Recycling

Sheffield-based sustainable recycling solutions company, Russell Richardson & Sons Ltd, have confirmed the appointment of Kerrie Wilson as their new Business Development Manager. She joins the company with a focus…

Susie Burrage, President, BIR, has appointed Ibrahim Aboura as new Chairman of the organisation’s Communications Committee. He is Managing Director of Aboura Metals (Dubai, UAE), a long-standing member of BIR….

SKALA has recently announced a new Australian dealership and partnership with CK International Ltd balers. This partnership will expand the existing portfolio of stationary recycling equipment solutions and collaborate with…

The Spanish Federation of Recovery and Recycling (FER) has recognised Bureau of International Recycling (BIR) for its commitment to environmental protection and education. On Thursday 8th June, BIR became the…

The BIR World Recycling Convention in Amsterdam (22-24 May 2023) is one for the history books.  As well as celebrating BIR’s 75 years in the city of its birthplace, the focus…

New research from ING Bank’s economics team reveals the mountain to climb for the global consumer goods industry in its efforts to reduce waste. The research shows that countries across…

Visy has unveiled a major A$48m upgrade to its recycling and remanufacturing campus on Gibson Island, with Premier Annastacia Palaszczuk and Deputy Premier Steven Miles attending a ribbon cutting. The…

Reconomy Group has confirmed it has completed the acquisition of UK Waste Solutions Ltd. Headquartered in Newark, Nottinghamshire, UK Waste Solutions are sustainability consultants and managers who specialise in supporting…

In a collaboration with Kattegatcenter, an ocean awareness charitable fund which works with politicians, universities and local communities to help preserve the oceans and the life found in them, DS…

Late May saw the launch of Papercycle, a recyclability assessment and certification service for fibre-based packaging products and materials for the UK and beyond. With Extended Producer Responsibility (EPR) legislation…

The Recycling & Waste Equipment Division of Avis Industrial Corp has confirmed the retirement of Dave Kowaleski, President and General Manager of American Baler Co, effective June 2023. The following…

DS Smith has invited University of Exeter students to step up to the challenge of designing systems for a circular economy, setting them ambitious tasks to support reuse, and keep…

“Demand for OCC grades has been rather low all over the world, although in Asia it seems to be particularly weak,” says Francisco Donoso, President, BIR Paper Division. “Fewer goods…

After an online edition and a break due to the pandemic, the established PTS Recovered Paper Conference will now take place under a new name – Paper & Board Recycling…

DS Smith has issued a pre-close trading update in respect of the year ending 30 April 2023. In the report, the company said: Strong growth in profitability and financial performance,…

WPO World Packaging Organisation has confirmed that the new Position Paper ‘Sustainability perspectives across the globe’ is available for free download on the website. “Looking through the lens of WPO…