South Korea bans recycled plastic imports due to Covid-19, plus requires notification on paper...
South Korea has banned recycled plastic imports after revealing that the Covid-19 pandemic has led to an excess of the material.
United States calls on China to halt solid waste import ban in WTO complaint
The United States has complained to the World Trade Organisation (WTO) about China's solid waste import ban and called on it to...
Biffa loses export appeal: judges say destination contamination standards are irrelevant
Waste management company Biffa has lost its appeal over a conviction that it illegally exported household waste to China in May and...
Recycling prices and market commentary: 3 July 2020
Markets for recyclate are waiting to see what happens at the moment in terms of global economics and what this means for secondary materials.
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DS Smith expects lower OCC prices for the rest of the year
Major cardboard packaging manufacturer and recycler DS Smith has said that it expects lower OCC prices in the next half of this...
Japanese plastics supply chain invests in Anellotech plastic chemical recycling process
Twelve major Japanese companies involved in the plastics supply chain have joined together to invest in a chemical recycling process being developed...
Protocol developed to help exploit recyclability of polypropylene containers
A protocol that aims to guarantee the recyclability of polypropylene (PP) containers has been developed by recycling standards initiative RecyClass.
US building paper pulp mills with China as its customer
As China prepares to shut its doors to imports of recycled paper at the end of this year, companies in the United...
China to reduce import quota ahead of solid waste ban
China has announced that it will reduce the import quota over the remainder of this year ahead of its solid waste ban.
Carbios begins construction of enzyme PET recycling plant
French company Carbios has started construction of its demonstrator enzyme PET recycling plant in Lyon.
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