Latest developments in the ever-shifting but ever-expanding world of electrical and electronic equipment recycling were debated at the BIR E-Scrap Committee webinar broadcast on November 17, with exp ...
On 18 November, the European Commission revealed the proposed changes to its 2013 EU Waste Shipment Regulation. The Regulation controls both imports and exports, of both hazardous and non-hazardous w ...
It has been said many times over recent years that electrical and electronic equipment constitutes the world’s fastest-growing waste stream, but it is also something of a moving target. As we heard a ...
The latest webinar hosted by the BIR International Environment Council (IEC) took place under a cloud of apprehension ahead of the imminent release of the European Commission’s proposed revision of E ...
Debate at the latest BIR Paper Division webinar on November 10 was dominated by an issue of paramount importance to recyclers of all commodities, namely disruption to global logistics. The event also ...
The board of the BIR Paper Division has appointed Mr Francisco Donoso as new divisional President. Mr Donoso is Managing Director at ALBA Servicios Verdes (Spain), a long-standing member of BIR, and ...
All eyes on Europe: EU Export restriction on waste and EU ELV directive recast The latest policy and regulatory developments affecting the recycling industry will be examined at BIR’s International E ...
The textiles recycling industry is “so much better” than current media narratives generally imply because “it hasn’t been aggressive enough about putting forth its case”, the latest BIR Textiles Divi ...
“With tyres being composed of an average of 30% carbon black, together with tyre manufacturers looking at using up to 100% sustainable materials, there is a huge untapped potential in recycled carbon ...
The recovered paper market has maintained its positive momentum throughout most of the year, with healthy order books for our customers and therefore good demand for most of our sector’s grades. But ...
While the latest UN Climate Change Conference is likely to give credit to recycling for helping to reduce carbon emissions, the textiles recyclers themselves continue to receive little if any recogni ...
The upcoming webinar of the BIR Tyres & Rubber Committee under the chairmanship of Max Craipeau (Greencore Resources Ltd, China), will mainly focus on tyre pyrolysis. Carbon black is the second most ...
