EuRIC responds to EU packaging plans
European recyclers are urging an accelerated phasing out of non-recyclable packaging if the EU is to achieve its circular economy…
All change after healthy 2021
Steel production cuts, decline in Turkey, war in Ukraine and a switch to billet ‘has consequences for global scrap sellers’….
United industry celebrated by BMRA
Solidarity among international recycling organisations has been underlined by those attending the recent annual dinner of the British Metals Recycling...
No real respite from falling prices
This report in the previous issue wondered if the gloom across the industry, as indicated by prices for recovered fibre,...
Biden backs battery recycling and reuse
The US Department of Energy (DoE) has announced funding of nearly US$ 74 million (EUR 71.4 million) for 10 projects...
Tagging trial of plastic bottles ‘a world first’
A UK supermarket chain is tagging plastic bottles to boost its understanding of recycling and to give a clearer picture...
Extend kerbside collections to reduce scrap fire risk, says BMRA
The UK Government is being urged to legislate for kerbside collections of unwanted waste electrical equipment (WEEE) and lithium-ion batteries...
Australian supermarkets suspend film collections
Recycling of plastic film in Australia has been set back by the suspension of a major collection programme operated by...
Novelis opens new window into recycled aluminium
Aluminium recycler Novelis has struck a partnership with Velux Group to provide high-recycled-content, flat-rolled aluminium for use in Velux roof...
Susie Burrage honoured by BIR
The head of the UK’s scrap metals association, Susie Burrage, has been appointed to chair the Bureau of International Recycling’s...
Export ban not the answer, say UK plastics traders
Recyclers in the UK have warned legislators that banning plastics exports will not eliminate waste crime. On 7 November, a...
