STRUCTURE OF THE ORGANISATION

GENERAL ASSEMBLY

Ratifies the main decisions regarding BIR and has full power to achieve the objectives of the Federation. Is convened once a year by the Director General on behalf of the Executive Committee and under the mandate of the BIR President. Only effective members have voting rights. Decisions are taken by simple majority.

ADVISORY COUNCIL

The forum in which the Chairmen of the Technical Committees and Special Committees present their reports to the Executive Committee. BIR Past Presidents and BIR Ambassadors also participate in these meetings.

EXECUTIVE COMMITTEE

The decision-making body of the organisation. Consists of the President, the Treasurer, the Immediate Past President, the Presidents of the Commodity Divisions and the BIR Director General. All important decisions regarding the Association are taken by the Executive Committee which meets four times a year.

SPECIAL COMMITTEES CHAIRMEN

The BIR Special Committees deal with organisational and administrative matters concerning the general structure of the association. They are instrumental for the management of the organisation’s finances, membership growth and programme development.

COMMODITY DIVISION & COMMITTEE

Represent a specific material and are headed by a president/chairman who in general is supported by an elected board. Two additional BIR committees cover cross-commodity issues pertaining to trade and environmental matters: the International Environment Council and the International Trade Council

SECRETARIAT

Manages the daily operations of the Association to ensure that its objectives are met. Its multilingual staff works in English, French, German, Spanish and Chinese.

EXECUTIVE COMMITTEE

President

TOM BIRD

Treasurer

ANDY WAHL
TAV Holdings Inc. (USA)

Paper Division

FRANCISCO J. DONOSO
DOLAF Servicios Verdes S.L. (ESP)

Ferrous Division

DENIS REUTER
TSR Recycling GmbH & Co. KG (DEU)

Textiles Division

MARTIN BÖSCHEN
Texaid-Textilverwertungs Ag (CHE)

Non-Ferrous Metals Division

Dhawal Shah
Metco Marketing India Pvt. Ltd (IND)

Past President

RANJIT BAXI

Director General

ARNAUD BRUNET

COMMODITY DIVISIONS AND COMMITTEES

FERROUS DIVISION
Denis Reuter - TSR Recycling GmbH & Co. KG (DEU)
NON-FERROUS METALS DIVISION
Dhawal Shah - Metco Marketing India Pvt. Ltd (IND)
PAPER DIVISION
Francisco J. Donoso - DOLAF Servicios Verdes S.L. (ESP)
TEXTILES DIVISION
Martin Böschen - Texaid-Textilverwertungs Ag (CHE)
STAINLESS STEEL & SPECIAL ALLOYS COMMITTEE
Joost van Kleef - Oryx Stainless BV (NLD)
PLASTIC COMMITTEE
Henk Alssema - Vita Plastics (NDL)
TYRES & RUBBER COMMITTEE
Max Craipeau - Greencore Resources (CHN)
E-SCRAP COMMITTEE (Interim Chairman)
Dr Jan Visser - MIREC Benelux, TSR-REMONDIS Group (DEU)
INTERNATIONAL ENVIRONMENT COUNCIL
Olivier François - Galloo (FRA)
INTERNATIONAL TRADE COUNCIL
Michael Lion - Everwell Resources Ltd (CHN)
SHREDDER COMMITTEE
Alton Scott Newell III - Newell Recycling Equipment (USA)

SPECIAL COMMITTEES

AMBASSADORS
Susie Burrage - Recycled Products Ltd (GBR)
ARBITRATION
Andy Wahl - TAV Holdings Inc. (USA)
ARTICLES OF ASSOCIATION AND INTERNAL RULES
Andy Wahl - TAV Holdings Inc. (USA)
COMMUNICATIONS
Mark Sellier - Global Metals Network Ltd (CHN)
CONVENTION
Murat Bayram - European Metal Recycling Ltd (GBR)
FINANCE
Andy Wahl - TAV Holdings Inc. (USA)
MEMBERSHIP
Fadi Shahrour - Sharmetal Trading Co. S.A.R.L. (LBN)
NOMINATING COMMITTEE
Ranjit S. Baxi - International Recycling Ltd (GBR)
YOUNG TRADERS
Niels Keyaert - Aurubis AG (BEL)

ADVISORY COUNCIL

Executive Committee
Commodity Committee Chairmen, incl. IEC and ITC
Special Committee Chairmen
Past Presidents
BIR Ambassadors

SECRETARIAT

Based in Brussels, the General Secretariat manages the daily operations of BIR to ensure that its objectives are met. Its multilingual staff works in English, French, German, Spanish, Chinese, Romanian and Turkish.

Bureau of International Recycling (aisbl)
24 Avenue Franklin Roosevelt
1050 Brussels
Belgium