BIR World Recycling Convention: Emphasizing education

BIR President Tom Bird emphasizes the need to point out the economic and environmental benefits of the recycling industry.
Tom Bird, the chief operating officer at Chiho Environmental Group, Hong Kong, set out his key priorities as the president of the Bureau of International Recycling (BIR), Brussels, in his first convention address in this role. He spoke before delegates of the BIR World Recycling Convention Round-Table Sessions, which took place Oct. 13-15 in Budapest, Hungary.