BUREAU OF INTERNATIONAL RECYCLING

www.bir.org

International Dialogue on Environmentally Sound Management of

E-Waste

San Salvador May 7-8 , 2012

THE WORLD FEDERATION OF RECYCLING INDUSTRIES

• Almost 900 companies and national federations

• In 70 countries worldwide

WHO ARE BIR MEMBERS ?

• National trade federations from the recycling sector• Commercial companies from the recycling sector i.e.

collectors, processors, merchants and traders consumers machine and equipment manufacturers

• Other bodies and individuals with an interest in international recycling

BIR – THE GATEWAY TO THE INTERNATIONAL RECYCLING BUSINESS!

BIR membership spread 2011

BIR HISTORY AND SCOPE

• Created in 1948• International non-profit making trade association• Main objectives:

Promotion of materials’ recycling and recyclability Facilitation of free and fair trade in recyclables and

secondary raw materials Promote protection of the environment Source information for members and industry worldwide Representation of the recycling sector at world level Facilitate information to / from decision-and-opinion-

makers

A DIVERSIFIED COMMODITY STRUCTURE

4 Commodity Divisions:

• Ferrous metals• Non-ferrous metals• Paper• Textiles

A DIVERSIFIED COMMODITY STRUCTURE3 Commodity Committees:

• Stainless steel & special alloys• Plastics• Tyres

Workshops:• Recycling Circuit Boards from Electrical & Electronic Equipment

BIR ROME CONVENTIONWORKSHOP 30 MAY 2012

Recycling Circuit Boards from Electrical & Electronic Equipment

• International trade rules helping or hindering recycling?

• Qualities of circuit boards for recycling?

• Quantities of circuit boards for recycling?

• Moving circuit boards entering the informal sector to ESM facilities

• Deriving more value from circuit board content … critical metals & economic instruments?

EPR & ESM

Business & Industry Advisory Committee to OECD • WGWMP – WGWPR –

WPRPW … EPR … ESM

WFD … WSR … Priority Waste Streams EPR

Technical input to listings

Technical input to TGDs

ESM

TBM

MPPI & PACE

KEY FIGURES OF THE WORLD RECYCLING INDUSTRY

• More than 1.6 million employees worldwide

• 800 million tonnes of commodities processed per year

• Turnover exceeding 200 billion US dollars

KEY FIGURES OF THE WORLD RECYCLING INDUSTRY

Ferrous Metals

Total world steel production: 1,3 billion tonnes

520 million tonnes produced from scrap metal

Stainless SteelAlmost 45% of world’s stainless steel production is made from scrap metals

KEY FIGURES OF THE WORLD RECYCLING INDUSTRY

Non-Ferrous Metals and Alloys

Percentage of scrap metals in total world production of:

Aluminium 25%

Copper 40%

Zinc 30%

Lead 35%

Nickel 20%

KEY FIGURES OF THE WORLD RECYCLING INDUSTRY

Paper

Total annual world production: almost 400 million tonnes50% from recovered paper and board

Textiles

90% of collected textiles are reused/recycled50% of collected textiles are used as second-hand clothing

KEY FIGURES OF THE WORLD RECYCLING INDUSTRY

• Secondary raw materials account for up to 50% of the world’s raw material needs

• Recycling iron and steel saves:

74% of energy

86% of air pollution associated with primary production

KEY FIGURES OF THE WORLD RECYCLING INDUSTRY

ENERGY SAVINGS THROUGH RECYCLING

Aluminium 95%Copper 85%

Lead 65%Zinc 60%

Paper 64%Plastics 80%

KEY FIGURES OF THE WORLD RECYCLING INDUSTRY

Recycling saves

over 500 million tonnes of CO2 emissions !

BIR OFFERS ITS MEMBERS

• Business membership directory referencing all major operators worldwide

• Business generating opportunities• International networking• Information on international trade and environmental

legislation• Professional expertise, arbitration service

BIR OFFERS ITS MEMBERS

Two international recycling conventions per year !

• interactive discussion forums on legal, technical and market issues

• attendance: 800 – 1,200 delegates• access to state-of-the-art recycling technology