US Government admits plastic recycling rate has fallen to 5% with China ban contributing
The US Government's National Renewable Energy Laboratory (NREL) has calculated that the plastic recycling rate in the country had fallen to just...
Recycling prices and market commentary: 10 July 2020
With the NPWD monthly data being published today, this week was very much a case of waiting to see what that revealed...
Thailand to ban scrap plastics imports by 2026 and reduce each year from now
Thailand's Ministry of Natural Resources and Environment has announced plans to ban imports of scrap plastics by 1 January 2026.
EU trade associations call for creation of well-functioning recycling market after Covid-19
Three EU trade associations representing the recycling and waste management sectors have written to the European Commission with a request that it...
Recycling Market Commentary: 4 May 2018
Clearly, the news that the Chinese Government intends to suspend imports of recycled material from the United States for a month, will have a...
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...
China hints at future reclassification of more recycled materials
A Chinese official has hinted that there might be future reclassification of more recycled materials other than metals.
Recently,...
Klöckner Pentaplast creates tray made from trays
Packaging producer Klöckner Pentaplast has launched a closed-loop food packaging tray.
Recycling prices and market commentary: 20 March 2020
While most recycling markets saw dramatic price falls this week, that wasn't the case for OCC which actually increased in price.
Recycling export report: plastics (June 2019)
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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