BIR World Recycling Convention Week 2020 Stainless Steel & Special Alloys Committee

Stainless consumption decline could be limited to 4% this year, says Markus Moll. The share of the global stainless steel market claimed by the 300 series would jump from 54.1% in 2019 to 59.3% by 2030, it was reported to the BIR Stainless Steel & Special Alloys Committee’s webinar on October 16. “That means nickel […]

BIR World Recycling Convention Week 2020 International Environment Council: Stakes Are High for Recyclers in Basel Convention’s Annex IV Review

The webinar hosted by the BIR International Environment Council (IEC) on October 15 demonstrated once again the breadth of issues constantly appearing on the world recycling association’s radar. In particular, “many authorities now think the export of waste should be stopped and do not think about the consequences of that,” noted IEC Chairman Olivier François […]

BIR World Recycling Convention Week 2020 Tyres & Rubber Committee: Michelin Hails Potential “Game-Changer” for End-of-Life Tyre Market

There was tangible excitement at the BIR Tyres & Rubber Committee webinar on October 15 following a guest presentation on the recycling of end-of-life tyres (ELTs) into secondary raw materials for tyres and other product applications. The Committee’s Chairman Max Craipeau of China-based Greencore Resources Ltd said the BlackCycle research project co-ordinated by major producer […]

BIR World Recycling Convention Week 2020 Non-Ferrous Metals Division: A Time for the Scrap Industry to Channel Its “Passion and Positivity”

At the BIR Non-Ferrous Metals Division’s eForum in June this year, much of the debate had surrounded China’s proposed “recycled material” reclassification system covering brass, copper and cast aluminium alloy imports. This had been widely expected to enter force on July 1 but, more than three months later at the Division’s webinar on October 15, […]

BIR World Recycling Convention Week 2020 Textiles Division: “Business as Usual” Still a Distant Prospect for Many Textiles Recyclers

“The risks right now are much higher than the opportunities,” stated BIR Textiles Division President Martin Böschen of Switzerland-based TEXAID * Textilverwertungs AG in delivering his latest market summary to a divisional webinar on October 15. These risks were particularly acute for the reuse sector, he added. While recent months had brought some improvement in […]

BIR World Recycling Convention Week 2020 E-Scrap Committee: Excessive Restrictions Can Obstruct Path to Increased Circularity

The growing volume of regulation surrounding e-scrap was creating the unintended consequence of erecting barriers to recycling, claimed several contributors to the BIR E-Scrap Committee webinar on October 16. In his final meeting as the Committee’s Chairman, Dr Thomas Papageorgiou of Greece-based Anamet SA argued that excessive restrictions on many of the commodities contained within […]

WEEE Forum Calls for Action on WEEE in Metal Scrap

The WEEE Forum has today published a paper outlining the issues associated with the treatment of WEEE as metal scrap and has called on the competent authorities to take appropriate action. The paper discusses how treating WEEE as metal scrap is problematic and encourages those responsible to penalize facilities that do so. The practice of […]

Cross-Industry Platform BatteriesTransport.org

The industry associations of the European Union and the USA for advanced rechargeable, portable and automotive batteries – in cooperation with the battery recycling, medical equipment, automobile and electric mobility industry – have launched BatteriesTransport.org, an information platform on the legal requirements for the safe transport of batteries and battery-containing vehicles and equipment. The professional […]

Initial Sales Success

According to Metso Waste Recycling, its new K series of pre-shredders has got off to a strong start. The machines of this series have been sold to customers in many different countries, the provider underlined. In Germany, three major recycling companies have already made purchases – and many more have shown an interest. Two models […]

Tidy Planet Delivered its First Rocket Composter in Australia

The company Tidy Planet has shipped its first-ever Rocket Composter unit to Australia, where it will help a not-for-profit community farm to divert 200-300 kilograms of food and green wastes from landfill per day. The A900 Rocket Composter was expected to be installed on the Rail Trail near Buckley Park Community Farm and to be […]