China says it will ban imports of key recovered plastics
Chinese authorities have announced the country will prohibit recycled PET, PE, PVC and PS from being imported by the end...
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Hong Kong court issues fines for e-scrap storage
The illegal collection of e-scrap has resulted in fines for companies and individuals operating at two sites in Hong Kong's...
New inspections further slow Chinese scrap plastic imports
Demand for recovered commodities sent to China may further diminish as another round of import inspections threatens to slow or...
New inspections further slow Chinese scrap imports
Demand for recovered commodities sent to China may further diminish as another round of import inspections threatens to slow or...
China continues to clamp down on scrap imports
A recent decision by the Chinese government to more intensely inspect imported shipments of e-scrap and other recovered materials is...
Chinese authorities seize 85,000 tons in ‘Sword’ raid
Thousands of tons of materials were seized during a raid in the Chinese province of Guangdong last week. It's the...
China mulls import action beyond National Sword
The future of recovered materials exports to China remains hazy, but leaders from the Institute of Scrap Recycling Industries (ISRI)...
CEO sentenced to prison for counterfeit software scheme
An electronics reuse and recycling company CEO has been sentenced to 15 months in federal prison for his role in...
How National Sword is upending exports
China’s three-month-old import action has stalled shipments of some recovered plastics from the U.S. and led to substantial import fee...
How National Sword is upending exports
China's three-month-old import action has stalled shipments of some recovered materials from the U.S. and led to substantial import fee...
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