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The Institute of Scrap Recycling Industries (ISRI) has launched a new International Scrap Trade Database providing information on international scrap trade flows. The data tables illustrate the trade of recyclables across the globe by major commodity and importing/exporting economies, and show the total amount of scrap traded globally.
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On Earth Day 2017, ISWA – The International Solid Waste Association urges everyone to add their voice to our declaration to close the world’s 50 largest dumpsites.
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On 10th and 11th April 2017, BIR President Ranjit Baxi, together with David Chiao, President of the BIR Non-Ferrous Metals Division and Ma Hongchang, BIR Special Advisor in China, paid an official visit to the secretariats of three important Chinese associations that are members of BIR.
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Ancala Bioenergy Limited (‘Ancala Bioenergy’) has announced that it has acquired Biogen, an owner and operator of anaerobic digestion plants in the UK, for an undisclosed sum from 50/50 joint venture partners Bedfordia Group and Kier Group.
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Metso’s two new fine-shredders, M&J FineShred 1550 and M&J FineShred 3550, ensure that waste used in the production of refuse-derived fuel (RDF) has just the right size and shape for maximized energy output.
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MarketPolitics
EuRIC places competitiveness of recycling markets at the heart of the circular economy
EuRIC successful gathered nearly 200 participants in Brussels, on 28 March 2017.The conference played host to ‘high-level’ EU policymakers and influential recycling industry leaders who discussed the various aspects of competitive recycling markets in Europe.
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Size reduction equipment specialist Rapid Granulator is making one of its biggest investments in decades to bring US production back under its full control.
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MSS, Inc., the optical sorter division of the CP Group, is introducing its next generation fiber sorting technology, the Cirrus FiberMax. It delivers ultra-fast belt speeds, intuitive learning software, and a more marketable fiber product
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A new method of electrowinning leads to much lower rates of impurities in the recycling of non-ferrous metals.
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The BIR Non-Ferrous Metals Division has invited three guest speakers who will be sharing their expertise during the divisional plenary session on Monday, 22 May 2017 at 9.30, kicking off the BIR World Recycling Convention & Exhibition in Hong Kong.
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Since Starlinger recycling technology presented its technology for odour reduction in post-consumer recycling in 2016, it continues to be in high demand: a customer already ordered the second recycling system equipped with it.
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Since its founding on April 1, 1972, TOMRA has progressed from being a pioneer in automated recycling technology to a company today offering a diverse range of sensor-based solutions for various industries.
