by jondabach | Mar 6, 2018 | Market Conditions, Recycling
Waste 360 offers a different perspective on what has been named the “recycling crisis” in the industry. China’s new policies and import ban have shaken up the industry, causing tension and worry about the future of recycling. Waste and recycling associations...
by jondabach | Feb 13, 2018 | Market Conditions, Recycling
With China’s decision to halt recyclable imports, California is starting to feel the sting in recycling. There are various changes that need to be made, including funding decisions. The impact of China’s decisions is creating restrictions on California in regard to...
by jondabach | Feb 6, 2018 | Market Conditions, Recycling
Last week, Berg Mill reported on the expansion of the alternative plastic markets and recovered fiber imports experiencing a market shift. Import permits have also been impacted as China has been cracking down on what recyclable waste enters their country. A...
by jondabach | Jan 30, 2018 | Market Conditions, Recycling
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...
by jondabach | Jan 23, 2018 | Market Conditions, Recycling
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...
