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Regulation is required not only to create stability in supply and demand for recycled raw materials but also to assist the further development of the recycling industry, insisted BIR Plastics Committee Chairman Henk Alssema (Vita Plastics) in Amsterdam on May 24.

Taking the proactive approach to safety was one of the key themes to emerge from the BIR Shredder Committee meeting in Amsterdam on May 23.

Some 73% of used textiles are still destined for energy recovery or for landfilling, whereas only 1% are recycled in a closed loop.

The process complements Metso’s battery minerals technology offering, which covers concentration and hydrometallurgical processing as well as related services.

The global reach of e-waste issues was illustrated at the latest meeting of the BIR E-Scrap Committee, with guest presentations shedding light on the latest developments in Europe, South America and the Middle East.

The BIR Ferrous Division meeting on May 23 heralded the release of its 14th edition of “World Steel Recycling in Figures”.

The report „Mapping local plastic recycling supply chains“ by The Circulate Initiative analyses plastic recycling in various Asian countries and makes suggestions for improving their supply chains.

Steinert will start a three-part online seminar series on different waste sorting technologies scheduled for mid-June.

Early 2023 had brought an improvement in market conditions for Europe’s stainless steel sector following the low demand suffered in 2022, reported BIR Stainless Steel & Special Alloys Committee Chairman Joost van Kleef of Oryx Stainless in his opening comments to the body’s latest meeting in Amsterdam on May 22.

“Over the last two or three years, more and more countries have begun to look at raw material security,” observed BIR Non-Ferrous Metals Division President Dhawal Shah of India-based Metco Ventures LLP in addressing the body’s latest meeting, held in Amsterdam on May 22.

As well as celebrating BIR’s 75 years in the city of its birthplace, the focus at the World Recycling Convention in Amsterdam was on a modern, connected future which puts international recycling at the heart of the circular and global economy.