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Study shows potential of Pay-as-you-throw
| A report by the Association of Cities and Regions for Recycling and sustainable Resource management (ACR+) points out the advantages of PAYT in terms of waste reduction and recycling.
Ifat 2016: What’s new?
| RECYCLING magazine sums up all Ifat news in an overview.
Environmental insurance: ensuring our future
| A plea for extended producer responsibility by Hermann Erdman, CEO of REDISA (Recycling and Economic Development Initiative of South Africa).
BIR welcomes OECDs EPR Guidance with key reservations
| BIR commends this OECD guidance to developing countries that look to EPR as a ‘tax-free’ means to establish waste management and recycling.
Klaus Toepfer to present BIR keynote
| Former Executive Director of United Nations Environment Programme speaks on importance of live cycle economy. The BIR keynote session will take place on Tuesday, 31 May 2016 at 14:00 pm.
ALBA SE delivers further sharp increase in operating income
| The publicly quoted environmental services and raw materials provider ALBA SE together with its subsidiaries once again generated stronger earnings in financial year 2015 than in the previous year. Earnings before interest, taxes, depreciation and amortisation (EBITDA) went up by EUR 7.6 million or 22.5 percent to EUR 41.2 million.
Worldsteel Short Range Outlook 2016-2017
| The World Steel Association (worldsteel) forecasts that global steel demand will decrease by -0.8% to 1,488 Mt in 2016 following a contraction of -3.0% in 2015. In 2017, it is forecast that world steel demand will return to growth of 0.4% and will reach 1,494 Mt.
Some recovery for Italians steel industry
| According to a recent report by the Alocci RI Group, the prices in March were slightly higher and an increase of prices and volume is expected for April.
Revised guideline for recycling paper quality control
| The Confederation of European Paper Industries (CEPI) has revised its guidelines on Paper for Recycling quality control, with recommendations for Paper for Recycling suppliers and paper mills.
Urban mining: The new way to riches?
| Waste businesses vie for electronic goods to release a small fortune in precious metals
BIR convention: Expectations for ferrous markets
| One of the world’s most prominent economic forecasters is the central speaker of the divisional plenary meeting during the upcoming World Recycling Convention & Exhibition in Berlin (29 May – 1 June 2016).
The Plastics Industry State of play
| The European Plastics Converters (EuPC) in association with Polymer Comply Europe (PCE) held a REACH Workshop: The Plastics Industry State of play with practical examples on 17 and 18 March 2016 in Brussels.
Think tank for automobile recycling
| On March 18, the International Automobile Recycling Congress IARC 2016 in Berlin, Germany, came to an end. More than 220 representatives of the global automotive recycling sector had come together to discuss current political conditions and the latest trends in recycling technology.
Recyclers urge for circular economy
| The circular economy’s time is now, not tomorrow. This was the key message of Euric’s first Annual Conference.
