Global used clothing industry team up to ‘dispel myths’ about textile recycling
They are seeking to ‘set the record straight’ and strongly encourage the world to consume used clothing and textiles Four associations involved in the global used clothing industry have teamed up to ...
Kenyan reuse market for second-hand clothing ‘an example to the world’
Representatives of textile recyclers around the world have made an impassioned plea for countries to follow the example of economies in Africa and embrace the consumption of used clothing and ...
Frühjahrstagung des BIR: Restriktionen verkomplizieren den Handel mit sekundären Rohstoffen
Während der Frühjahrstagung des Bureau of International RecyclingWährend der Frühjahrstagung des Bureau of International Recycling(BIR), die wegen der Pandemie auch dieses Mal online ...
Plastics recyclers to expect heavy demand, BIR says
The plastics recycling industry can expect “heavy demand” for the remainder of the year, according to the Bureau of International Recycling (BIR). In a quarterly report published at the end of July, ...
Tom Bird returns to Chiho and Scholz
The Chiho Environmental Group has seen a marked improvement in its financial performance in the first half of 2021. Both the volumes of recycled metal traded and the margins for these materials had ...
BIR issues Quarterly update report
“The second half of 2021 has begun by retaining the impetus of the opening six months of the year,” says Jean-Luc Petithuguenin, President of BIR’s Paper Division and CEO of France-based Paprec, in ...
BIR paper president expecting strong second half of 2021 for recovered fibre
BIR paper division president and Paprec chief executive Jean-Luc Petithuguenin is expecting the second half of 2021 to be strong for recovered fibre. Writing in the latest BIR World Mirror for ...
TOP 100: ranking the recycling stars
There are many pioneers in the global recycling arena. This is what we need to realise in times as strange as these. We made a ‘TOP 100’ to celebrate the inspiring and determined entrepreneurs, ...
DESCIENDE LA PRODUCCIÓN MUNDIAL DE FIBRA RECUPERADA, AUNQUE SE MANTIENE LA FABRICACIÓN DE PAPEL Y CARTÓN RECICLADO
El 51% de todo el papel y cartón producido en el mundo se fabricó con fibra recuperada, según un informe de la División de Papel de BIR. La producción de fibra recuperada a nivel mundial cayó a ...
BIR report finds paper and card production fell in 2019, but more of it was recycled
Global production of recovered fibre fell from just over 250 million tonnes in 2018 to less than 244 million tonnes in 2019, according to a report from BIR. However, global production of paper and ...
‘It’s not all about muscles’
A novel part of the proceedings during the latest BIR convention was recorded interviews with several women BIR members in sessions entitled: ‘A career in recycling: women tell their story’. ...
Metals recycling in EU could collapse under new rules, companies say
Europe’s metals recycling industry could collapse under the European Commission’s proposed changes to waste shipments that clamp down on exports to encourage recycling, members of the Bureau of ...
