Trade & Tariffs

New trade restrictions will make it more difficult to ship scrap plastic from the U.S. to most countries next year....

The Chinese Ministry of Ecology and Environment last week announced details about the country's upcoming ban on all materials it...

Paper and plastic exports continue to trend lower than in previous years, even as shipments increase to certain countries, recent...

Despite having a robust plastics collection infrastructure, the U.S. is one of the largest contributors to ocean plastics worldwide, according...

Vietnam, a relatively small market for U.S. mixed paper, will no longer allow imports of the material beginning in 2022....

The graph below shows the trends for four major scrap plastic categories tracked and reported as collected for recycling in...

Chinese authorities have published updated standards for imports of recovered brass, copper and aluminum. They're set to go into effect...

In a discussion hosted by the Bureau of International Recycling, recycled plastic traders said recent months have been a "rollercoaster...

Is the global recycled paper sector prepared for China's complete exit from the market next year? Experts weighed in during...

Experts with the U.S. EPA say there are a number of potential outcomes from upcoming shifts in global rules governing...