BIR Non-Ferrous Metals Division: “No Way Back” Following Transformation in Scrap Trade Flows

According to David Chiao of US-based Uni-All Group Ltd, the main issues affecting non-ferrous scrap businesses at present are the US/China trade war, political instability around the world and a widespread decline in manufacturing, with some countries’ automotive industries recording 10 % production drops over the recent period. At the same time, scrap metal flows […]

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Spotlight Discussion on Global Trade: “Misrepresented” Recycling Industry is Telling “The Right Story”

Despite the multiple challenges engulfing the recycling industry, there are also many reasons to be optimistic about its prospects. This was the overarching conclusion drawn by contributors to a debate on global trade which kicked off BIR’s latest World Recycling Convention, held at the Budapest Marriott Hotel on October 14 and 15, 2019. Session moderator […]

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BIR World Recycling Convention 2019 in Budapest: BIR’s new President Places Emphasis on Education

In his first Convention welcome address as President of BIR, Tom Bird set out the key priorities for his term in office, including membership expansion and a close working relationship with the media to promote the vast environmental, economic and social contribution of the recycling industry. He also identified the need to make BIR the […]

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The LEGO Group to Pilot new Program LEGO® Replay in the United States

The LEGO Group announced the launch of LEGO® Replay, a pilot program that will accept any and all previously used LEGO bricks and donate them to children’s non-profits in the United States. The effort is a collaboration with Give Back Box, Teach For America, and Boys & Girls Clubs of Boston. The process is simple: […]

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USA: Research on Enhanced Biological Phosphorus Removal

The Water Research Foundation (WRF) in the USA has selected a team of utilities, consulting firms and universities to promote standard use of sustainable enhanced biological phosphorus removal solution. As phosphorus limits permitted in wastewater effluent shrink to protect drinking water sources, a nationwide research effort has started work “to advance implementation of a leading-edge […]

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SABIC Realizes Certified Circular Polymers

The chemical company is using feedstock made from mixed plastic waste to produce certified circular polymers at its Geleen production site in The Netherlands. SABIC (Saudi Basic Industries Corporation) – a global leader in the chemical industry – is to highlight its initiative for the production of certified circular polymers at Europe’s leading plastics exhibition […]

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Saudi Investment Recycling Company Expands

In April this year, the Saudi Investment Recycling Company (SIRC) has announced that it has signed definitive agreements to acquire 100 percent of the shares of Global Environmental Management Services (GEMS). GEMS, owned by Jadwa Waste Management Opportunities Fund, is active in the industrial waste management sector in Saudi Arabia, providing hazardous waste-management, industrial and […]

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>>venture>> Prize for DePoly

Startup DePoly has won the 2019 >>venture>> Grand Prize. The company aims to close the loop on PET plastic recycling through its novel solution that allows the chemical recycling of PET plastic back to its two main components. The process results in ethylene glycol in clear liquid form and terephthalic acid as a white powder; […]

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IEG: Here are the 2019 Ecomondo “Beacon Conferences”

It will be the “Beacon Conferences”, that outline the main slant of the scientific contents of Ecomondo 2019, the most important expo in the Euro Mediterranean area dedicated to the circular economy, being held at Rimini expo centre from November 5th to 8th, organized by Italian Exhibition Group. A program, drawn up by the Scientific […]

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Danish AffaldPlus Signed Contract for European RDF

In the coming three years, Geminor will deliver a total of 150,000 tons of secondary fuels to Danish energy producer AffaldPlus. The recently signed agreement between both companies will commence in January 2020, according to the Norway-based provider. Geminor will annually deliver 50,000 tons of Refuse-derived Fuel (RDF) from countries such as the UK, Italy […]

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