China abolishes waste import GB standards, but could metal announcement offer hope to plastics...
China has announced the abolition of the waste import GB standards that set the criteria for recyclable material exports to the country.
Recycling prices and market commentary: 8 January 2021
January 2021 so far has brought rising prices for many grades, albeit within difficult trading conditions.
As has been...
Turkey bans mixed plastic imports and requires all waste imports to have identity documentation
Turkey's General Directorate of Environmental Impact Assessment, Permit and Inspection has announced that the country has banned imports of mixed plastics.
Nine Dragons planning massive increase in capacity at existing Malaysia paper mill
An application to drastically increase the capacity of its existing Malaysia paper mill has been made by Chinese company Nine Dragons Paper.
Cock-up means it is illegal to export plastics to non-OECD countries from 1 January...
Exporters of plastics to non-OECD countries have been hit by surprise new regulations that means it will be illegal to exports material...
Year in Prices: How 2020 compared to previous years for key paper and plastic...
In this article I look at the year in prices and how values compared in 2020 to other years using REB Market...
Recycled plastic export report: October 2020
Please note this report just focuses on the waste polymers of ethylene commodity code (391510), as exports of other plastics are relatively...
Recycled paper export report: October 2020
Paper exports for key grades increased in October compared to the month before, according to the latest HMRC figures.
Recycling prices and market commentary: 18 December 2020
Please note, this is the final report of 2020. The next one will be on 8 January 2021. Articles will continue to...
Malaysian inspection authority SIRIM confirms pre-shipment inspection of waste paper
Malaysia's testing, inspection and certification agency SIRIM QAS International has published guidelines on the pre- and post-shipment inspection of waste paper.