Australian Government introduces legislation to ban export of recycled paper, plastic and glass
The Australian Government has introduced The Recycling and Waste Bill 2020 into its Parliament that will ban exports of unprocessed paper, plastic,...
Turkey to restrict imports of recycled materials to half of its domestic needs
Turkey's Environment Minister has announced that the country intends to restrict imports of recycled materials to half of what its recycling sector...
Recycling prices and market commentary: 28 August 2020
As we head towards the end of summer, the market for recyclate is looking ahead with a great deal of uncertainty.
UPM puts Shotton mill up for sale
As part of a major restructuring and streamling plan, UPM has put its Shotton mill in Wales up for sale with the...
Hapag-Lloyd to continue to ship paper and cardboard to China until end of year
Shipping line Hapag-Lloyd has said it will ship paper and cardboard to reach China by the end of the year.
Chinese paper and cardboard quota down 40% so far this year
Chinese paper and cardboard quota in 2020 has fallen by 40% on the same period in 2019, the latest quota release shows.
Recycling prices and market commentary: 21 August 2020
At this time of year you might expect a largely stable recycling market, but there were a few changes this week.
Recycled paper export report: June 2020
After the weakest numbers we had ever recorded in May, it isn't a surprise that exports of recycled paper were improved in...
Macao bans import of paper and cardboard for recycling with immediate effect
The Macao Special Administrative Region has banned the import and transit of paper and cardboard for recycling with immediate effect.
Indonesia suspends waste import registration process
The Government of Indonesia has suspended the waste import registration process until further notice.
In an announcement by the...