T H I S I S S U E
Seven personal perspectives from
recycling opinion-leaders / 30
Sections
3 Viewpoint
6 Events Calendar
8 News
114 Next issue
Markets Analysis
96 Ferrous scrap
102 Stainless steel scrap
104 Non-fer rous scrap
108 Recovered paper
109 Textiles
And also…
55 Women in recycling:
Elizabeth Wilmot of
Turtle Wings
62 bvse paper conference:
A kaleidoscopic view of paper
66 Recovered paper: No let-up
in Asia’s fibre imports
68 Supplier: Catalyst recycler
Duesmann & Hensel
71 Tyres: Czech tyre plant under-
lines Pallmann’s ambitions
111 In the laboratory:
Operation Ocean Clean-up
In this scene-setting article for our 15th anniver-
sary issue, Recycling International signposts
major changes that have
taken place since its
launch in 1998 and high-
lights some of the
more obstinate
challenges of the
past decade and
a half.
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In early April, the international recycling industry
gathered in the US city of Orlando for the annual
Convention and Expo of the US Institute of Scrap
Recycling Industries (ISRI). In a series of articles,
we bring you comprehensive feedback from this
huge event, including a round-up from the exhibi-
tion floor and from Spotlight sessions dedicated to
key recycling commodities and issues.
In 2004, Mike Chen of Ningbo-based WorldScrap
launched the first edition of his World Recycling
E-Market. Today, it is used by hundreds of thou-
sands of scrap traders in China and elsewhere.
Along the way, that scrap might very well be pro-
cessed by equipment manufactured by a division
of WorldScrap’s parent company and then run
through its yard in Ningbo.
Recyclers meet in the
Fun Capital of the World
WorldScrap: moving at the
speed of e-commerce
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The ShipRec ship recycling conference was held in
the Swedish city of Malmö in the eleventh hour
prior to a crucial European Parliament vote on a
controversial recycling levy. The impending ballot
provided a focus – and even an added edge – to the
conference debate.
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In the first of a two-part special to celebrate the 15th anniversary of Recycling
International, we asked seven opinion-leaders across different fields of
recycling to look back on the changes and challenges of the last decade and a
half. In the second part, to be published in our August issue, they switch their
focus to the future of recycling. Our seven interviewees are: Francis Veys (BIR);
Robin Wiener (ISRI); Tony Bird (Bird Group of Companies); Mike Biddle (MBA
Polymers); Janez Potočnik (EU environment minister); Michael Braungart
(Cradle-to-Cradle); and Prof. Christian Ekberg (Chalmers University, Sweden).
Ship recycling:
Europe steers away from
the rocks
Fifteen years of Recycling International:
a period of change and
stubborn challenges
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