Chinese Environment Minister promises more adjustments to waste banned list plus stricter enforcement
More waste materials are likely to be banned from being imported into China, according to the country's Environment Minister.
Speaking at a research meeting with...
International Chamber of Shipping warns of global supply chain disruption from Russian and Ukrainian...
Those shipping recycled materials may find it harder to do so as a result of the Russian invasion of Ukraine.
Recycling prices and market commentary: 1 March 2019
Export markets helped drive some paper grades up this week, with other materials relatively stable.
HDPE bottles saw a...
Recycling prices and market commentary: 17 January 2020
Recyclate buyers and sellers will have found very different market conditions depending on what material they were trading in this week.
Biffa buys PET recycler Esterpet
North Yorkshire-based PET recycler Esterpet has been acquired by Biffa.
From its 25,000 tonnes per year facility near Leeds,...
Recycling prices and market commentary: 7 May 2021
With the exception of industrial non-ferrous metals, it was a downward facing market for many grades of recycled materials this week.
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 prices and market commentary: 28 June 2019
The market for recycled commodities calmed down this week as a whole with the plastic sector seeing some signs of stability for...
Recycling prices and market commentary: 31 January 2020
The coronavirus outbreak in China had a major impact on non-ferrous and ferrous metal prices this week, forcing them downwards.
Recycling prices and market commentary: 6 January 2023
Those who returned to the market after the Christmas break found a tentative market where trade was sluggish.
With...