New draft law on importing recyclate submitted to Vietnam National Assembly
Vietnam's Ministry of Natural Resources and Environment has submitted a new draft of the Law on Environmental Protection (Amended) to the...
Recycling prices and market commentary: 17 April 2020
OCC and mixed paper demand was strong again this week, although not everywhere, but enough to push some grades of paper recycling...
Novelis buys rolled aluminium producer Aleris
Major aluminium recycler and aluminium rolling business Novelis has bought global supplier of rolled aluminium products Aleris Corporation.
A...
Recycling prices and market commentary: 9 April 2020
Easter and coronavirus have created a strange environment for those trading recyclable materials this week.
In many cases, not...
China still aiming for zero imports of foreign solid waste by the end of...
The Chinese Government has said it is still planning to stop imports of foreign solid waste by the end of 2020.
Recycling prices and market commentary: 3 April 2020
The coronavirus situation continues to work in weird and unusual ways on the recycling industry.
At the start of...
European Commission treats waste shipments as essential service
Waste shipments between European Union single market members should be considered an essential service during the coronavirus outbreak, the European Commission has...
Recycling prices and market commentary: 27 March 2020
The international recycling market is grappling with how to deal with the coronavirus situation and how different nations are responding.
Recycling prices and market commentary: 20 March 2020
While most recycling markets saw dramatic price falls this week, that wasn't the case for OCC which actually increased in price.
Recycling prices and market commentary: 13 March 2020
Like everything else, coronavirus and its implications is dominating conversations in the recycling market.
It is the uncertainty that...