Recycling prices and market commentary: 5 February 2021
There is a lot to think about for those moving recyclate at the moment, with different grades reacting to different conditions.
Turkey bans mixed plastic imports and requires all waste imports to have identity documentation
Turkey's General Directorate of Environmental Impact Assessment, Permit and Inspection has announced that the country has banned imports of mixed plastics.
Recycling prices and market commentary: 22 January 2021
Discussions in the market continue to be dominated with the trade into Europe whether you are sending material there of not.
Defra set to end PRN system
The Department for Environment, Food and Rural Affairs looks set to abolish the existing PRN system from 2023, according to its consultation...
Recycling prices and market commentary: 13 December 2019
Is there some optimism to be had for the struggling paper recycling sector? Possibly, although positives could potentially be outweighed by some...
China issues draft law to ban import of all solid waste
A consultation has been launched by the Chinese Government on new laws that would see a full ban on imports of all solid wastes...
Recycling prices and market commentary: 5 July 2019
Pricing recycled plastic packaging bales was a challenge this week as a rapidly falling plastic PRN/PERN price hit hard.
Chinese companies need to reapply for waste import licenses
China's General Administration of Customs (GAC) has announced that companies that import waste materials into the country must reapply for their licenses and revealed...
China abandons 2020 deadline to ban solid waste imports
Plans to ban solid waste imports by the end of 2020 appear to have been abandoned by the Chinese Government.
Recycling prices and market commentary: 12 March 2021
There is a heatwave occurring in the paper market at the moment, with OCC especially hot.
It also seems...