New draft of Chinese waste law retains clause on “gradually reducing” imports
China's proposed revised solid waste law still contains a plan to gradually reduce to zero imports of solid waste, following the latest...
Recycling prices and market commentary: 7 October 2022
Confidence remains weak in the recycling market but prices held up this week, with the exception of one plastic grade.
Recycling prices and market commentary: 11 February 2022
It was a strangely reluctant market this week, where traders didn't seem to want to commit.
Possibly, this was...
Recycling Market Commentary and Prices: 25 May 2018
This week saw some upwards movement in the price of certain recyclable plastics grades, and a slight cooling of OCC.
PET, HDPE and LDPE all...
EU proposes to take action on exports of waste to non-EU countries
As part of its Circular Economy Action Plan, the European Union has proposed to take action on exports of waste to non-EU...
Recycling Market Commentary: 18 May 2018
Although the market continued to tick along this week, there appear to be some challenges ahead that are worrying participants.
Fallout from China's bans and...
Ben Richardson on the PRN market
Well, that is 2021 completed and 2022 is now in full swing. There was a flurry of activity at the end of...
Recycling prices and market commentary: 4 November 2022
Fireworks were going off in the PRN/PERN market this week that helped boost the value of certain paper and plastic grades.
Recycling prices and market commentary: 6 September 2019
Many recycling grades saw a price increase this week as people returned to work after holiday season.
Plastic grades...
China seizes 111,100 tonnes of illegal waste in new Blue Sky crackdown
China's General Administration of Customs has reported that it has captured 111,100 tonnes of illegal waste as part of the second phase...
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