Some recovered commodities have experienced market fluctuations of late, but pricing for OCC and natural HDPE has remained flat.
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Some recovered commodities have experienced market fluctuations of late, but pricing for OCC and natural HDPE has remained flat.
Import guidelines for scrap paper shipments to Indonesia have been revised and are less stringent than initially proposed, the country’s government announced last week. Still, the rules will mean additional inspections for paper traders.
The price for OCC declined by nearly 13% over the past month. Other fiber grades also fell.
Canadian Prime Minister Justin Trudeau said his government will ban a number of single-use plastic products and will support establishing extended producer responsibility for plastic items.
The state of Maine has pledged to implement extended producer responsibility for packaging materials. Legislation will be proposed by the end of this year.