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Yearly Archives: 2020

Roller-coaster ride continues for recycling markets

Published: December 1, 2020
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Curbside waste and recycling bins in Oakville, Ontario.

The average value of a ton of recyclables dropped in the U.S. Northeast and Ontario in the third quarter. | Camillo Clauser/Shutterstock

Average commodity values tumbled by about one-fifth during the third quarter, according to a survey of northeastern U.S. MRFs. A price sheet for Ontario showed the same downward trend.

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China’s 2021 ban ‘will not have massive impact’ on fiber markets

Published: October 20, 2020
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Cargo shipping containers stacked at a logistics hub.

Next year, China is widely expected to close the door completely to recovered fiber imports, a move that has the industry in a cautious state. | BigPixel Photo/Shutterstock

Is the global recycled paper sector prepared for China’s complete exit from the market next year? Experts weighed in during a recent Bureau of International Recycling session.

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Facility Focus: PreZero

Published: November 24, 2020
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Exterior of PreZero facility in Riverside, Calif.

In early June, PreZero started the commissioning process at its plant near Riverside, Calif., running test loads of LDPE and LLDPE recovered film and producing pellets.

A company planning multiple U.S. processing plants taking in hard-to-recycle plastics has begun operating its first location in Southern California.

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