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• The United Kingdom's National Audit Office publishes report on the UK's "Packaging Recycling Obligations"
  The United Kingdom's National Audit Office publishes report on the UK's "Packaging Recycling Obligations" The National Audit Office (NAO) scrutinises public spending for Parliament and is independent of government. This high-quality report on the UK's "Packaging Recycling Obligations" gives much insight into the effectiveness, cost and oversight of the special Extended Producer Responsibility system by which it complies with obligations from the EU's Packaging & Packaging Waste Directive.The...
• China to impose a tariff on 333 categories of US products on 23rd August 2018
  China to impose a tariff on 333 categories of US products on 23rd August 2018 The Chinese Ministry of Commerce announced yesterday that China will impose an import tariff of 25% on commodities imported from the United States, including chemicals, crude oil, diesel, bikes and cars, medical equipment, energy products and all wastes/scraps listed in the annexed “List of tariff items for the United States” : Other wastes (No.3,4,44,45,98,99,106,107,108,109,326)Scrap Plastic (No.92,93,94,95)Scra...
• BIR keeps up momentum towards UN recognition of Global Recycling Day: Side event with UNIDO at Basel Convention gathering
  BIR keeps up momentum towards UN recognition of Global Recycling Day Side event with UNIDO at Basel Convention gathering Geneva, 5 September 2018 The Bureau of International Recycling (BIR) and the United Nations Industrial Development Organization (UNIDO) today stepped up their efforts to have Global Recycling Day recognized as an official United Nations day.During a side event organized by BIR in the framework of the 11th meeting of the Open-ended Working Group of the Basel Convention (OEWG) i...
• Reclassification threat to recyclers’ operations
  Reclassification threat to recyclers’ operations BIR here reports on the 11th Open-Ended Working Group of the UN-EP Basel Convention on the Control of Transboundary Movements of Hazardous Wastes and Their Disposal. Key issues for recyclers include a potentially damaging reclassification of mechanical recycling operations, as well as the burden producers put on recyclers by designing with chemicals that are increasingly being prohibited. The eleventh meeting of the Open-Ended Working Group of t...
• BIR launches Global Recycling Foundation to champion worldwide initiatives
  BIR launches Global Recycling Foundation to champion worldwide initiatives Donors invited to become ‘Friends of the Foundation’ The Bureau of International Recycling (BIR) today launched the Global Recycling Foundation at its World Recycling Convention in London, where it also invited members to become the first cohort of Foundation “Friends” when they donate. Current BIR President Ranjit Baxi is the Foundation’s Founding President. The Foundation, formed by BIR but run as an independe...
• Global Recycling Day 2019: 'Recycling into the Future' announced as theme for next edition
  Global Recycling Day 2019: 'Recycling into the Future' announced as theme for next edition After the successful launch of Global Recycling Day in 2018, the Global Recycling Foundation has announced the theme of 2019 as ‘Recycling into the Future’. Global Recycling Day will focus on the power of youth, education and innovation in ensuring a brighter future for the planet. It will take place on 18th March 2019, when people around the world will be invited to show their support for recycling. G...
• London Convention - Ferrous Division: World Steel Recycling in Figures: January-June 2018 update of the 9th edition
  BIR World Recycling Convention (Round-Table Sessions) in London (6-7 October 2018) Ferrous Division: World Steel Recycling in Figures: January-June 2018 update of the 9th edition Rolf Willeke, Statistics Advisor of the BIR Ferrous Division, summarises below the main findings in his January-June 2018 update presentation: Global crude steel production increase of 4.6% Figures from worldsteel for the first six months of 2018 confirm an increase in global crude steel production of around 4.6% to 88...
• London Convention - Ferrous Division: “Strong mutual dependence” between US and Turkish scrap markets
  BIR World Recycling Convention (Round-Table Sessions) in London (6-7 October 2018) Ferrous Division: “Strong mutual dependence” between US and Turkish scrap markets Despite the Section 232 measures adopted by the Trump administration, US scrap markets still rely on exports. Indeed, Turkey’s reliance on US scrap imports has increased since the start of the current year, it was revealed by Fastmarkets metals analyst Lee Allen in his guest presentation to the latest meeting of the BIR Ferrous...
• London Convention - Non-Ferrous Metals Division: Tariffs “create more problems than they will solve”
  BIR World Recycling Convention (Round-Table Sessions) in London (6-7 October 2018) Non-Ferrous Metals Division: Tariffs “create more problems than they will solve” “Tariffs are a very blunt instrument and can give a lot of unintended consequences,” declared Edward Meir in his guest presentation to the latest meeting of the BIR Non-Ferrous Metals Division on October 7. Describing Washington’s current trade policy as “dangerous and built on faulty assumptions”, the Director of US-bas...
• London Convention - Paper Division: Expert view is that a Brexit agreement is likely
  BIR World Recycling Convention (Round-Table Sessions) in London (6-7 October 2018) Paper Division: Expert view is that a Brexit agreement is likely A waste and resource management specialist from within the UK government’s Department for International Trade has expressed confidence that a Brexit agreement will be reached between the UK and the rest of the EU. Deborah Sacks told delegates to the BIR Paper Division meeting in London on October 6 that they should ignore the media “fluff” and...