BIR

Most new plants use low-scrap input despite cost and environmental pluses, says analyst

| There are some powerful reasons for mills to favour the use of stainless steel scrap over virgin materials, not least that it is “the lowest cost option” for consuming mills and the subject of “very competitive pricing at the moment”.

Experts “super-optimistic” about prospects for recycled paper industry

| Short-term pain should give way to longer-term gain for the paper recycling industry, senior figures agreed at the latest meeting of the BIR Paper Division on May 20.
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Aluminium scrap “cheap” so incentive to use more, according to leading analyst

| The implementation date of July 1 is fast approaching for China’s new non-ferrous scrap import licensing procedures.
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Using more scrap in steelmaking is an environmental “no-brainer”

| There are different technological pathways to reduce carbon dioxide emissions in steelmaking but the best option is “to maximise the use of scrap” such as through switching to the electric arc furnace (EAF) production route where possible, according to Dr. Ir. Steven Vercammen, Senior Knowledge Expert at worldwide management consulting firm McKinsey & Company.
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New BIR president claims „great optimism“

| At the 2019 General Assembly of the Bureau of International Recycling on Tuesday, 21 May 2019 in Singapore, the world recycling body elected its new President, the British national William T. Bird of Chiho Environmental Group.

TowerBrook announces sale of Metallo Group

| TowerBrook Capital Partners has announced that it has signed an agreement with Aurubis AG, Hamburg, for the disposal of Metallo Holdings 3 B.V., (“Metallo”), the Belgian-Spanish non-ferrous metals recycling Group.

British RDF exporter discusses the capacity gap

| RDF exporter Andusia sees a capacity deficit between waste needing treatment and available capacity to treat said waste in the UK. Landfill sites are closing at a fast rate and existing UK Energy from Waste plants are full to capacity; hence the need to export.

International Congress for Battery Recycling comes to Lyon

| The International Congress for Battery Recycling, dedicated to the battery and battery end of life industry ecosystem, is holding its 24th edition in Lyon, France, September 18 – 20, 2019. ICBR 2019 is described as the place to tackle the most challenging issues facing industry professionals and regulators today.

Fight against Plastic Litter

| As part of its closed-loop philosophy, CarbonLITE Industries is launching a new category: 100% post-consumer ocean diverted plastic.

International Climate Conference ICCA2019 kicks off in Heidelberg

| Today, Federal Environment Minister Svenja Schulze, Minister President of Baden-Württemberg Winfried Kretschmann and the Mayor of Heidelberg Prof. Dr Eckart Würzner, opened the two-day international climate conference ICCA2019 in Heidelberg.

A Zero Waste hierarchy for Europe

| Zero Waste Europe releases today a new proposal for a hierarchy in line with the Circular Economy.

13-year-old designs electronic monitoring system for compost bins

| A 13-year-old boy from Australia has won an international inventors award in Malaysia after designing a Wi-Fi enabled electronic monitoring system for compost bins.

ECHA withdraws its intention to restrict Oxo-degradable plastic under REACH

| As part of its Plastics Strategy, the European Commission requested the European Chemicals Agency (ECHA) to present an Annex XV restriction dossier concerning the oxo-degradable plastics under the REACH Regulation.

Drop in exports to be expected from new trade rules

| 180 governments adopted the Norwegian proposal to amend the Basel Convention. Now, EU Waste Shipment Regulation must be adapted in order to avoid hindering EU recycling and recovery markets, says FEAD.

Focus Enviro becomes exclusive Untha distribution partner in Australia

| Waste and organic equipment specialist Focus Enviro has secured an exclusive agreement with Untha, making it the distribution partner for Untha’s shredding technology in Australia.