BIR looks to the future
| As well as celebrating BIR’s 75 years in the city of its birthplace, the focus at the World Recycling Convention in Amsterdam was on a modern, connected future which puts international recycling at the heart of the circular and global economy.
Plastics Recycling Show Europe to expand again for 2024
| The Plastics Recycling Show Europe (PRSE) 2023 exhibition and conference, held recently in Amsterdam, attracted a record number of visitors and exhibitors from across Europe and more than 80 different countries internationally.
BIR: First female president in 75 years
| Suzie Bourage became the first woman to be elected President of the Bureau of International Recycling in Amsterdam.
Orbex: Marketplace for authenticated recycled metals
| Orbex, according to their own statement, has launched the world’s first marketplace for globally recognised authenticated recycled metals.
Fate mostly unknown
| The European Topic Centre on Circular Economy and Resource Use (ETC CE) has investigated the quantity of used textiles exported from the EU.
Using end-of-life tyres to create more sustainable materials for construction
| The RECICAUTXU Project will promote the circular economy by reusing rubber waste from end-of-life tyres to make new industrial products.
Recycled plastic food wrappers spark safety concerns
| It keeps food fresh and clean, makes it easy to transport, and tells you what’s inside. Convenience is not a worry. But the chemicals recycled plastic food packaging carries are cause for concern, scientists warn.
Europe needs to step up circular economy efforts
| The EU’s circular economy action plan aims to double the share of recycled materials used in its economy by 2030.
Birmingham to become UK’s first centre for rare earth magnet recycling
| Rare earth recycling company HyProMag, which was formed by researchers from the University of Birmingham’s School of Metallurgy and Materials, is to be acquired by Maginito.
ARC 2023: Call for Abstracts
| Taking place on 28-29 November 2023 in Cologne, Germany, and online, the Advanced Recycling Conference will introduce the diversity of advanced recycling solutions.
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Recoup: Over 120k tonnes of plastics available for recycling
| Recoup has released its 2023 Plastics Management and Recycling at Household Waste Recycling Centres (HWRCs) in the UK report, finding a significant quantity of plastics going unrecycled.
VinylPlus: Making the EU Green Deal Happen
| VinylPlus launched its Progress Report 2023 at the 11th VinylPlus Sustainability Forum (VSF2023).
New research: Sustainable Packaging in Europe
| A new report, ‘Sustainable Packaging in Europe: the drive for change’, launched by Aquapak, shows that the European packaging industry is shifting the balance of materials it plans to use in the future and is investing in more sustainable options.
Maintain your optical sorters for optimum efficiency
| Six tips for keeping the recycling circuit running optimally.
PET Baltija and Piche develop one of the largest PET recycling plants in Europe
| PET Baltija, part of Eco Baltia, has announced the investment of over €10 million as part of the development of a new PET recycling plant in Olaine, Latvia.
