Macao bans import of paper and cardboard for recycling with immediate effect
The Macao Special Administrative Region has banned the import and transit of paper and cardboard for recycling with immediate effect.
Recycling prices and market commentary: 4 September 2020
It is a concerned recycling market at the moment, with many factors creating a great deal of uncertainty.
For...
Recycling prices and market commentary: 18 August 2023
Recyclate markets remain quiet and challenging at the same time as global economic news weighs heavy.
Markets had been...
European Commission treats waste shipments as essential service
Waste shipments between European Union single market members should be considered an essential service during the coronavirus outbreak, the European Commission has...
Recycling prices and market commentary: 14 August 2020
There was some heat in the paper/cardboard sector, and some fears about the plastic PRN/PERN for those trading plastic packaging this week.
Tesco and Faerch launch PET tray to tray recycling initiative
Supermarket Tesco and recycler Faerch have developed a closed loop solution to recycle PET trays that are used to transport and hold...
Just two mills receive small paper quota in latest Chinese issue
A small paper quota was given to just two mills in the latest batch of Chinese import quota announcements.
Labour MPs keener on plastics crackdown than Tories
Labour MPs are twice as likely as their Conservative counterparts to support policy measures designed to reduce the use of disposable plastic packaging, according to research.
Recycled plastic export report: April 2022
Please note this report just focuses on the waste polymers of ethylene commodity code (391510), as exports of other plastics are relatively...
Credit scheme launched to help collect unrecyclable plastic in Vietnam
Companies will soon be able to purchase plastic credits for the collection of unrecyclable plastics and prevent them from entering oceans.