US recycler Jerrit Burgess: ‘Don’t micromanage every detail’
Jerrit Burgess is the second generation to lead family owned Scrap Management Industries of Missouri, USA. What started 53 years…
Shredder hammer producer Bruno Mayer passes away
With deep sorrow, Germany’s Stahlwerke Bochum has bidden farewell to its former managing director and majority shareholder, Bruno Mayer. He…
Recyclers pause to remember victims of Spanish train disaster
At the International Electronics Recycling Congress in Valencia, Spain, a moment of silence was observed for the victims and relatives...
US electronics recycler buys R&L Recycling
US-based recycling company Paladin EnviroTech has acquired R&L Recycling of the Netherlands. Based in the Eindhoven region in the south...
Precious metal recycler opens hub in Singapore
Germany’s Hensel Recycling is expanding in Asia with the establishment of Hensel Recycling Asia, based in Singapore. Production at the...
Resource security to dictate BIR’s 2026 agenda, says Brunet
Current geopolitical developments are shifting the way materials move and how our industry operates, according to Arnaud Brunet, director-general at...
EU to support struggling plastics recyclers
Help is underway for Europe’s troubled plastics recyclers. The European Commission has published a package of measures to support the...
Conference year kick-off: IERC chews on global trade challenges
The global e-scrap scene is heading to Valencia, Spain for the International Electronics Recycling Congress (IERC 2026). Recyclers, producers and...
EERA ceo Julie-Ann Adams steps down
European Electronics Recyclers Association (EERA) ceo Julie-Ann Adams will leave her post on 31 March 2026. The organisation is looking...
Indonesia flooded with electronic waste, claims BAN
Indonesian media and customs officials report a rapidly growing number of 40-ft sea-going containers piling up after being seized and...
Mega recycling capacity boost by Korea Zinc to back US economic security
Korea Zinc has reached an investment agreement with the US government to build a US$ 6.6 billion (EUR 5.6 billion)...
