Recycled fiber operations shut down
Three paper companies recently closed facilities that use recycled material. Two framed the shutdowns as part of longer-term “optimization” plans,...
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Shipping giant stops taking fiber exports to China
A major shipping line will no longer accept recovered fiber and other scrap material exports bound for China, in anticipation...
US paper recycling rate drops slightly
Export market turmoil caused a lower recycling rate for paper and paperboard in 2019, an industry group announced. The decline...
OCC supply shortfalls drive up prices
The coronavirus pandemic has sharply diminished OCC collection from established commercial channels and some residential programs. An analyst describes how...
State provides funding for 20 recycling projects
North Carolina recently awarded hundreds of thousands of dollars in grants to help divert mixed recyclables, organics, paper, plastic and...
Scrap exports continue to drop this year
U.S. exports of recycled paper and plastic were down during the first quarter of 2020 compared with previous years, according...
China moves closer to complete import ban
China last week enshrined in law its intent to eliminate "solid waste" imports. Even so, the government continues to approve...
Sonoco invests to use more OCC and mixed paper in US
A major end user of recovered fiber will spend $83 million to retool operations in South Carolina and Wisconsin. But...
Recycled paper mill to idle due to drop in product demand
A Packaging Corporation of America mill that uses recycled fiber will suspend operations for two months as the coronavirus pandemic...
South Korea to enact import restrictions
A large buyer of U.S. scrap paper and plastic is planning measures to reduce imports and increase domestic recycling of...
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