Asian governments continue to tighten their restrictions on imports of scrap material, including a temporary ban on plastic in Malaysia.
Asian governments continue to tighten their restrictions on imports of scrap material, including a temporary ban on plastic in Malaysia.
The Basel Action Network is pushing Hong Kong authorities to take action against a multinational company that has been accused of e-scrap import violations.
Pathum Thani/Thailand- June 8, 2018: The Royal Thai Police investigating an e-scrap facility in Thailand.
The owner of a Thai e-scrap facility that was visited by police last month denies illegal activities were occurring at the location.
The government of Thailand has banned all e-scrap from entering its ports, amid a major increase in shipments to the country.
Chris Brandt of BAN’s EarthEye program installing a tracker in a printer. Copyright BAN.
The Basel Action Network has launched a commercial tracking service to monitor e-scrap flows, and its first customer is an OEM that was lambasted by the watchdog group over exports two years ago.
The U.S. will enact tariffs on $50 billion worth of Chinese products beginning July 6. Vowing retaliation, China released its own list of U.S. products to target in July.
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The Basel Action Network has launched a commercial tracking service to monitor e-scrap flows, and its first customer is an OEM that was lambasted by the watchdog group over exports two years ago.
Thai authorities are cracking down on e-scrap imports after government inspections showed frequent abuse of import licenses.
Many developments related to the Chinese recycling import market have taken place in recent weeks. The following is a look at key updates related to scrap materials, including from electronics.