by jondabach | Dec 19, 2017 | News Brief, Recycling
With the New Year just around the corner, businesses across all sectors, including the recycling industry, should be aware of the changes in California’s labor laws slated for 2018. Here are the new employment laws California companies can expect in 2018: ...
by jondabach | Aug 14, 2017 | Market Conditions, News Brief
China makes rumors official, notifies WTO of solid waste imports ban In the latter half of July, China notified the World Trade Organization (WTO) of their proposed solid waste imports ban, citing environmental and human health and safety concerns as the primary...
by jondabach | Jun 8, 2017 | News Brief
Though the Cheng Loong Corporation, the largest recycled containerboard producer in Taiwan, is permanently halting production at its recycled containerboard mill in Pudong, Shanghai, China by the end of this year, they plan to invest $1 billion to build a Ben Cat...
by jondabach | Apr 27, 2017 | News Brief
Sea containers loaded with plastic scrap from all over the world are not able to enter the People’s Republic of China due to the National Sword inspection regiment. These 5,000 sea containers are currently located in Hong Kong, where they may be auctioned off. They...
by jondabach | Apr 27, 2017 | News Brief
The high annual cost of glass recycling is having an impact on material recovery facilities. There is an annual net cost of $150 million for material recovery facilities as well as their municipal partners to move recovered glass downstream. To ensure the viability of...
by jondabach | Apr 20, 2017 | News Brief
The Reform Enforcement Taskforce of China’s Central Government had their 34th meeting which was held by President Xi. During the meeting, they reviewed and approved the program regarding “Prohibition on import of selected solid waste imports management.” The meeting...
