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From reducing CO2 emissions to saving the use of trillions of litres of water, the environmental benefits of making crude steel from recycled steel were presented at BIR’s World Recycling Convention in Valencia. The benefits featured in a new study for BIR and were among discussion topics at a meeting of BIR’s Ferrous Division on 26 May. This was chaired by Shane Mellor, the division’s President and Managing Director of Mellor Metals (GBR).
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BIR has made “impressive and encouraging” progress across finance, membership, advocacy, communications and global engagement since its previous gathering in Singapore last October, President Susie Burrage OBE informed the world recycling association’s latest Convention, staged for the first time ever in the Spanish city of Valencia.
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At the BIR Ferrous Division meeting in Valencia, Divisional President Shane Mellor announced the release of the 16th edition of “World Steel Recycling in Figures”, covering the five-year period from 2020 to 2024.
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Protecting workers should be the top priority for any employer, especially those on the front line of materials processing. Beyond the substantial financial consequences of a workplace injury or fatality, the impacts are felt profoundly by an employee’s family, their coworkers, and the wider community.
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Each year, the EU generates around 3 million tonnes of end-of-life tyres, but only 50% are recycled, with the rest incinerated for energy recovery. While EU legislation has improved tyre collection systems, mechanical recycling remains underused, despite its clear CO₂ reduction benefits.
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The DACCO2 project works with materials with high adsorption capacity and photocatalytic properties capable of capturing and/or oxidizing pollutants and transforming them into compounds with low or no toxicity. Laurentia Technologies, Alfarben, and Toldos Costa Blanca are collaborating on this research to improve urban air quality, funded by IVACE+i and the ERDF.
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A new coalition on green public procurement (GPP) — Buy Better to Build Better (BBBB) — has been launched on May 20 at an event in the European Parliament. Bringing together 35 stakeholders from across the construction value chain, civil society, and public authorities, the coalition aims to make green public procurement the default approach in Europe’s construction sector.
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UK’s vinyl takeback scheme Recofloor has announced the collection of 533 tonnes of vinyl flooring in 2024, besting its annual target by 6% and reaching the equivalent of 2,550,000 m2 of vinyl flooring recycled throughout the lifetime of the scheme.
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Develon has introduced a new waste and recycling Kit for the company’s DL-7 range of wheel loaders. It is designed to help operators work safely in the hazardous conditions that often accompany waste handling and recycling applications, including contending with airborne dust, dirt and other dangerous particulates and materials.
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European recyclers are facing a severe and deepening recession, with businesses being increasingly forced to shut down. This trend threatens to accelerate Europe’s deindustrialisation and undermines the EU’s environmental and circular economy goals. In response, Plastics Recyclers Europe (PRE) has released a position paper outlining six strategic areas for immediate action that must be urgently applied to prevent the collapse of the European plastics recycling industry.
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Fujifilm has announced the introduction of an electric boiler system at the facilities of Fujifilm Manufacturing Europe B.V in the Netherlands, which primarily engages in the production of photographic materials and cell culture media. Installing the electric boiler system and establishing a hybrid system in combination with a natural gas boiler significantly contribute to reducing CO2 emissions (Scope 1) generated from fuel that are technically challenging to decarbonize.
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A new report, “Plastics: Exposing Their Climate Impacts, What we know, what we need to know, & recommendations for research and policy” from The Plastics & Climate Project and Environmental Law Institute, reveals the state of scientific knowledge about the ways that plastics are impacting climate change.
