5November 2016
November 2016, No.9
Scrapping cars in Tehran
BIR meets in Amsterdam
Launch of the World Council of Recycling Associations
Remanufacturer Megalans of Sweden
Smaller gadgets, poorer e-scrap economics
Sections
3 Viewpoint
6 News
13 Products
33 In the Laboratory:
Blood breathes life into
next-generation batteries
32 Events calendar
47 Beck’s
50 Next issue
Markets
34 Ferrous
38 Nickel & stainless
40 Non-ferrous
44 Paper
46 Plastics
BIR Amsterdam
22 Ferrous
23 Non-Ferrous/E-scrap
24 Plastics/Tyres & rubber
25 Paper
26 Textiles
27 Stainless
‘The United Nations of
Recycling’
The launch of the World Council of Recycling Associations
was undoubtedly the centrepiece of BIR’s latest conven-
tion, which was held in the Dutch capital Amsterdam. BIR
president Ranjit Baxi stressed the need to ‘quantify’
recycling benefits.
Megalans has the skills to
handle ‘smart cars’
Swedish firm Megalans has harnessed growing eco and
electronics trends to become a specialist in remanufactur-
ing electronic and mechatronic products for the automotive
sector to cater to heavyweight brands
such as
Volvo
Cars.
The plastics puzzle that
keeps on changing
‘Recycling of automotive plastics has just started,’ accord-
ing to Dutch car recycling authority ARN. Meanwhile, the
introduction of ‘circular compounds’ by Total in Belgium
may prove a real breakthrough.
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‘Another revolution is needed’ / 14
More luxury cars on the streets of Tehran, more iPhones, more foreign trade
missions: Iran is opening its gates to the world following a liing of eco-
nomic sanctions which is expected to bring prosperity for the country’s
population of 80 million. In the years to 2025, copper and aluminium con-
sumption is set to explode, helped by the country’s rapidly-growing energy
sector. However, multi-million Euro investments are required to boost its
relatively small recycling rates.
Coverstory
Smaller electronics create
big e-cycling headache
Small appliances accounted for 55% by weight (more
than 2.2 million tonnes) of the devices considered ready
for end-of-life treatment in the USA in 2015. Generation
and storage of phones and tablets are expected to
increase by 40% by 2020.
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October 2016, No.8
Dutch scrap metal
majors beating the crisis
Paper quality: ‘The clock
is ticking’
Fishing for plastics in
Amsterdam’s canals
Battery recyclers in
search of safety strategy
Small US town sets tone
for glass reuse
The
Netherlands
Country report:
Get the
app!
September 2016, No.7
Remote recycling
outpost: Antarctica
John Shegerian’s
e-scrap empire
Second life for
guitar strings
Preview of K 2016
trade show
Carbon fi bre’s
recycling boom
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