Colin Staub is a reporter at Resource Recycling. He can be contacted at [email protected].
A shuttered mixed-waste processing site in Montgomery, Ala. will reopen to once again separate recyclables from garbage.
New pre-shipment inspection requirements for loads of scrap material bound for China are scheduled to begin this week, and one exporter says the change is going to be a costly disruption.
A Wisconsin-headquartered fiber company will build a $500 million paper mill that will use 100 percent recycled content sourced from OCC and mixed paper.
Chinese officials have responded to concerns from other nations about recent import restrictions. The Chinese comments directly address the “waste versus scrap” debate as well as global economic repercussions of National Sword.
Many exporters of recovered materials have increased the volume they send to Southeast Asia this year in an effort to fill the void left by China.
Many developments related to the Chinese recycling import market have taken place in recent weeks. The following is a look at key updates.
San Francisco has seen significantly more diversion from its curbside program since changing the standard sizes of recycling and garbage receptacles issued to residents.
Months after China ramped up restrictions on scrap imports, countries such as Indonesia, Malaysia and Vietnam are initiating similar, if less extensive, policies as officials try to get a handle on massive increases in shipments and improper use of permits.
Vietnamese authorities have boosted inspections of scrap imports and plan to halt shipments to key ports next month.
