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From Green Fence to Red Alert: A China timeline

To help stakeholders get a firm grasp on the Chinese import policies that are reshaping materials recovery around the planet, we offer an easy-to-digest rundown of key events.

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The latest plastics recycling news

How small businesses can access federal relief dollars
The bipartisan stimulus bill signed into law by President Trump last week includes hundreds of billions of dollars in assistance to companies with fewer than 500 employees.
CARE says it will help out struggling carpet recyclers
A stewardship group is boosting subsidies for California’s carpet recycling companies, which have been hit with a double whammy of coronavirus impacts and low virgin plastic prices.
Country lockdowns bring ‘unprecedented implications’
Overseas markets for recovered plastic, including Malaysia and India, are experiencing disruption as governments enact widespread restrictions and close ports in response to the coronavirus pandemic.
Bag ban signed into law in the Evergreen State
Washington state will ban thin plastic bags and require thicker film bags to be made with post-consumer plastic.
APR and ACC both look to verify recycled content
Consumers may want products with recycled plastic, but how can they trust the items contain post-consumer material? Two industry groups have taken steps to answer that question.
Our top stories from March 2020
Industry impacts from the coronavirus outbreak, funding opportunities and thermoform processing drew readers’ attention last month.
Plastics recycling entities largely deemed ‘essential’
In the states that have issued stay-at-home orders, companies engaged in recycling processing or plastic product manufacturing are not subject to forced shutdowns.