China’s import policy changes are straining recovered plastics export markets, particularly impacting mixed rigids. Recycling companies have been forced to stockpile and even landfill the materials, while numerous municipal programs have stopped accepting mixed plastics.
The Association of Plastic Recyclers has added partners to a campaign designed to encourage the use of recycled-content products.
The 13th annual Plastics Recycling Conference, taking place this week in Tennessee, has brought together nearly 2,000 sector executives. That record-high number is a sign of the widespread industry thirst for connection and guidance at a time of unprecedented market disruption.
Credit: Nerijus Juras/Shutterstock
A North American recycling operation will open an e-plastics-focused facility in response to Chinese import restrictions.
