‘Fingers crossed’ as global scrap scene prepares to meet again
The Bureau of International Recycling will hold its 2022 conventions in Barcelona and Dubai, the world recycling organisation’s director general Arnaud Brunet confirms in his New Year message. ‘We ...
BIR selects 2022 convention sites
The Brussels-based Bureau of International Recycling (BIR) has selected Barcelona and Dubai as the host cities for its May and October 2022 conventions, respectively. According to updates posted to ...
EU scrap exports to China halted amid no consensus on 'waste' regulation
Scrap metal shipments have been halted from European Union countries to China following a lack of regulatory consensus between the parties on what constitutes 'waste' and 'recyclable raw materials', ...
BIR warns: “Circular Economy must remain global”
Last week, the European Commission revealed the proposed changes to its 2013 EU Waste Shipment Regulation. The Regulation controls both imports and exports, of both hazardous and non-hazardous ...
Waste shipping industry fears free-trade fallout under European Green Deal changes
https://schema.org/ImageObject"> 23 Nov 2021 --- The EU is coming under fire from a range of European, national and international recycling industry associations for its proposed amendments to waste ...
EU's WSR plan harms free and fair trade: associations
Global recycling association the Bureau of International Recycling (BIR) and the European Recycling Industries' Confederation (EuRIC), along with some European national recycling associations, have ...
BIR: European Commission’s proposal diverges from free and fair trade
The Bureau of International Recycling (BIR) warns, “Circular Economy must remain global.” The European Commission has revealed the proposed changes to its 2013 EU Waste Shipment Regulation. The ...
BIR concern at proposed EU waste shipment regulations
The European Commission has published its long-awaited proposals to tighten the regulations on the export of waste to both OECD and non-OECD countries. A list will be drawn up of non-OECD countries ...
WEEE recycling experiences ripple effect of “the fight for raw materials”, according to BIR E-Scrap Committee
The latest developments in the world of electrical and electronic equipment recycling were debated at the BIR E-Scrap Committee webinar broadcast on November 17, 2021, with expert insights focusing ...
South Korea's LS Nikko to recycle 50,000 phones, targeting copper, precious metal recovery
South Korea's copper smelter LS Nikko is diversifying its raw-materials portfolio by smelting circuit boards in mobile phones collected across the country, the company said on Monday November 15. ...