The Re:Source Podcast Episode 1: E-Scrap look-back and 2026 outlook
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Trade & Tariffs
West Coast ports expect slowdown in container shipments
Port activity, which has a strong correlation to demand for cardboard boxes, is expected to slow in coming months.
BAN report links brokers to surge in US e-scrap exports
Basel Action Network says US e-waste exports to Southeast Asia are surging, driven by brokers posing as recyclers but acting...
Dow execs talk PE production during bleak earnings call
Despite being entrenched in what the CEO described as "one of the longest downturns our industry has experienced," chemical and...
Malaysia’s import ban ‘very much up in the air’
On July 1 Malaysia implemented new regulations that include an apparent ban on U.S.-sourced imports of scrap plastic, causing confusion...
Malaysia fully halting US plastic scrap imports
The Malaysian government recently published regulations indicating the country will stop all U.S.-sourced imports of scrap plastic on July 1,...
Basel e-scrap rules disrupt larger metal sector
In Thailand, import regulations meant to control the flow of end-of-life electronics are creating headaches for shipments of a wider...
Malaysia to fully halt US e-plastic imports
The Malaysian government recently published regulations indicating the country will stop all U.S.-sourced imports of scrap plastic, including e-plastics from...
Processor responds to e-Stewards eligibility suspension
The Basel Action Network announced a two-year e-Stewards certification ban for RDI Inc., an IT asset disposition company that applied...
ERI details 2024 activities, including battery push
Last year was a busy one for ERI, bringing the launch of the company's first in-house alkaline battery processing facility,...
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