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• Global Recycling Day a huge success
  Global Recycling Day a huge success The first-ever Global Recycling Day was celebrated yesterday, on 18th March 2018, at a truly worldwide level. We are still in the process of compiling facts and figures and will provide a full impact report over the next days-but there is no doubt that year one of Global Recycling Day has definitely surpassed all expectations.   This is largely due to you – our industry supporters, to Sims Metal Management – our pioneering Founding Sponsor, to ISRI – ou...
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• Barcelona Convention: Keynote speaker announced
  Barcelona Convention: Keynote speaker announced! Mark Stevenson – one of the world’s most respected thinkers on technology and societal trends – will take the floor at BIR Barcelona on Tuesday 29 May 2018, 15.00 - 16.15 Author and Founder of "We Do Things Differently", Mark Stevenson is an entrepreneur, author, broadcaster and expert on global trends and innovation. Stevenson is one of the world’s most respected thinkers on technology and societal trends – helping you see where the wor...
• Glossary of Terms for legal clarity
  Update on legislative/environmental matters At the United Nations: Glossary of Terms for legal clarity The main focus of the Glossary of Terms is to provide guidance for further legal clarity in relation to the distinction between wastes and non-wastes. This distinction has been a particular problem with regard to cross-border transportation of used substances or objects intended for reuse. This glossary includes definitions of terms and further explanations, including how certain terms relate t...
• UN-EP Basel Convention - Review of Annexes
  Update on legislative/environmental matters At the United Nations: UN-EP Basel Convention - Review of Annexes Jacinthe Seguin (Canada) and Joost Meijer (Chile) co-chaired the first meeting of the Expert Working Group on the review of Annexes I, III, IV and related aspects of Annex IX, as entrusted to it by the 13th Conference of the Parties in the middle of last year. BIR thanks the government of Japan for its financial support to hold the meeting. BIR Trade & Environment Director Ross Bartl...
• EU imports and exports, as well as trade in waste and scrap within the EU
  EU imports and exports, as well as trade in waste and scrap within the EU REMINDER: The European Commission’s public consultation on the evaluation of the “Regulation (EC) No 1013/2006 on shipments of waste” is open until April 27 2018.The public consultation is available in various official languages of the EU. Go to the Webpage of the “Public Consultation on the Evaluation of the Waste Shipment Regulation” and select your language. Or go directly to the survey at: https://ec.europa....
• BIR Director General Arnaud Brunet attends various national association events
  BIR Director General Arnaud Brunet attends various national association events Working closely with BIR’s national member associations is very high on Arnaud Brunet’s agenda. Since joining BIR last year, he has been attending a number of national association events to establish a close and fruitful contact with their leadership and also understand that challenges that recycling companies are facing at national levels. Most recently, Mr Brunet attended the Annual Conference of EuRIC on 6 Marc...
• Around the world with Global Recycling Day: 18th March 2018
  Around the world with Global Recycling Day:  18th March 2018 Global Recycling Day was an amazing success, and we are still enjoying its halo effect two weeks later.  Our petition continues to gather signatures (nearing 7,700), social media continue to grow (nearing 18,000) and we are still gathering media impacts from across the globe. We would like to thank all members who joined in, whether with events, videos, social posts or stories, and would like to share with you all the events that too...
• Barcelona Convention - Ferrous Division Speaker announced!
  BIR World Recycling Convention & Exhibition in Barcelona: (27) 28- 30 May 2018 Ferrous Division: Tuesday 29 May 2018, 09.00 - 10.30 Don't miss an engaging and inspiring plenary presentation by Jason Schenker, Prestige Economics If anybody in the ferrous scrap business (and not only!) wants to know where the markets are heading, attending the next Ferrous Division in Barcelona is a must! Don't miss an engaging and inspiring conversation with Jason Schenker, founder and president of Prestige E...