Stocks at Collection & Processing Companies 3-4 Times Higher Than Normal 2020-06-25 16:35:17 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 pandemic. read more ...
“Great Long-Term Prospects” for Scrap as Steel Makers Aim to Cut Emissions 2020-06-10 14:31:39 BIR eForum – Much higher Recycling Key to Greener Steel Making At the Bureau of International Recycling’s (BIR) first-ever eForum commodity session held yesterday, online delegates heard that the ferrous scrap industry “has great long-term prospects” given the increasingly sharp focus on “green” steelmaking. read more ...
Governments & Shipping Lines Urged to Support Critical Waste & Recycling Industry 2020-04-07 14:18:42 Bureau of International Recycling Calls for Fees on Stuck Containers to be Waived The Bureau of International Recycling (BIR) has officially contacted governments, shipping lines and their international organisations, as well as port authorities, to encourage them to support the recycling industries' request to waive costs and fees on containers stuck in ports due to government shutdowns, as well as ground charge for stuck containers. read more ...
From the US to the UAE, the Scrap Industry is Being Hit by Counter Coronavirus Measures 2020-03-26 11:52:11 BIR Update on the Impact of COVID-19 Measures to Scrap Recycling Yards Around the World The Bureau of International Recycling (BIR) is providing ad hoc updates from its Ambassadors around the world on the impacts on recyclers as the world takes unprecedented measures to tackle COVID-19. read more ...
BIR Meeting Told 6-7m Tonne Capacity Expected by 2023 2019-10-25 15:52:43 Turkey to Take Europe's Surplus Recovered Paper Fibre for Recycling? Turkey could become the destination of a significant proportion of Europe’s recovered fibre surplus over the next 3-4 years, it was said at the latest meeting of the BIR Paper Division. read more ...
Challenges & Innovations for WEEE Recycling Outlined in Budapest 2019-10-18 14:30:53 Change of Approach from ‘Hazard’ to ‘Risk’ Urged at BIR E-Scrap Committee Meeting At the recent BIR E-Scrap Committee meeting, held this week in Budapest, the core of a guest presentation outlined the key challenges and innovation in WEEE recycling within Europe. read more ... Global Recycling Foundation Backs Katowice Climate Package 2019-02-04 15:04:42 Recycling’s Role in COP24 Agreement to Tackle Climate Change Championed The Global Recycling Foundation has welcomed the agreement announced at COP24 for governments to agree to a robust set of guidelines for implementing the 2015 Paris Climate Change Agreement. read more ... Education & Research Key to Promoting Recycling 2019-01-30 13:24:35 New Website & Branding for Global Recycling Foundation The Global Recycling Foundation, launched at last year’s Bureau of International Recycling’s World Recycling Convention, has unveiled a new logo and website. read more ... European Chemicals Agency to Rule on Health Impacts of Rubber Granules from Recycled Tyres 2018-10-12 13:23:33 BIR Tyres & Rubber Committee: Science must be Prevail in Recycled Rubber Infill Debate In addition to Polycyclic Aromatic Hydrocarbons the European Chemicals Agency will continue to look into the possible health impacts of other substances contained in the granules and mulches derived from end-of-life tyres. read more ... BIR Conference Told Ferrous Metal Markets for 2019 “Very Difficult to Predict” 2018-10-12 11:47:40 Turkey Increasingly Important to US Ferrous Scrap Metal Exporters as China Cuts Imports US scrap markets for ferrous metals will continue to rely on exports, despite the Section 232 measures adopted by the Trump administration, according to Fastmarkets metals analyst Lee Allen. read more ... Non-Ferrous Scrap Metal Recycling Hit by US/China Trade War 2018-10-08 14:27:10 Tariffs Creating More Problems than they Solve for Metal Recyclers “Tariffs are a very blunt instrument and can give a lot of unintended consequences,” declared Edward Meir in his guest presentation to yesterday's meeting of the BIR Non-Ferrous Metals Division. read more ... Shifting Markets for E-Waste in Asia 2018-06-04 15:14:01 BIR E-Scrap Committee: China Policy “A Challenge and an Opportunity” Faced with China’s National Sword policy, processing operations have been moving to South East Asian countries. However, these nations are also sharpening their focus on environmental controls. read more ...
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