Sabine Hatzfeld
Editor
Mondi joins forces
Mondi has become one of the first signatories of The New Plastics Economy Global Commitment which will work towards eliminating plastic pollution and creating 100% reusable, recyclable, or compostable plastic packaging by 2025.
BIR: Malaysia is said to have announced a permanent ban on plastic waste imports
BIR has received news that Malaysia has announced a permanent ban on the import of plastic waste as from Friday 26 October 2018.
Electronic waste is an environmental time bomb, NGOs warn in new video
E-waste is estimated to reach a record high in 2018. Tech companies must be held accountable for profiteering from short product lifespans and a "throwaway" culture, NGOs say.
ENVI Committee Says "Yes" to 35% Recycled Content in Plastic Bottles
FEAD fully supports the report which would make it mandatory to produce beverage containers composed of at least 35% recycled plastic by 2025.
EuRIC welcomes the landmark vote on recycled content for beverage bottles
Members of the ENVI Committee of the European Parliament voted today on the Report amending the Single Use Plastics (SUP) Directive proposed by the European Commission. Led by Ms. Frederique RIES, Rapporteur for the ENVI Committee of the European Parliament (BE, ALDE), the Report set a target of 35% of recycled content in beverage bottles by 2025.
Meeting focuses on Brexit and the informal recycling sector
With BIR holding its latest Convention in London, Brexit and its consequences provided a regular point of debate during the course of the two-day event - most prominently at the International Environment Council meeting on October 6 chaired by Olivier François of Galloo.
Nickel price volatility likely to remain "pretty intense"
World output of stainless steel leapt 7.6% in 2016 and a further 6.7% in 2017 - but "a turning point" has been reached and the rate of increase can be expected to slow to perhaps 3.4% in 2018 and 2.6% in 2019, according to Jim Lennon, Senior Commodities Consultant at UK-based Macquarie Capital (Europe) Ltd.
Plastics Committee: Chairman signs off with rallying call to plastics recyclers
In his final Chairman's address to the BIR Plastics Committee after 12 years at its helm, Surendra Borad Patawari of Gemini Corporation NV in Belgium enthused: "There cannot be a better proposition than the business of plastics recycling."
Umicore has received auditor confirmation of compliance with the Cenelec standard
Umicore reinforces its compliance with the European final treatment standard for copper and precious metal bearing WEEE fractions.
Eriez Europe expands with new manufacturing facility
Eriez Europe has opened a brand new 326 square metre manufacturing facility dedicated to rotor manufacturing, light fabrication assembly and additional product line assembly, expanding the existing extensive European manufacturing headquarters in Caerphilly, South Wales.