BIR: Material Stocks for Textile Recycling Could Take Two Years to Return to Normal
BIR's Global eForum has heard that the textiles recycling industry has entered “a critical stage” and that Stocks could take “18 to 24 months” to return to normal levels following the Coronavirus pan ...
Textiles: Stocks could take “18 to 24 months” to return to normal levels
The textiles recycling industry has entered “a critical stage”, according to BIR Textiles Division President Martin Böschen of Switzerland-based TEXAID * Textilverwertungs AG. “We are currently in a ...
BIR’S 2019 Annual Report: Learn from the past in planning for the future
The Bureau of International Recycling (BIR) releases its 2019 Annual Report that highlights key recycling industry developments and data as well as the organization’s activities on behalf of its memb ...
Paper recycling sector needs to be “supported and grown”
The paper recycling industry is little more than 20 weeks away from a turning point. China has established itself over recent years as the dominant export outlet for recovered fibre surpluses arising ...
Control de la demanda: crucial para la supervivencia de la industria del reciclaje de plásticos según el BIR
La demanda de plásticos reciclados ha sido "muy débil", las existencias "enormes" están dominando el mercado y muchas compañías están luchando con "la falta de liquidez", mientras que al mismo tiempo ...
Shredder numbers unchanged – but what about used capacity?Shredder numbers unchanged – but what about used capacity?
Worldwide there are currently 1157 big shredders in operation, according to the latest World Shredder List, presented during an online session by the Bureau of International Recycling. The USA has 32 ...
Plastic pollution: Coronavirus lockdown prompts surge in single-use plastics
The worldwide campaign to cut plastic use is in jeopardy after Covid-19 prompted a surge in throwaway plastics, the head of the global recycling association has warned. The threat has been compounded ...
Substantially higher scrap use “the first logical step” to greener steelmaking
The ferrous scrap industry “has great long-term prospects” given the increasingly sharp focus on “green” steelmaking, the BIR Ferrous Division’s first-ever eForum commodity session was assured on Jun ...
Plastics: Demand-pull measures crucial to recycling industry’s survival
Demand for recycled plastics has been “very weak”, “huge” stocks are overhanging the market and many companies are struggling with “a lack of liquidity”, while at the same time low oil values have dr ...
BIR survey to shed light on top safety hazards within shredder operations
The BIR Shredder Committee was “very excited” about its first-ever membership survey into shredder-related incidents and injuries, reported its Chairman Alton Scott Newell III of Newell Recycling Equ ...
INSIGHT: How recycling sector will overcome 'one of the most challenging times'
LONDON (ICIS)--Consequences brought on by the pandemic have posed a severe threat to the global recycling industry and its future remains in jeopardy without support. Speakers at a webinar hosted by ...
