China threatens retaliatory plastics tariffs
Trade tensions between the U.S. and China have come closer to directly impacting the plastics recycling industry. China’s Ministry of...
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What depressed OCC means for the recycling industry
A major portion of the single-stream mix has fallen sharply from record high prices a year ago. Industry stakeholders recently...
Reclaimer begins sorting HDPE and PET from mixed bales
North Carolina-based Plastic Revolutions is expanding to separate certain resins from mixed plastic bales, a response to growing supply as...
Markets continue to hobble paper values
The value of a ton of mixed paper has hit a new low, trading for less than a large latte...
Industry looks to build markets in Pacific NW
Many recycling experts see China's imports curtailment as an opportunity to rebuild domestic recycling infrastructure. A recent workshop in Portland,...
Workshop stresses material quality and market demand
Recycling market issues and market development were the focus of a one-day meeting last week in Maryland sponsored by the...
Reclaimer begins sorting HDPE and PET from mixed bales
North Carolina-based Plastic Revolutions is expanding to separate certain resins from mixed plastic bales, a response to growing supply as...
Chinese firms open up on their U.S. recycling plans
The U.S. has become a focus of investment for a small yet growing portion of the Chinese scrap processing industry....
Policies drive Chinese processing investments across the globe
Industry experts say numerous recovered plastics processing facilities are popping up worldwide, as the global market shifts away from shipping...
Details on upcoming U.S. recycling projects from Chinese firms
The U.S. has become a focus of investment for a small yet growing portion of the Chinese scrap processing industry....
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