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• Important: Message from BIR President Ranjit Baxi
  Important: Message from BIR President Ranjit Baxi Dear BIR member,The year is drawing to a close and I would like to take this opportunity to express to you all my gratitude for your support of our great world organisation over the past 12 months.2016 has not been an easy year, neither for the industry nor for BIR. Markets remain volatile and challenging for most of our commodities, although for some there seems to be faint light at the end of the tunnel. We all know that, eventually, prices wil...
• BIR and UNIDO sign joint declaration
  BIR and UNIDO sign joint declaration On 12 June 2018, the Bureau of International Recycling and the United Nations Industrial Development Organization (UNIDO) signed a Joint Declaration with a view to facilitating a closer cooperation between the two organisations.This is the direct result of UNIDO’s official support of the first-ever Global Recycling Day organised by BIR on 18 March 2018. At the time, UNIDO had published a statement on their website endorsing GRD and encouraging people to sig...
• Recent BIR World Recycling Convention & Exhibition in Hong Kong - Plastics Committee: “Panic” as China turns screw on plastic scrap imports
  Recent BIR World Recycling Convention & Exhibition in Hong Kong (22-24 May 2017) Plastics Committee: “Panic” as China turns screw on plastic scrap imports Taking the five- to 10-year view, it was possible that China would decide to stop importing plastic scrap. That was the worst-case scenario presented by the Executive President of the China Scrap Plastics Association - Dr Steve Wong of Fukutomi Company Ltd - in light of the country’s National Sword initiative to prohibit imports of a...
• Non-Ferrous World Mirror: China should eliminate VAT on scrap imports
  China should eliminate VAT on scrap imports A few weeks ago, I represented BIR at a forum that was intended to apprise shippers and importers of scrap to and inside China of new regulations that would be put into place in the near future. While some of these new regulations deal with environmental issues and are worthy, most deal with procedures to stop smuggling by misdeclaration of product class and value. You have all read many versions of the somewhat confusing new policies, but suffice it t...
• 2009 world recovered paper statistics now available
  2009 world recovered paper statistics now available At the end of each year, BIR traditionally publishes statistics on the world recovered paper market, which are compiled by Giampiero Magnaghi, former President of the BIR Paper Division. We would like to draw your attention to the figures on 2009 which are accessible on the BIR website in the commodity section dedicated to Paper. The texts and tables provide a summary of developments within the recovered paper sector during 2009. Although some...
• BIR officially calls upon EU Commission to bring contract breaches to a halt
   PRESS RELEASEFOR IMMEDIATE RELEASEBrussels,7 November 2008BIRofficially calls upon EU Commissiontobring contract breaches to a haltToday,the Bureau of International Recycling has sent an official letter toEU Commissioners Günter Verheugen (Enterprise and Industry) andCatherine Ashton (Trade) to express serious concern regarding thecommercial behaviour of many buyers of secondary raw materials in theEU and in other countries worldwide.Asa result of the current financial and economic turmoil th...
• Metal theft from containers - Update: BIR is alarmed in light of increasing crime rate
  Metal theft from containers - Update: BIR is alarmed in light of increasing crime rate Over the last weeks, more BIR member companies have been reporting cargo losses due to theft and fraud, particularly with containers in transit in certain parts of the world. These reports show that the problem of metal theft from containers, which was extensively discussed during a special workshop at BIR’s 2012 World Recycling Convenion in Rome, is still ongoing. There have been several cases of container...
• 2010 world recovered paper statistics now available!
  2010 world recovered paper statistics now available! At the end of each year, BIR traditionally publishes statistics on the world recovered paper market, which are compiled by Giampiero Magnaghi, former President of the BIR Paper Division. We would like to draw your attention to the figures on 2010 which are accessible on the BIR website in the commodity section dedicated to paper. The texts and tables provide a summary of developments within the recovered paper sector during 2010. Although some...
• Recent BIR Rome Convention - Photos now online!
  Recent BIR World Recycling Convention & Exhibition in Rome Photos now available! During our last convention in Rome, an official photographer took some nice pictures of the Welcome Reception at the exquisite Villa Miani. These photos can be viewed here. The proceedings of the plenary sessions will also be available shortly!            ...
• BIR Rome Convention 2012: Workshop on “Fraud and Thefts from Containers” Thursday, 31 May 2012, 10.
  Workshop on “Fraud and Thefts from Containers” Thursday, 31 May 2012, 10.00 am In the framework of its upcoming World Recycling Convention & Exhibition in Rome at the Rome Cavalieri Hotel, the Bureau of International Recycling, upon the initiative of its International Trade Council (ITC), is organising a workshop on an extremely topical subject: fraud and thefts from containers. BIR members have been aware of this problem for quite some time now and some of them have already been victims...