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One-stop Policy Shop with Solutions to End Plastic Pollution
In July, the University of Portsmouth announced a new resource to help tackle plastic pollution on land and in the ocean. As reported, the Global Plastics Policy Centre (GPPC) online platform is the latest development from the University of Portsmouth’s Revolution Plastics research initiative. “Free to all, it is a ‘one-stop shop’ of independent, evidence-based […]
USA: Aqua Metals to Supply Lithium Hydroxide to Dragonfly
Aqua Metals, Inc., an innovator in metals recycling with its AquaRefining technology, and Dragonfly Energy Corporation, a leading manufacturer of deep-cycle lithium-ion batteries, have announced they have entered into a non-binding letter of intent (LOI) for Aqua Metals to supply lithium hydroxide to Dragonfly. Under the LOI, Dragonfly would purchase commercial quantities of lithium hydroxide […]
E-Scrap Committee: Time to Review Basel Convention?
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 […]
Tyres & Rubber Committee: Gulf States Speed Up Tyre 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 […]
BIR Urges: Recycling Industry Needs Support
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 […]
“The Challenge”: Confronting a Brave New World! by Michael Lion, ITC Chairman and Host of The Challenge
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 […]
International Environment Council: Opportunity for Industry to Gain from “Green” Activities
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 […]
Plastics Committee: Middle East Gears Up for Plastics Recycling
A commitment to recycling plastics of all types is developing steadily in the Gulf, the BIR Plastics Committee heard at its meeting in Dubai on 18 October 2022. The insights came in a presentation from Bashar Ehsan Gadawala, Managing Director, Ala Group in the UAE entitled “Opportunities and challenges in plastic recycling in Middle East”. […]
Paper Division: Dramatic Price Falls as Mills Face Soaring Energy Costs
The implications of high energy prices were raised during several sessions at the BIR World Recycling Convention in Dubai but it was during the Paper Division plenary session on 18 October 2022 that the issue dominated proceedings. The tone was set immediately by Division President Francisco Donoso, of Dolaf Servicios Verdes S.L. of Spain in […]
Middle East “Being Transformed” by Producers’ Sustainability Drive
The increasing trend for primary producers to transition towards secondary metal feedstocks and more sustainable production processes was reinforced at the BIR Non-Ferrous Metals Division meeting in Dubai on 18 October, 2022. Presentations from two leading non-ferrous operators in the United Arab Emirates underlined this switch towards scrap, renewable energy sources, and customers increasingly prepared […]