.Sc.), Freiburg; Josef Barth (M.Sc.), Oelde


    Collaboration of PlanCoTec in bodies to date

  • Revision of LAGA regulation paper M 10 (chairing phytosanitary aspects and compost application)
  • Quality committee within the German Federal Compost Quality Assurance Organisation and it's south-westerly branch
  • CEN standardisation committee for soil improvement agents and compost (EU wide)
  • DIN-FNK 103.3 (Man made biodegradable polymers/plastics)

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    Please ask for our offers. Don't hesitate to contact us. We'll be delighted to talk to you personally and to provide you with a tailor-made offer.


    PlanCoTecManager:

    Ralf Gottschall (B.Sc.), Dr. Holger Stöppler-Zimmer 

    Karlsbrunnenstr. 11 b, 37249 Neu-Eichenberg - Postfach 1464, 37204 Witzenhausen

    Tel.: 05542/9319 - 0; FAX: 05542/9319 - 79; Modem: 9319-29; E-mail: plancotec@T-online.de