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Signals point to all-out recycled fiber ban in China
Recent actions by the Chinese government indicate the country will likely ban imports of OCC and almost all other fiber grades in 2021. Such a move would come in the wake of industry-shaking mixed paper and plastic prohibitions already in …

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NERC reports drop in value of recovered materials
The blended value of a ton of recyclables in the Northeast U.S. has dropped by about one-fifth, a MRF survey shows.
A closer look at container and packaging recycling rates
The overall U.S. recycling rate was 35.2% in 2017, but underneath that number is a more complicated picture of material-specific recovery.
Our top stories from November 2019
Stories about state and federal legislation, recovered material markets and the national recycling rate drew our readers’ attention last month.
Companies plan to invest $300M in domestic paper recycling
A technology company and investment firm say they will develop two North American facilities processing more than 800,000 tons per year of mixed paper and OCC into recycled pulp and paper.
Former manager at ECUA charged with theft
A former MRF employee in Florida was charged with theft and fraud after selling recyclables and allegedly pocketing the money. The situation is one of at least two recent MRF fraud investigations.
Recycling outreach legislation hits US Senate
Lawmakers in Washington, D.C. have introduced another bill that creates a federal recycling grants program.