Politics

The State of Recycling, hosted by the Congressional Recycling Caucus, is held every year in conjunction with America Recycles Day, November 15.

It’s been one year since the first international rebellion was staged by Extinction Rebellion. This movement gained momentum until the May international rebellion drove Members of Parliament to declare a climate emergency in the UK.

The message of the 10th Euroslag conference from 8th to 11th October 2019 in Thessaloniki was clear: the increased use of building materials and fertilisers produced from ferrous slags would further promote the circular economy and conserve more natural resources.

According to David Chiao of US-based Uni-All Group Ltd, the main issues affecting non-ferrous scrap businesses at present are the US/China trade war, political instability around the world and a widespread decline in manufacturing, with some countries’ automotive industries recording 10% production drops over the recent period.

Despite the multiple challenges engulfing the recycling industry, there are also many reasons to be optimistic about its prospects.

In his first Convention welcome address as President of BIR, Tom Bird set out the key priorities for his term in office, including membership expansion and a close working relationship with the media to promote the vast environmental, economic and social contribution of the recycling industry.

Managing Director of Ireland’s leading metals and electronics recycling company, KMK Metals Recycling Ltd, Mr. Kurt Kyck, has been announced at the new president of the European Electronics Recycling Association (EERA).

The European Commission is still proposing to EU Member States the introduction of a national contribution based on unrecycled plastics packaging for the period 2021 – 2027.

Twenty innovation projects have joined forces to boost European Union efforts towards a circular economy for plastics.

The Government of Ghana formally joined the Global Plastic Action Partnership (GPAP) today, becoming the first African nation to combine forces with this new initiative dedicated to eradicating plastic waste and pollution worldwide.

Newly adopted EU laws will make several products easier to repair and more energy efficient, saving people money while reducing pollution, NGOs in the Coolproducts campaign said.