BIR IN THE PRESS
Zuviel Material auf den Weltmärkten
Dass das Verhältnis von Angebot und Nachfrage bei sekundären Rohstoffen weltweit noch weiter in Schieflage gerutscht ist, wurde beim jüngsten Kongress des Bureau of International Recycling (BIR) in B ...
Whatever the stores say, the old clothes are used as mattress insert
Every year we buy and throw away more and more clothes, although most of the clothes that are no longer needed are perfectly wearable. The technological possibilities for recycling used clothes and t ...
China's new rules may be altering global scrap metal trade
With China shaking up the way the world ships its scrap metal by limiting the amount it will take, concerns have emerged in the market about how the industry's dynamics may have changed for good. Chi ...
If we had not thrown away the old washing machine, it would be a great commodity
If we didn't throw the ruined washing machine on the ditch, it could be a pretty good ingredient Murat Bayram is a very passionate man, and he will come in handy when he starts a debate at a conferen ...
Chinese non-ferrous scrap imports set for 4-month standstill as buyers delay shipments to Feb 2020
China’s non-ferrous scrap imports will come to a standstill in the next four months, because major buyers have used up their 2019 import quotas and new quotas are unlikely to be granted before the lu ...
Textiles recycling industry facing issues
The textiles recycling industry is facing several issues such as high supply, falling quality, payment concerns, and a need for better recycling solutions. This was stated by Martin Böschen of Switze ...
ÉQUILIBRE, partenaire FEDEREC a donné la parole à Arnaud Brunet, Directeur Général du Bureau of International Recycling (Bureau International du Recyclage)
Retour sur la Journée Technique Nationale de FEDEREC Découvrez tous les deux jours, le retour d’expérience d’un membre du réseau FEDEREC concernant la #JTN2019. ÉQUILIBRE, #partenaire FEDEREC a donné ...
BIR World Recycling Convention: Plastics recyclers look to the future
BIR Plastics Committee Chairman says he believes the longer term prospects for plastics recycling are promising. Henk Alssema of Netherlands-based Vita Plastics and chairman of the Bureau of Internat ...
Chemical recycling of plastics ‘10 years away’
It would be “optimistic” to suggest that chemical recycling will become a viable outlet for waste plastics inside the next decade, a specialist in the sector has said. The comments came from Rob de R ...
BIR 2019 Budapest Convention Coverage
The European non-ferrous scrap market is oversupplied and sellers at this week’s Bureau of International Recycling (BIR) conference in Hungary were eagerly approaching buyers in the hope of offloadin ...
BIR World Recycling Convention: ‘Unacceptable delays’ in moving material across borders
Speakers call for recycling industry to develop its own standards. Guest speaker Chris Slijkhuis of Austria-based Müller-Guttenbrunn Group (MGG) said one of the primary challenges affecting waste ele ...
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. At the recent Bur ...
