United States calls on China to halt solid waste import ban in WTO complaint
The United States has complained to the World Trade Organisation (WTO) about China's solid waste import ban and called on it to...
Biffa loses export appeal: judges say destination contamination standards are irrelevant
Waste management company Biffa has lost its appeal over a conviction that it illegally exported household waste to China in May and...
Recycling prices and market commentary: 3 July 2020
Markets for recyclate are waiting to see what happens at the moment in terms of global economics and what this means for secondary materials.
In...
Japanese plastics supply chain invests in Anellotech plastic chemical recycling process
Twelve major Japanese companies involved in the plastics supply chain have joined together to invest in a chemical recycling process being developed...
Protocol developed to help exploit recyclability of polypropylene containers
A protocol that aims to guarantee the recyclability of polypropylene (PP) containers has been developed by recycling standards initiative RecyClass.
Carbios begins construction of enzyme PET recycling plant
French company Carbios has started construction of its demonstrator enzyme PET recycling plant in Lyon.
Situated in France's Chemistry...
Hapag-Lloyd stop waste shipments to China
Shipping line Hapag-Lloyd has announced that it will stop exports of waste to China.
Following the introduction of the...
Recycling prices and market commentary: 26 June 2020
Sunshine and easing demand meant many recyclate traders went outside and took a couple of days off this week.
Germany’s Green Dot calls for action to help “severely damaged” plastic recycling industry
Germany's Green Dot (Der Grüne Punkt) has called for a producer responsibility fund and a plastics tax to support the country's struggling...
Recycled plastic export report: April 2020
Please note this report just focuses on the waste polymers of ethylene commodity code (391510), as exports of other plastics are relatively...
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