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.
Thailand bans plastics and metals imports into Bangkok port and places restrictions on Laem...
Recycled plastics, electronics waste and metals imports have been banned by Thailand into its Bangkok port with immediate effect.
Chinese Environment Minister seeking to achieve zero imports of solid waste
In a speech in Beijing, Chinese Environment Minister Li Ganjie has said that one of his key priorities is to achieve zero...
Vietnam issues draft waste laws as part of environmental legislation
New draft waste laws have been published by the Government of Vietnam as part of its revised Law on Environmental Protection.
Recycling prices and market commentary: 10 January 2020
The new year brought a little bit more optimism for the paper recycling traders while plastic bottles saw a rise on the...
New draft of Chinese waste law retains clause on “gradually reducing” imports
China's proposed revised solid waste law still contains a plan to gradually reduce to zero imports of solid waste, following the latest...
Recycling prices and market commentary: 20 December 2019
Christmas recycling markets are always unusual, and this year looks set to be more unusual than in previous years.
China set to launch Blue Sky 2020 waste import crackdown and reveals import fall
China's General Administration of Customs has revealed its plans to shortly launch its Blue Sky 2020 plan to prevent illegal waste imports.
Recycling prices and market commentary: 13 December 2019
Is there some optimism to be had for the struggling paper recycling sector? Possibly, although positives could potentially be outweighed by some...
Colgate to make recyclable toothpaste HDPE tubes and will share technology with competitors
Toothpaste manufacturer Colgate-Palmolive has developed a recyclable and easily squeezable HDPE tube and is sharing its new technology with its competitors.