Dear Colleagues, 2019 has proved to be a challenging year for our industry on many fronts. Global political uncertainty, macro economic issues, environmental...
BIR Director General Arnaud Brunet recently attended the 19th China Nonferrous Metals Industry Association Recycling Metals Branch (CMRA) International Forum and...
Five top tips for an environmentally friendly winter season
The Global Recycling Foundation (the organisation behind Global Recycling Day, which takes place annually...
The Global Recycling Foundation has revealed that the theme for the third Global Recycling Day, taking place on 18th March 2020, will be ‘Recycling Heroes’. The...
Dear Members,
Starting a new decade is always somewhat exciting. It seems that we can “reset” the counter, and that it opens new opportunities. We like to believe...
Ten winners will receive a $1000 prize on Global Recycling Day 2020
On Monday 3 February 2020, the Global Recycling Foundation will launch its global...
Dear BIR Member,
Through wide and intense media coverage, everybody is aware of the current situation in their respective country/region with regards to COVID-19.
...
There is just one week to go until the third annual Global Recycling Day, taking place on 18th March 2020. Individuals and organisations around the world are getting...
There is just one week to go until the third annual Global Recycling Day, taking place on 18th March 2020. Individuals and organisations around the world are getting...
Dear BIR Member,
The situation across the planet has unfolded in an unprecedented way, affecting our daily lives, our interaction with our friends and family, and...
Dear BIR Member,
I would like to follow up on our President’s message and keep you informed on how the BIR Secretariat has reorganized its work methods in order to...
As a follow-up to our news dated 3 March, BIR continues to collect feedback regarding the impact of the Coronavirus on the international recycling markets.
The...
At this unprecedented time as the world adopts severe and wide-ranging measures in a bid to arrest the spread of the Coronavirus (COVID-19) pandemic, BIR Ambassadors*...
The Bureau of International Recycling is the global federation of recycling industries and represents directly or indirectly over 30.000 recyclers in more...
BIR has officially contacted governments, shipping lines and their international organizations, as well as port authorities, so that they support the recycling...
Under the leadership of BIR President Tom Bird, BIR has created a special COVID-19 crisis coordination team to harmonise actions and response with regards to the...
This week, President Tom Bird chaired a first virtual meeting with BIR Ambassadors to exchange views and information about the various market and regulatory situations...
BIR continues to gather expert updates on the impact of COVID-19 on international recycling markets.
Even though China, the starting point for the pandemic, has...
In the latest of our series of updates on the world’s response to the COVID-19 pandemic, BIR Ambassadors have provided a summary of the impact...
Over the course of the COVID-19 pandemic, BIR has sought to collate expert feedback on the impact of the virus around the world, with specific regard to how it is...
As many countries move into a new phase of their response to COVID-19, BIR presents the latest in its series of expert updates on the impact of the pandemic on...
Throughout the COVID-19 pandemic, one of BIR’s key aims has been to seek out regular virus-related updates from around the world and to disseminate relevant...
Throughout the COVID-19 pandemic, BIR has sought to chart the business impact of the virus around the globe. The feedback in this latest article has been provided by...
The Bureau of International Recycling (BIR) today releases its 2019 Annual Report that highlights key recycling industry developments and data as well as the...
The Bureau of International Recycling (BIR) has released its 2019 Annual Report that highlights key recycling industry developments and data as well as the...
The World according to … the BIR Young Traders
The BIR Young Traders Group has authored the latest issue of the Young Traders Gazette in the midst of the...
Nearing the end of a quarter that has been utterly dominated by COVID-19, the world recycling association has called upon the experience of BIR...
It is now more than six months since COVID-19 began to dominate headlines around the world. Responses to the pandemic have been modified over time and have varied from...
In the latest of BIR’s series of updates on COVID-19 and the world’s ever-developing response to the pandemic, the global federation’s Ambassadors have...
Dear Members,
We have been informed that some of our members have been contacted by third parties who are trying to sell so-called “BIR Emails Lists”.
Please be...
As previously reported in BIR news, with the upcoming prohibition on imports of wastes into China and to fulfil future material needs of its industries, only the...
Dear BIR member,
We have successfully completed the recent BIR World Recycling Convention Week, our first full virtual event offering a host of webinars and...
Dear Members,
2020 is a year that we all want to forget, and while we most certainly will keep in our hearts and thoughts those who suffered from the pandemic, it is...