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The BIR Plastics Committee under the chairmanship of Surendra Patawari Borad of Gemini Recycling continues to bring the issue of plastics from shredders centre-stage, with a guest presentation from Arie De Jong, Chief Executive Officer of ARN Holding BV (NED).

According to a study by BOKU University, Europe can take specific measures to formalise the informal recycling of aluminium beverage cans.

Which challenges and opportunities result from the increasing use of lithium-ion batteries?And what are the further trends and developments in the field of battery recycling? Those were just some of the topics discussed at the 21st ICBR 2016 in Antwerp.

In addition to the economic and environmental benefits covered, new this year is expanded information on the global portion of the industry, including increased data on trends and markets.

The International Copper Study Group (ICSG) released preliminary data for June 2016 world copper supply and demand in its September 2016 Copper Bulletin.

World crude steel production for the 66 countries reporting to the World Steel Association (Worldsteel) was 134.1 million tonnes (Mt) in August 2016, 1.9% up on August 2015.

The Global Recycling Standards Organization has announced that RIOS:2016 (Recycling Industry Operating Standard) will be released on November 1, 2016.

ColorMask is MSS’s proprietary illuminated reference technology and is featured in all L-VIS units. The most recent design update features improved sorting accuracy for materials with difficult colors and weak …

The Commission has fined Altstoff Recycling Austria (ARA) €6 million for blocking competitors from entering the Austrian market for management of household packaging waste from 2008 to 2012, in breach of EU antitrust rules.

According to the Guardian, the Swedish government wants to introduce tax breaks on repairs.