Contact Information

Avenue Franklin Roosevelt 24
Brussels, 1050
Belgium
Phone: +32 2 627 57 70
Fax: +32 2 627 57 73

Contact: Elisabeth Christ
Email: BIR@bir.org

Website: http://www.bir.org

Bureau of International Recycling

Bureau of International Recycling Company Profile

BIR is an international trade federation representing the world’s recycling industry, covering in particular ferrous and non-ferrous metals, paper and textiles. Plastics, rubber and tyres are also studied and traded by some BIR members. About 800 companies and national federations from over 70 countries are affiliated to BIR. Together they offer an international forum for industrial exchange and business contacts. They provide their expertise to other industrial sectors and political groups in order to promote recycling.

News from Bureau of International Recycling:

Bureau of International Recycling (BIR) Commends Project Kaisei’s Mission


BRUSSELS, Belgium, Sept. 2, 2009 — After a four-week journey, Project Kaisei, a study of the North Pacific Gyre and the marine debris that has collected in this oceanic region, has completed its two-boat mission to the North Pacific…