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For press inquiries and interviews requests, please contact Elisabeth Christ, BIR Communications Director, on echrist@bir.org

BIR Gothenburg 2026 – Textiles Division Side Session: Closer dialog needed between industry and policymakers	12 June 2026
BIR Gothenburg 2026 – Paper Division Side Session: Challenges will push paper sector to be more creative	11 June 2026
BIR Gothenburg 2026 – Plastics Division and Tyres / Rubber Committee: Plea for recognition of recycled plastic and rubber as strategic raw materials	08 June 2026
BIR Gothenburg 2026 – Electrics, Electronics and EV Batteries Committee: Simple new title for Committee focused on ever more complex material streams	05 June 2026
BIR Gothenburg 2026 – International Environment Council: Huge global ramifications for EU’s new ELV Regulation	05 June 2026
BIR Gothenburg 2026 – Stainless Steel & Special Alloys Committee: Keep a close eye on CBAM developments	05 June 2026
2026 BIR International Recycling Conference, Gothenburg, Sweden: "International Environment Committee Panel Discussion"	04 June 2026
BIR Gothenburg 2026 – Non-Ferrous Metals Division: Naming of latest “Legend” followed by warnings over scrap export controls	03 June 2026
BIR Gothenburg 2026 – Opening Session and Keynote Speaker: BIR makes strong progress despite global turmoil	03 June 2026
BIR Gothenburg 2026 – Shredder Committee: AI and robotics helping to solve industry’s challenges	03 June 2026
BIR Gothenburg 2026 – International Trade Council: Free trade remains the bedrock of a healthy recycling environment	03 June 2026
BIR Gothenburg 2026 – General Assembly: Burrage: “Recycled materials are not an alternative – they are a necessity”	02 June 2026
BIR Gothenburg 2026 – Ferrous Division: Mellor: Recycled steel will increasingly shape steel industry’s future	02 June 2026
BIR Gothenburg 2026 – Ferrous Division – Statistics: 17th Edition of “World Steel Recycling in Figures”	01 June 2026
BIR Annual Report 2025 highlights record growth, strengthened advocacy and sustained industry	12 May 2026
BIR welcomes new Membership Acquisition & Development Officer	10 April 2026
BIR welcomes new Policy Officer for Trade & Environment	19 March 2026
Press Release on behalf of Global Recycling Foundation: Recycling Heroes 2026 Winners Announced	18 March 2026
“Understanding the LME”: BIR Academy video demystifies the global metal benchmark	12 February 2026
BIR launches BIR Academy educational video series, with first LME video to be released in February 2026	23 January 2026
Press Release on behalf of Global Recycling Foundation: Recycling Heroes 2026 Video Competition Launch	10 December 2025
BIR warns against potential adverse market distortions for recycling industry as EU unveils Economic Security Doctrine and RESourceEU Action Plan	04 December 2025
BIR advocates for transparent, data-driven policy in EU’s upcoming aluminium export framework	25 November 2025
Press release on behalf of Global Recycling Foundation: Waste to power – why recycling must be a COP30 priority	19 November 2025
BIR Bangkok 2025 – International Trade Council: The challenge of tariffs to global trade	01 November 2025