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With a view to enhancing the promotion and regional impact of BIR’s upcoming World Recycling Convention in Hong Kong, BIR President Ranjit Baxi has secured the support of Michael Lion.
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Whilst the demand for polymer is generally much higher in Western Europe compared with Central/Eastern Europe, Hungary is one of the few countries, along with the Czech and Slovak Republics, that is rivalling smaller Western European countries. This reflects the shift eastwards of polymer processing.
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In cooperation with the European Association of Plastics Recycling & Recovery Organisations (epro), RIGK GmbH invites to the 2nd International Recycling Forum “Agricultural Plastics – Potential for Recycling” in Wiesbaden from 26 to 28 April 2017.
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Technology from Lindner Recyclingtech came away with two prizes at the recent Global CemFuels Awards 2017 in Barcelona.
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The European Plastics Converters association (EuPC) has created its new sector group PET Sheet Europe. It is dedicated to represent and promote the interests of the European PET film and sheet production industry on EU level.
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European Aluminium reiterated its commitment to the circular economy at this week’s 14th International Aluminium Recycling Congress.
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Following call from the European Commission for defunding of waste-to-energy, NGOs urge Central and Eastern European (CEE) governments to reconsider any potential investment in waste incineration.
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According to CEPI’s preliminary statistics for 2016, the overall consumption of paper and board in CEPI countries in 2016 increased by 1% compared to 2015. Meanwhile, the use of paper for recycling has fallen by around 0.3%.
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The International Aluminium Institute (IAI), the global association of aluminium producers, has launched a web-based tool to visualise the aluminium value chain, from bauxite to scrap, including inter-regional trade flows.
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Following the recent closure of the Estrutural dumpsite serving 5 million people in Brazil’s capital city, a partnership between ISWA and ABRELPE, aims to ensure the closure of further dumpsites in the country.
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The European Plastics Converters (EuPC) finds that the European Comission’s Roadmap on the strategy for plastics offers a broad perspective that takes into account the latest technology and role of both the consumer and industry.
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In the framework of BIR’s ongoing lobbying efforts to persuade the East African Community (EAC) to review its directive to phase out imports of used textiles and footwear by 2019, BIR President Ranjit Baxi and Textiles Division President Mehdi Zerroug visited Nairobi for a meeting with trade advisors of the World Bank.
