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Business CORONA VIRUS

Brighter outlook for world markets

Tentative signs of recovery in the global economy are included in the latest weekly briefing from the Institute of Scrap…

Business Plastics

Deal offers scope for better PS recycling

One of the leading innovators in chemical recycling has struck a deal with the huge Ineos outfit to develop the…

Editors’ Top Picks Non-Ferrous Metals

Markets struggling as economies contract

Gloomy forecasts for global economic growth and changing production trends weigh heavily on scrap processors and traders.   The International Monetary…

Plastics Technology

What can ocean clean-up projects really accomplish?

A group of scientists has concluded that devices installed on the ocean surface to collect plastic waste can only play…

Business

EMR joins pledges to become eco champion

UK recycler EMR is the first recycling business in the world to support key pledges in an international sustainability initiative….

CORONA VIRUS Ferrous Metals

Ferrous outlook: united sector a Covid-19 ‘bonus’

Co-operation between recycling organisations around the world is being hailed as a positive aspect of the Covid-19 pandemic – despite…

Business CORONA VIRUS

Twin challenge to EU stainless steel

The European stainless steel industry may not fully recover from the full effects of Covid-19 until 2023, according to a…

Research Technology

Apple-spotting know-how boosts plastic recycling

A UK company that uses artificial intelligence (AI) to advise farmers on how many apples to expect from their annual…

Business Non-Ferrous Metals

Traders await import guidance as China ban nears

China is developing guidance on standards for imported recycled non-ferrous materials when higher quality thresholds are introduced over the coming…

Business CORONA VIRUS

Bird: Vital role of recycling must be recognised

Policy makers around the world have been urged to recognise the economic and environmental contribution of the recycling sector as…

Research Technology

Sorting technology expert’s know-how backs landfill project

An EU-backed project to investigate the recovery of materials from landfill sites is being hailed as a ‘missing link’ for…

Institute of Scrap Recycling Industries
Bureau of International Recycling
Bundesvereinigung Deutscher Stahlrecycling- und Entsorgungsunternehmen
Metal Recyclers Association of South Africa
ICM AG
Scrap Metal Recycling Association of New Zealand
Dutch metal recycling federation
Bureau of Middle East Recycling
European Recycling Conference
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