The Chinese government provides an option for pre-shipment inspections, and California lawmakers may add language about National Sword into state law. These are among the recent developments as China continues to revise its import regulations and the U.S. recycling industry reacts.

Is achieving a circular economy realistic?
Debates pitting single-stream versus dual-stream recycling have gained steam in recent months. But in a recent gathering of key stakeholders, the consensus was to stick with single-stream systems.
U.S. fiberglass insulation manufacturers continue to consume great amounts of post-consumer recovered glass.
A Thai policy restricting the import of scrap plastics has proved effective. U.S. scrap plastic exports to the country dropped by 94 percent after the ban took hold.

Nine Dragons will purchase its first U.S. recycled paper mill just a couple months after entering the U.S. market with its acquisition of virgin fiber facilities. The company offered details in an interview.
A Chinese company will open a plastics recycling facility in Georgia, the latest instance in a growing trend of Chinese investment in North American processing infrastructure.