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Revision of the Waste Shipment Regulation: One Size Fits All Export Restrictions Can End EU Circular Economy Ambitions

The Waste Shipment Regulation (WSR) is a key piece of legislation in the move towards circular value chains. Burdensome procedures and lack of harmonisation rooted in the current regulation give an edge to linear value-chains, instead of boosting waste shipment for recycling and the marketing of raw materials from recycling (RMR). However, the proposals released […]

International Environment Council: Recycling Industry Holds Its Breath Ahead of EU Waste Shipment Recast

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, […]

Higher Climate Benefits Thanks To European Waste Management Sector

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 […]

BIR Paper Division Welcomes New President

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 […]

Textiles Division: Industry Must Capitalize on “Heightened Interest” in Fashion Recycling

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 Launches AMCS Platform Winter 21 Release

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. […]

Denis Reuter New President of BIR Ferrous Division

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 […]

BIR Global eForum – Plastics Committee

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 […]

Ferrous Division: “Large opportunity” to Increase Scrap Share of Steelmaking Mix

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 […]

BIR Shares EuRIC’s Concern Over Impact of Export Restrictions on Circular Economy

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, […]

Ecomondo: The Circular Economy Community Gathers in Rimini

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 […]

Non-Ferrous Metals Division: Restriction of International Scrap Trading “Leads to Less Recycling”

“The post-COVID comeback for our industry has been strong when you look at overall trade volume,” acknowledged Dhawal Shah of India-based Metco Marketing in his first webinar as President of the BIR Non-Ferrous Metals Division. But he also told those watching the broadcast on November 2 that “unpredictability and hyper-volatility” are keeping non-ferrous metals recyclers […]

Elemental Holding Is building the First Car Battery Recycling Plant

Elemental Holding has decided on the location of its new facility which will treat spent lithium-ion batteries for electric vehicles and other waste containing precious metals vital for e-mobility. The plant is going to start operating in 2023. Elemental Holding is one of the world’s leaders in the green production of strategic metals. The Group […]

Ecomondo and Key Energy 2021 Focus on Global Environmental Challenges: The Green Industry Gathers in Rimini

“Africa Green Growth”, a networking platform between African institutions and EU green companies, will be inaugurated by IEG’s CEO, Corrado Peraboni, an international perspective of energy cogeneration and sector development in 150 events from 26th to 29th October. From 26th to 29th October 2021, in Rimini (Italy), 220 operators from countries in Africa, the Mediterranean and sub-Saharan shores, the Balkan Peninsula, Eastern Europe, Russia, the United […]

NEXTLOOPP: Award-Winning British Recycling Project Hits Bullseye in Plastics Recycling Ahead of COP26

NEXTLOOPP, the groundbreaking project by Nextek Limited, that recently won the overall award for “Best Sustainable Packaging Innovation” at Packaging Europe’s Sustainability Awards (https://packagingeurope.com/sustainability-awards-2021-winners-revealed/) has revealed the results of its highly successful tracer-based sorting trials held at TOMRA (Germany) in September 2021. The trials, to specifically sort food-grade plastic packaging waste, achieved a resounding 99.9% […]