Recyclers set out priorities for EU WEEE
Recycling Europe (RE) has unveiled a new roadmap to chart a course towards greater circularity in Europe’s e-waste sector. As…
BIR: EU trade controls on aluminium scrap will ‘distort and depress’
The Bureau of International Recycling has formally reaffirmed its opposition to EU export restrictions or trade controls on aluminium scrap….
Sector-wide call for textile EPR in the UK
UK textile recyclers have welcomed an industry wide call for a mandatory extended producer responsibility (EPR) scheme for the sector....
Watch and learn – with BIR Academy
The Bureau of International Recycling (BIR) is preparing to launch the first of a series of educational videos to share...
Nature reserve bins are hyena-proof
One of South Africa’s leading tourist destinations is piloting new bins for collecting waste – and preventing wild animals from...
Reju set for US textile recycling first
French textile-to-textile recycler Reju plans to establish a ‘regeneration hub’ in Rochester, New York – its first industrial facility in...
New mattresses from old from BASF
Chemicals giant BASF has developed a process to chemically recycle polyurethane soft foam from old mattresses. It has produced secondary...
Shared industry drive to boost US plastics recycling
A broad coalition representing recycling, manufacturing, packaging and consumer products sectors in the United States has been established in Washington....
BIR and RE ponder EU aluminium consultation
Two leading recycling associations are preparing a co-ordinated response to a European Commission consultation on potential new trade measures in...
High copper prices sink big UK metal recycler
Leading UK metal recycler CF Booth has gone into administration, blaming the recent sharp rise in copper prices. Founded in...
Copper flies to record highs
Most non-ferrous metal prices have climbed in recent weeks, with analysts believing the trend is fundamental rather than speculative. Prices...
