The recovered paper industry faces a triple challenge of export bans, more tariffs and regulatory divergence, BIR's World ...

Let me paint you a picture, a snapshot of a typical recycling company somewhere in Europe, not too big, not too small. The ...

Hopes for a legally binding United Nations treaty to tackle plastic pollution have virtually disappeared amid opposition from ...

Nippon Steel has announced major investment in its drive for 'greener' steel with a EUR 5.28 billion package of investment at ...

Publication of a report showing the positive environmental impact of recycling is being delayed 'because the numbers are so ...

A group of Australian researchers has discovered an new way to recycle synthetic bale twine. They say it’s high time for a ...

The latest BIR gathering took place in Spain's popular city Valencia. Here are some highlights from the trade show and ...

10 LOWER SCRAP PRICES: CRONIMET’S TURNOVER SHRINKS BY EUR 1 BILLION A turnover of more than EUR 3 billion for 2023 reported by German stainless steel recycling major Cronimet Group was EUR 1 billion ...

33recyclinginternational.com | march/April | 2025 CONFERENCE REPORT The new Basel Convention dominated the latest IERC in Salzburg, Austria more than anything else. ‘It’s a new reality and it’s not ...

36Franziska Trautmann (USA) Trautmann is the co-founder and ceo of Glass Half Full in New Orleans. The glass recycling pioneer started with a grassrootsidea while still in college. ‘Our goal is to use ...

32are actually helpful or, better yet, a big bag of money? Or do we go to the back of the line - yet again?’ He said it was no wonder recyclers were getting emotional. ‘Other people keep cutting in ...

52 ‘We do it to be profitable – not just to be green’ Susie Burrage, president of both the Bureau of International Recycling and the British Metals Recycling Association, has a day job as a ...