This story originally appeared in the January 2016 issue of Resource Recycling. Subscribe today for access to all print content. By now, recycling professionals are well aware of the Green Fence, the customs crackdown implemented in 2013 to reject loads of dirty scrap coming into China. But while the industry has begun to adjust to those import regulations, the nuances...

This article originally appeared in the July 2015 edition of Resource Recycling. Subscribe today for access to all print content. Recently, we’ve seen many reports of the ruination of recycling due to low oil prices. This is nothing new: A quick Internet search shows recycling’s death has been predicted whenever scrap prices fall. Prices are now slowly recovering, yet the...