The latest webinar hosted by the BIR International Environment Council (IEC) took place under a cloud of apprehension ahead of the imminent release of the European Commission’s proposed revision of EU waste shipment regulations. The draft proposal scheduled for publication on November 17 appears to demand much tighter rules for EU exports of green-listed waste, […]
A new European study to be published in December 2021 will show that the achievement of EU recycling and landfill diversion targets by 2035 will result in a major contribution from the UK and EU Member States towards the Paris Climate Agreement. The study highlights the causality between increased recycling (in line with EU and […]
The board of the BIR Paper Division has appointed Mr Francisco Donoso as new divisional President. Mr Donoso is Managing Director at ALBA Servicios Verdes (Spain), a long-standing member of BIR, and has been active on the Paper divisional board since 2008. He is also Vice-President of the Spanish BIR member association REPACAR and board […]
The textiles recycling industry is “so much better” than current media narratives generally imply because “it hasn’t been aggressive enough about putting forth its case”, the latest BIR Textiles Division webinar on November 9 was told by prominent recycling author and columnist Adam Minter. He urged recyclers to “open your doors” and invite journalists to […]
AMCS, one of the world’s leading technology provider for the waste, recycling, and resource management industry, today announced the AMCS Platform Winter 21 Release, which builds on the strong recycling foundations of the AMCS Platform to further digitize and drive efficiencies for metal and commodity recyclers, who are at the forefront of the Circular Economy. […]
The board of the BIR Ferrous Division has appointed Mr Denis Reuter as new divisional President. Mr Reuter is COO at TSR Recycling GmbH & Co. KG (DEU), a long-standing member of BIR, and has been active on the Ferrous divisional board since 2019. He joined TSR in 2010 and today is responsible for all […]
Three of the developments most keenly affecting the global plastics recycling community – namely prices disconnecting from those of virgin material, rising energy costs and transportation problems – provided the focus for expert analysis at the latest BIR Plastics Committee webinar, hosted by its Chairman Henk Alssema of Netherlands-based Vita Plastics on November 8. Across […]
China led the world in consuming around 240 million tonnes of steel scrap in 2020. And yet the potential exists for that figure to double over the next 30 years, according to Dr Steven Vercammen, Senior Knowledge Expert at management consulting firm McKinsey & Company. Delivering a presentation on the “Decarbonization of the steel industry […]
The Bureau of International Recycling, the global federation of recycling industries, supports the recent initiative of its European member federation EuRIC regarding the potential impact of the upcoming European Waste Shipment Regulation on global free and fair trade of “raw materials from recycling”. EuRIC, in an open letter addressed to executives of the European Commission, […]
The 2021 edition of Italian Exhibition Group’s two reference shows on circular economy and renewable energy – in Europe and the Mediterranean basin – has come to a close. More than 1,080 brands gathered in Rimini to share green technology expertise, while visitors attended over 500 hours of conferences. Ecomondo and Key Energy, the two […]