BIR World Recycling Convention in Amsterdam: A World Recycling Convention of Milestones as BIR looks to the future
24 May 2023
- First female President in BIR’s 75-year history; - Largest ever attendance at a BIR Convention; - Convention returns to BIR’s birthplace, Amsterdam; - Membership numbers at historic high. The Bureau of International Recycling’s (BIR) World Recycling Convention in Amsterdam (22-24 May 2023) is one for the history books. As well as celebrating BIR’s 75 years in the city of its birthplace, the focus at the event has been on a modern, connected ...
BIR Amsterdam Convention - Non-Ferrous Metals Division: Environmental issues are global and so require a collective solution
24 May 2023
“Over the last two or three years, more and more countries have begun to look at raw material security,” observed BIR Non-Ferrous Metals Division President Dhawal Shah of India-based Metco Ventures LLP in addressing the body’s latest meeting, held in Amsterdam on May 22. However, he argued, sustainability and climate change were global issues and so “the solution will have to be found collectively”. During her review of global trading ...
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30 May 2023
Regulation is required not only to create stability in supply and demand for recycled raw materials but also to assist the further development of the recycling industry, insisted BIR Plastics ...
29 May 2023
Some 73% of used textiles are still destined for energy recovery or for landfilling whereas only 1% are recycled in a closed loop. At the same time, the textiles industry is the fourth-largest CO2 ...
29 May 2023
Taking the proactive approach to safety was one of the key themes to emerge from the BIR Shredder Committee meeting in Amsterdam on May 23. Alev Somer, BIR’s Deputy Director for Trade & Environment, ...
26 May 2023
The global reach of e-waste issues was illustrated at the latest meeting of the BIR E-Scrap Committee, with guest presentations shedding light on latest developments in Europe, South America and the ...
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