Freight market drives up costs for industry
Credit: Gorodenkoff/Shutterstock The recycling industry has not escaped the fallout from a tight trucking market. Recent regulatory movement and a...
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How China fallout is shaking recycling in California
Nearly two-thirds of recyclables exported out of California have been bound for China in recent years, and as the Asian...
Parc Corp. will close due to import ban
A plastics reclaimer and exporter plans to close its doors, citing impacts from China’s import restrictions as a major factor...
Freight market drives up costs for industry
The recycling industry has not escaped the fallout from a tight trucking market. Recent regulatory movement and a growing driver...
Recycled-content thermoforms maker shrinks workforce
Facing falling customer demand, an end user of recycled PET will lay off 100 employees at its North Carolina factory....
Freight market drives up costs for industry
The recycling industry has not escaped the fallout from a tight trucking market. Recent regulatory movement and a growing driver...
Processors lay out strategies for a shifting stream
Jim Levine and Neil Peters-Michaud at E-Scrap 2017. Photo credit: BrianAdamsPhoto.com As commodity prices fluctuate and reuse options proliferate, many...
Where exports displaced from China are finding a home
Scrap plastic exported out of the U.S. is moving to Southeast Asia, where reclaimers are dramatically increasing purchases as China...
Where exports displaced from China are finding a home
Recyclables exported out of the U.S. are moving to Southeast Asia, where reclaimers and mills are dramatically increasing purchases as...
Post-consumer plastic prices remain steady
As we enter 2018, the market for most plastic packaging collected at the curb remains unchanged, although PP prices recently...
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