Closer cooperation between BIR and the UN
The Bureau of International Recycling (BIR) and the United Nations Industrial Development Organization (UNIDO) have signed a joint declaration to…
Every second, 1000 aluminium beverage cans are recycled
The overall recycling rate for aluminium beverage cans in the EU, Switzerland, Norway and Iceland increased by 0.7% to a…
UK takeovers driven by recycling interest
The recycling industry in the UK must focus more on quality to capitalise on its strengths as a region for...
How to bring car battery recycling to a higher level?
A research project named ‘Automotive Battery Recycling 2020’ launched by the German Fraunhofer Institute and funded by the EU is...
The floor can be yours at IERC 2019
The 18th International Electronics Recycling Congress, to be held on 16-18 January 2019 in Salzburg, Austria will bring together over...
Waste crime under the microscope
The UK government has announced a review into serious and organised crime in the waste sector in England. It has been...
For scrap traders 2018 is ‘really a crucial year’
2018 is ‘a very challenging year’ for the scrap industry, said BIR Non-Ferrous Metals Division President David Chiao of the...
How to resolve crumb rubber controversy?
Even though some 100 separate studies have declared as safe the use of crumb rubber in playgrounds and sports pitches,...
‘A tremendous future’ predicted for plastics recyclers
China’s ‘unprecedented’ move to stop plastics scrap imports has ‘surprised the whole world’, according to Dr Steve Wong of Fukutomi...
Spectacular growth in shredder and scrap use in China
By the end of 2018, the number of shredders in China will have soared to around 200 from only 70...
Paprec ‘sells more paper to China now than in the past’
Paper recycling operations using the correct equipment have the capability to achieve the quality standard laid down by the Chinese...
