China confirms ban on solid waste imports by end of this year
The Ministry of Ecology and Environment in China has said that it will end solid waste imports by the end of this...
Recycling prices and market commentary: 29 May 2020
Plastic and paper packaging grades saw falls in value this week due to a fall in the PRN/PERN value for the former...
Recycled paper export report: March 2020
Exports from the UK of OCC and mixed paper were up in March, but news & pam saw a fall on February...
Recycling prices and market commentary: 22 May 2020
As one recycling market commentator put it, "what goes up, must come down" and this was the case for certain paper grades...
China issues small set of recycled paper import quota
A small issue of recycled paper import quota has been released by the Chinese Government.
Just 52,690 tonnes of...
Recycling prices and market commentary: 15 May 2020
While scrap metal traders and plastic bottle sellers will have seen price increases this week, everyone else will have seen falling or...
US Environmental Protection Agency warns of shortage of recycled paper and cardboard
Americans are being encouraged to recycle by the US Environmental Protection Agency (EPA) because of a shortage of paper and cardboard as...
Warnings that Indian paper recycling mills are “doomed” unless they receive Government support
India's Gujarat Paper Mills Association (GPMA) has said that the survival of Indian paper recycling mills will need Government support, otherwise they...
Shanying seeking larger supply of recycled paper pulp
One of China's largest papermakers has said that it intends to secure supplies of more recycled paper pulp.
Just...
Indian paper and metal recyclers at risk of bankruptcy warns trade association
Around 6,000 Indian paper and metal recycling businesses are at risk of going bust, according to the Materials Recycling Association of India...