The addition of plastic to the Basel Convention’s Prior Informed Consent (PIC) procedures has prompted calls for a review of the way the Convention is structured, its effectiveness and future direction, BIR’s E-Scrap Committee heard at its Dubai World Recycling Convention on 18 October 2022. In his presentation on the US perspective on PIC, Fred […]
In the EnEWA research project, universities and industrial partners are developing a solution to recycle waste paper from lightweight packaging, residual waste and commercial waste. The project has now received the highest award of the European Paper Recycling Council (EPRC) in Brussels in the category “Innovative Technologies and Research & Development”; the European Paper Recycling […]
A transformation in the treatment of end-of-life tyres (ELTs) in the Gulf was reflected by presentations from leading regional recycling businesses at the BIR World Recycling Convention 2022 in Dubai. The meeting of the Tyres and Rubber Committee on 18 October was kicked off by Chairman Max Craipeau of Greencore Resources in China who wondered […]
German-based Covestro AG is building the company’s first dedicated mechanical recycling production line in Shanghai. Furthermore, it intends to repurpose a production line in Thailand. The international active company’s goal is to become fully circular. Therefore, in August this year, Covestro has announced plans to set up its first dedicated line for the mechanical recycling […]
In the wake of its recent World Recycling Convention, the Bureau of International Recycling expresses concern regarding the effect of the current energy / cost-of-living crisis on the livelihood of its member companies in Europe and across the globe. During the event in Dubai, most of the over 650 attending companies, many of which are […]
Italy has a recycling rate of 51.4 percent, which is in line with EU standards. According to Michele Benvenuti, who works as Country Manager for Norwegian-based company Geminor in Italy, the country can contribute more to the EU waste balance and the circular economy. On its homepage, Geminor was reporting that Italy produces about 30 […]
Immediately following the official opening of the BIR World Recycling Convention 2022 in “Dazzling Dubai” by President Tom Bird, the event kicked off with the launching of the latest signature edition of BIR’s much acclaimed TV chat-show formula conversation “The Challenge”. The Three Amigos, the show’s resident host Michael Lion (Chair of the International Trade […]
According to a study by Transparency Market Research, the global wire and cable recycling market is forecast to reach a value of 30.5 billion US-Dollar by 2031. As reported, players are investing heavily in R&D projects to develop next-gen technologies to achieve energy consumption optimization and reuse of insulating materials in the wire and cable […]
National recycling organisations are being urged to take steps to ensure the materials, machinery and equipment used by their members are recognised as “environmental goods” to benefit from potential financial incentives for activities contributing to environmental and climate protection goals. Members of the Bureau of International Recycling were told at their Convention in Dubai that […]
AIK Technik AG, a plant engineering company based in Switzerland, has been awarded a contract by Keppel Seghers to supply the complete FAW (acid fly ash washing) plant in Singapore for Tuas Nexus IWMF (Phase 1). Tuas Nexus is the world’s first integrated waste and used water treatment facility, which was conceptualized from the ground […]