‘Ambitious’ eco-targets for EU clothing plan
United Kingdom – The UK’s Waste & Resources Action Programme (WRAP) is heading up a new Euro 3.6 million initiative…
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A recycling story inspired by the big screen
Japan – Japanese entrepreneur Michihiko Iwamoto has acquired a DeLorean ‘time machine’ – exactly as seen in the 1980s blockbuster…
Paper recycling awards head to Finland and Poland
Europe – A Finnish university and a Polish primary school emerged as the winners from this year’s European Paper Recycling…
Ferrous scrap prices at lowest point in 11 years
Global – China’s continued exportation of its excess steel production in the form of semi and finished product has forced…
Russia temporarily bans recovered paper exports
Russia – Russia has approved a proposal to impose a temporary ban on recovered paper exports, according to an official…
BIR experts: plastic scrap sector has a ‘long way to go’
Global – In August, a month in which crude oil prices crashed, a large number of Asian recyclers looked to…
Worms take bite out of global plastics problem
United states – Mealworms feasting on plastic may provide a solution to the growing waste problem, claim engineers from Stanford…
New chairman for copper giant Aurubis
Europe – Jürgen Schachler has been named as the new executive board chairman of leading copper producer and recycler Aurubis….
‘Most expensive fire’ sweeps Canadian recycling site
North America – A major fire ‘gutted’ one of Ontario’s largest recycling operations on October 6. Over US$ 30 million…
China and USA agree on ‘green’ goals
Global – The US-based Aluminum Association has commended the joint statement by American president Barack Obama and his Chinese counterpart…
BIR Paper World Mirror September 2015
Global – OCC prices into China continued to weaken during this year’s third quarter – from US$ 180-plus per tonne…
