Ireland’s Beauparc invests in UK LDPE recycling plant and MRF
Irish waste management company Beauparc has invested €66 million (£59.8 million) in an LDPE recycling facility and a materials recycling facility (MRF)...
Chris Burton’s Fibre Market Report: October 2020
After a quiet October, all focus is now on the months ahead for the recovered fibre market.
There is...
Recycling prices and market commentary: 23 October 2020
With the exception of scrap metal, it was a pretty flat recycling market out there this week and it looks set to...
China set to issue new GB standard on solid waste, plus new plastic recycling...
China's State Administration for Market Regulation has announced a completely new GB standard that will be called General Solid Waste Classification and...
Recycled plastic export report: August 2020
Please note this report just focuses on the waste polymers of ethylene commodity code (391510), as exports of other plastics are relatively...
Recycled paper export report: August 2020
OCC and news & pam exports increased in August, but mixed paper exports were down, according to the latest HMRC data.
China issues surprise batch of paper import quota
A surprise batch of paper import quota has been issued by the Chinese Government.
In an announcement made yesterday,...
Thailand may allow plastic imports for up to two more years ahead of eventual...
Thailand's Minister of Natural Resources and Environment has said that the country will look to ban imports of plastics for recycling within...
Optimism at BIR despite current “perfect storm” for plastics recycling
Last week, the Bureau of International Recycling (BIR) held its World Recycling Convention Week virtually. This is the report Glimmers of brighter...
Recycling prices and market commentary: 16 October 2020
There is potentially a bit of heat emerging in the recovered fibre sector this week, but that could easily be balanced out...