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Monthly Archives: January 2018

Scrap Plastic And Paper Rejected By China Find New Markets

Scrap Plastic And Paper Rejected By China Find New Markets
China recently announced their finalized contamination threshold for scrap plastic and paper imports – 0.5 percent. Though the new waste policy will not go into full effect until March 1st of this year, major shifts in the global scrap trade have already been observed. Countries across the globe, particularly in Southeast Asia, have experienced major…
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Berg Mill believes China’s waste import restrictions are destructive

Berg Mill believes China’s waste import restrictions are destructive
Earlier this month, China’s Ministry of Environmental Protection (MEP) set the contamination threshold for most waste imports at 0.5 percent, a limit tantamount to an outright ban that jeopardizes the entire $5.2 billion recycling trade between the US and China. At Berg Mill Supply Co., we believe the Chinese government has failed to recognize, or…
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Approaching Lunar New Year Celebration Stalls Scrap Paper Pricing

Approaching Lunar New Year Celebration Stalls Scrap Paper Pricing
As the Chinese Lunar New Year, also known as the Spring Festival, celebrating the year of the dog approaches, paper and board mills across China are set to temporarily close or curtail paper production. The New Year falls on February 16th this year, while the festival will last until March 2nd, or about two weeks.…
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Plastic Ubiquitous Throughout Global Marine Food Chain

Plastic Ubiquitous Throughout Global Marine Food Chain
  Once thought to be the world’s most pristine ocean, mussels in Arctic waters were shown to have the highest rates of plastic pollution among all areas tested by the Norwegian Institute for Water Research (NIVA). Researchers discovered Norway’s mollusks contained 1.8 bits of microplastic, while the Arctic invertebrates held 4.3.   However, microplastics, any…
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