South Africa recycled more total plastic in 2015 than the year before, but the country’s plastics diversion rate dropped and plastics recycling companies struggled.
South Africa recycled more total plastic in 2015 than the year before, but the country’s plastics diversion rate dropped and plastics recycling companies struggled.
After banning imports of plastic scrap earlier this year, the Indian government has decided to allow exceptions under specific circumstances.
Canada collected more plastic for recycling in 2014 than it did the year before, with big boosts in curbside-collected film driving the increase.
China’s three-month-old import action has stalled shipments of some recovered plastics from the U.S. and led to substantial import fee increases.
Through the first three months of 2017, exports of recovered plastics were up 21 percent compared with 2016.
A global recycling trade group says China has rekindled its scrutiny of imported plastics.
A meeting of the International Council of Containership Operators got raided last week, sending tremors throughout the ocean shipping industry.
Industry exports last year saw decreases in both tonnage and average price when compared with 2015 totals.
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Volume and price levels for scrap material sent out of the U.S. recently experienced month-to-month increases. However, cumulative export totals for 2016 continued to lag those of 2015.