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South Africa imposes 6-month ban on metal scrap exports

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01 December 2022

On 30 November, the South-African Minister of Trade, Industry and Competition, issued a Trade Policy Directive regulating the trade in ferrous and non-ferrous metals waste, scrap and semi-finished ...

New UN Convention drafting & UN Basel Convention Plastic Waste Partnership: BIR on important mission to represent recycling industry’s interests in Uruguay

18 November 2022

From the BIR Secretariat, Ross Bartley (Director Trade and Environment) and Alev Somer (Deputy Director Trade and Environment) will be representing the international recycling industry at important ...

BIR Dubai Convention: Proceedings available online!

15 November 2022

We are pleased to inform you that the Proceedings of the BIR Dubai Convention are now online (Members Only). The proceedings are a valuable source of market data with forecasts that can be very ...

Major changes within the BIR Ambassadors Committee: Susie Burrage appointed Chair, two new ambassadors confirmed

11 November 2022

During the recent BIR World Recycling Convention in Dubai, the organisation’s Ambassadors Committee received new impetus with the appointment of Susie Burrage of Recycled Products Ltd (GBR) as its ...

Recent BIR Dubai 2022 - E-Scrap Committee: Time to review Basel Convention?

27 October 2022

The addition of plastic to the Basel Convention’s Prior Informed Consent (PIC) procedures has prompted calls for a review of the way the Convention is structured, its effectiveness and future ...

Recent BIR Dubai 2022 - Tyres & Rubber Committee: Gulf States speed up tyre recycling

26 October 2022

A transformation in the treatment of end-of-life tyres (ELTs) in the Gulf was reflected by presentations from leading regional recycling businesses at the BIR World Recycling Convention in Dubai. ...

Recent BIR Dubai 2022 - “The Challenge”: Confronting a brave new world!

24 October 2022

by Michael Lion, ITC Chairman and host of The Challenge Immediately following the official opening of the BIR World Recycling Convention in “Dazzling Dubai” by President Tom Bird, the event kicked ...

Recent BIR Dubai 2022 - International Environment Council: Opportunity for industry to gain from “green” activities

24 October 2022

National recycling organisations are being urged to take steps to ensure the materials, machinery and equipment used by their members are recognised as “environmental goods” to benefit from ...

Recent BIR Dubai 2022 - Paper Division: Dramatic price falls as mills face soaring energy costs

22 October 2022

The implications of high energy prices were raised during several sessions at the BIR World Recycling Convention in Dubai but it was during the Paper Division plenary session on 18 October that the ...

Recent BIR Dubai 2022 - Plastics Committee: Middle East gears up for plastics recycling

22 October 2022

A commitment to recycling plastics of all types is developing steadily in the Gulf, the BIR Plastics Committee heard at its meeting in Dubai on 18 October. The insights came in a presentation from ...

Recent BIR Dubai 2022 - Non-Ferrous Metals Division: Middle East “being transformed” by producers’ sustainability drive

21 October 2022

The increasing trend for primary producers to transition towards secondary metal feedstocks and more sustainable production processes was reinforced at the BIR Non-Ferrous Metals Division meeting in ...

Recent BIR Dubai 2022 - Stainless Steel & Special Alloys Committee: New applications offer promise of bright stainless steel future

20 October 2022

Tackling excessive water leakage rates in major cities has been advocated as a way of boosting the stainless steel industry and offering fresh market opportunities for scrap recyclers and traders. ...