India taking car recycling to the next level
Top-News: No Teaser-PicsTeaser-Bild 4z3: Teaser Text: ‘Thanks to the government's initiative to introduce better policies for organised and mandatory car recycling, India has potential to become one...
View ArticleCommon sense required to beat plastics recycling high score
August 2016Country: PLASTICS Author: Kirstin Linnenkoper Global production of plastics grew from around 1.5 million tonnes in 1950 to 311 million tonnes in 2014. In that same year, more than 6.5...
View ArticleETRA: defining the best strategies for tyre recycling
Top-News: No Teaser-PicsTeaser-Bild 4z3: Teaser Text: The 24th annual conference organised by the European Tyre Recycling Association (ETRA) will take place in Brussels from 23-24 March next year....
View ArticleExposing the 'design flaws' of the international battery industry
Top-News: No Teaser-PicsTeaser-Bild 4z3: Teaser Text: Recyclers across the world are being confronted with a growing flow of unsustainable gadgets –phones and tablets are particularly 'problematic',...
View ArticleHow to predict battery recycling success in 'elusive' US market
Top-News: No Teaser-PicsTeaser-Bild 4z3: Teaser Text: Judging how well a consumer battery collection and recycling programme is performing sounds easier than it truly is, according to Carl Smith, ceo...
View ArticleBIR divisions reveal guest topics for October convention
Top-News: No Teaser-PicsTeaser-Bild 4z3: Teaser Text: Two of the main divisions within BIR have announced the formats for their plenary meetings at the world recycling association’s convention in...
View Article"I adore my Magnum 44"
September 2016Country: VIEWPOINT Author: Martijn Reintjes What I love about North America is the endless space. It is space we lack so much in Western Europe, especially in the Netherlands where I...
View ArticleManfred Beck receives BIR merit award in Amsterdam
Top-News: No Teaser-PicsTeaser-Bild 4z3: Teaser Text: Manfred Beck, founder of Recycling International magazine, has a pretty impressive track record for attending prominent recycling events...
View ArticleBIR president promotes recycling industry at UN conference
Top-News: No Teaser-PicsTeaser-Bild 4z3: Teaser Text: Attending the United Nations' latest Conference of the Parties (COP22) in the Moroccan city of Marrakesh, BIR president Ranjit Baxi has advocated...
View ArticleLondon event to address safe and efficient scrapping of ships
Top-News: No Teaser-PicsTeaser-Bild 4z3: Teaser Text: The 4th Ship Recycling Congress organised by ACI, set to take place on January 25-26 next year in London, will highlight practical experiences...
View ArticleExploring the Indian metals market
Top-News: No Teaser-PicsTeaser-Bild 4z3: Teaser Text: The Metal Recycling Association of India (MRAI) will organise the 4th edition of the International Indian Metals Recycling Conference on 27 and...
View ArticleEver-smaller electronics create big recycling headache
November 2016Country: E-SCRAP Author: Kirstin Linnenkoper Our e-gadgets are continuing to shrink in size. Last year, small appliances accounted for 55% by weight (4.9 billion pounds or more than 2.2...
View Article'Dirtiest man on TV' to close ISRI's 2017 convention
Top-News: No Teaser-PicsTeaser-Bild 4z3: Teaser Text: TV personality Mike Rowe will headline the closing general session of the 2017 convention of the US Institute of Scrap Recycling Industries...
View ArticleTackling the big issues: IdentiPlast 2017
Top-News: No Teaser-PicsTeaser-Bild 4z3: Teaser Text: The 13th edition of the international conference on plastics waste recycling & recovery – IdentiPlast – will take place at the Museums...
View ArticleHow to capitalise on the Eurasian Union's multi-million recycling sector
Top-News: No Teaser-PicsTeaser-Bild 4z3: Teaser Text: The Eurasian Economic Union, which includes Russia, Belarus and Kazakhstan, is a 'new and fast growing recycling market' and generates about 1.5...
View ArticleWhat will the future bring for paper recyclers?
Top-News: No Teaser-PicsTeaser-Bild 4z3: Teaser Text: Developed countries are shifting more and more toward plastic packaging, which poses a challenge for the paper industry. Also, the amount of...
View ArticleRecycling vs. Incineration: How to maximise the value of plastic waste?
Plastic newsletter: Yes Top-News: No Teaser-PicsTeaser-Bild 4z3: Teaser Text: 'In Austria, every twentieth job is a green job,' according to Christian Holzer of the country's ministry of environment....
View ArticleCroatia tired of 'juggling' its recycling priorities
Plastic newsletter: Yes Top-News: No Teaser-PicsTeaser-Bild 4z3: Teaser Text: 'A lot of Croatian manufacturers have to import secondary plastics because the quality has to be competitive, while at...
View ArticleShanghai to show off new recycling solutions
Top-News: No Teaser-PicsTeaser-Bild 4z3: Teaser Text: The 18th edition of Asia’s largest recycling and waste management trade show - IE expo China - will take place on 4-6 May 2017 at the SINEC...
View ArticleWhere will battery recycling go from here?
Top-News: No Teaser-PicsTeaser-Bild 4z3: Teaser Text: Around 30% of batteries are recycled in Portugal, while Belgium, Denmark and Sweden have already surpassed the mandatory EU target of 45%. But...
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