Recycled platinum supply expected to rebound in 2016
Global – Global supply from recycled platinum fell by 15% last year to 1.725 million oz, according to the latest...
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Consumers expect packaging producers to embrace recycling
United States – According to a national survey conducted for the Carton Council of North America (CCNA), 91% of the...
Scouts issued with recycling challenge
United Kingdom – The Scout Association along with the Recycle Now campaign from the Waste & Resources Action Programme (WRAP)...
Producer of ‘world’s largest’ mobile shredder turns 20
Germany – With only three employees, a small production run and ‘a lot of commitment’, it all started on February...
Rare earths extracted from coal byproducts
United States – Researchers from Pennsylvania State University (PSU) and US department of energy scientists have developed a ‘cost-effective’ ion-exchange...
Here are 180 of the most (un)sustainable countries
Global – Researchers at the US universities of Yale and Columbia have released the biannual Environmental Performance Index, which once...
Take-back solution for UK’s ‘orphan vehicles’
United Kingdom – The British automotive industry has launched a programme to boost recycling of unclaimed end-of-life vehicles (ELVs). Although...
BIR Ferrous World Mirror February 2016
Global – All in all, 2015 was a year of demand contraction across the entire commodity spectrum – from oil...
Turkey gets tough on street waste pickers
Turkey – Countless individuals can be seen pulling heavy carts with cardboard, plastics and other materials through the streets of...
Bacteria used to recover gold from e-scrap
Iran – Iranian scientists claim to have recovered valuable metals from e-scrap via a biological route. Mahdokht Arshad, a researcher...
BIR president urges India to take centre stage over recycling
India – The BIR will stand shoulder to shoulder with the Metal Recycling Association of India (MRAI) in its campaign...
