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The Institute of Scrap Recycling Industries (ISRI), National Waste & Recycling Association (NW&RA), and the Solid Waste Association of North America (SWANA) have developed a Guide for Developing Lithium Battery Management Practices at Materials Recovery Facilities.
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While tires remain one of the most recycled products in the U.S., end-of-life markets are not keeping pace with the annual generation of scrap tires, a report released by the U.S. Tire Manufacturers Association (USTMA) reveals.
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The Keynote Session held on October 13 during BIR’s week-long series of webinars was entitled “The global economy: how rocky will be the road to recovery?” In their response to this question, two eminent guest speakers warned that the road may be longer than many would like.
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How to deal effectively with plastics waste is one of the conundrums of the modern era. Many have had their say on this complex topic and now the BIR world recycling organization has compiled its own heavily-researched analysis that positions recycling as one of the key solutions to improved end-of-life management of this ubiquitous material.
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More than 100 organisations from 50 countries worldwide will take part in the third International E-Waste Day taking place on 14th October.
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“Visible and vigorous leadership” was essential in helping the recycling industry to navigate the “unprecedented” business conditions created by the COVID-19 pandemic, insisted Michael Lion of Everwell Resources Ltd, Chairman of BIR’s International Trade Council, in introducing a Spotlight session based around personable but wide-ranging and informative conversations with two of the world recycling association’s leading lights.
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‘Millad® NXT 8000’ technology is fully compatible with the polypropylene (PP) recycling processes in Europe and poses no recyclability issues, according to the findings of an independent laboratory testing.
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The plant equipped with Tomra’s Autosort and Autosort Flake is capable of sorting 5 tons of waste per hour, including PET, HDPE, PP, enabling them to be brought back in the loop and the economy for further usage.
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This week, the newly established Platform on Sustainable Finance will start its work and advise the European Commission with the development of technical screening criteria for sustainable economic activities.
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At the end of August, B K Soni, Chairman & MD Eco Recycling Ltd, spoke at the 26th annual meeting of the company.
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As part of a refined recycling system, the Scotish parliament has voted in favour of a deposit return scheme, set to be introduced in July 2022.
