General

| World crude steel production for the 66 countries reporting to the World Steel Association (Worldsteel) was 134.1 million tonnes (Mt) in August 2016, 1.9% up on August 2015.

| The Global Recycling Standards Organization has announced that RIOS:2016 (Recycling Industry Operating Standard) will be released on November 1, 2016.

| Local council attempts to restrict access to their civic amenity sites to permit-holding local residents will end up costing them more than they are likely to save, it's been warned.

| Terex has announced steps for the global expansion of Fuchs material handlers.

| The Solid Waste Association of North America (SWANA) has announced the 2016 winners of the association’s annual Excellence Awards. San Jose, California-based Zanker Recycling was awarded the Recycling System Gold Award, the top honor, for its Demolition Recycling Operation. Silver was awarded to California-based Athens Services’ Sun Valley Mixed Materials Recovery Facility (MRF). Both systems were designed, engineered, manufactured and installed by Bulk Handling Systems (BHS).

| Redoma Recycling AB has expanded its product range with a cost-efficient Electrostatic Separation System (ESS), available at present in six different sizes depending on capacity requirement.

| There is no proper system of electronic waste management in India's Varanasi city. Officials of the Varanasi Municipal Corporation have said that electronic waste accounts for about 6% of the total solid wastes collected in the city each day. The officials said that about 527.34 metric tonnes of solid wastes is collected every day.

| India had proved to be a particularly strong market for stainless steel scrap over recent months but mills’ buying interest had waned owing to difficulties in selling their finished stainless products against a backdrop of weak global demand. So said Jonathan Bower of ELG Haniel Metals in presenting his summary of latest market developments worldwide to the BIR Stainless Steel & Special Alloys Committee meeting in Berlin.

| The WCO – Board of Directors unanimously elected Mr. Clemens Willée, as Chairman of the Board.

| 20 years of PAMIRA, new CO2 balances, successful international consulting

| Presona has introduced a new energy efficient baler for 2016 – the LP 60 EH. The LP 60 EH is the newest baler in the LP Series range.

| BIR World Recycling Convention & Exhibition in Berlin a panel discussion will bring together three invited industry experts who will first give a short presentation on their respective field of expertise and will then engage in an open exchange that promises to touch on some key issues affecting the recycling industry.

| The Commission presents first deliverable of Circular Economy Package with new rules on organic and waste-based fertilisers in the EU.

| The circular economy package adopted by the European Commission contains numerous measures aimed at promoting resource efficiency and recycling in the EU. Industry representatives are convinced that the recycling of end-of-life vehicles will also benefit from the package.