Chris Cui on stage at the 2019 Plastics Recycling Conference and Trade Show.
Although the recycling relationship between the U.S. and China was hampered by scrap material restrictions, an expert says companies in both countries can help each other.
Colin Staub is a reporter at Resource Recycling. He can be contacted at [email protected].Chris Cui on stage at the 2019 Plastics Recycling Conference and Trade Show.
Although the recycling relationship between the U.S. and China was hampered by scrap material restrictions, an expert says companies in both countries can help each other.
The U.S. exported 1.3 billion fewer pounds of scrap plastic in 2018 than the year before, new figures show, representing a 35 percent decrease.
This story has been updated.
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The Washington state capitol building in Olympia.
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