Wilson Bio-Chemical has opened a micro autoclave fibre production plant for turning municipal solid waste into biomass fibre.

The company's decline in consolidated sales is justified mainly by the drop in lead and zinc prices compared to the first half of 2015.

BIR President Susie Burrage OBE has appointed Emmanuel Katrakis as the new Chair of the organization's International Trade Council.

A "huge quantity of metals" - including many designated as "critical" - would be required to meet energy transition objectives and, as a result, security of supply had become a hot topic, explained BIR International Environment Council (IEC) Chairman Olivier François (Galloo) the body's latest meeting.

Early bird registration is now open for EuRIC's regulatory event Boosting recycling through future-fit policies at the BluePoint, Brussels on 30 March.

Tom Eng, Head of Tomra Recycling, held a presentation entitled "Closing the loop on aluminum - challenges and opportunities" at BIR World Recycling Convention in Barcelona on May 23rd.

After paper recyclers had already experienced a roller coaster ride in 2022, the outlook for 2023 is unclear. Good export opportunities are offset by rather weak domestic business. The war in Ukraine and the overall economic situation remain factors of uncertainty. In addition, the amended Waste Shipment Ordinance poses new challenges, at least for European traders.

With steel demand exceeding seven million tonnes per year, the automotive industry is one of the most resource-intensive sectors in the EU. And this demand continues to rise. The environmental impact of steel production could be reduced through the circular use of steel. However, this is only the case if the increased use of recycled steel in vehicle manufacturing does not result in the material being diverted from other sectors or regions. The increased use of recycled steel in automotive production must therefore be accompanied by efforts to improve its overall availability and quality. The International Council on Clean Transportation aims to show how this could be achieved in its report 'Closing the loop: improving automotive steel recycling for a circular economy'.

The BIR and EuRIC acknowledge the European Commission's publication of the European Steel and Metals Action Plan yesterday. As global and European representatives of the recycling industry, we appreciate the Commission's efforts to support the competitiveness and sustainability of Europe's metals sector.

For Indian preform and plastic packaging manufacturer Magpet Polymer, Coperion and Herbold Meckesheim are collaborating technologies in construction of an entire plant for bottle-to-bottle recycling from a single source.

After roughly ten months of construction, Liebherr has commissioned a new assembly hall especially for the manufacture of battery-electric wheel loaders at their plant in Bischofshofen.

Plastic waste is a problem everywhere. However, the conditions for dealing with it are very different. Scientists from Italy, Greece, the UK, Switzerland, Germany, India, the Czech Republic and Malaysia have investigated what is being done in developing countries to address the plastic problem - and how these measures can contribute to achieving the United Nations Sustainable Development Goals. The report has been published in the journal "Waste Management & Research".

While there is still a dispute about how many wind turbines we need and where they should be located, many wind turbines in operation are already approaching the end of their service life in the coming years. On behalf of the Federal Environment Agency, EY Law, EY GmbH Wirtschaftsprüfungsgesellschaft and TU Dortmund University describe in the study "Development of a concept and measures to ensure good practice in the dismantling and recycling of wind turbines" how this dismantling can be made as sustainable as possible.

The new partner of Finnish company Kivisampo Oy is the German company Arjes which has been manufacturing double-shaft shredders in various sizes since 2007.

Liebherr launches a new machine on the global market: As a successor to the R 944 C, the R 940 Demolition complements the product range, which already includes the R 950 Demolition and the R 960 Demolition.

The European waste recycling services market is about to reach a valuation of US$ 242 billion by 2030, new research by Transparency Market Research shows.

Doosan has expanded the company's Material Handler range with the launch of the new 23 tonne DX230WMH-5 model, which joins the recently introduced DX250WMH-5 25 tonne machine.

Improving efficiency and reuse of materials to construct houses and other buildings can open significant new opportunities to further reducing greenhouse gas emissions, according to a European Environment Agency (EEA) briefing.

The European plastics recycling industry has been severely impacted by the COVID-19 pandemic. Plummeting oil prices have resulted in a sharp decline of virgin plastics prices.

Industrial imaging specialist EVK and OP Teknik, specialized automation and robotics, have joined forces to developed a stand-alone solution for sorting of construction and demolition waste.