Report: E-scrap flows to Thailand despite ban
The scrap electronics processing industry is active and growing in Thailand, according to a New York Times feature, despite the...
Trade & Tariffs
Signals point to all-out recycled fiber ban in China
Recent actions by the Chinese government indicate the country will likely ban imports of OCC and almost all other fiber...
Global threads
This article originally appeared in the November 2019 issue of Resource Recycling. Subscribe today for access to all print content. The...
Data Sort: Export vs. domestic processing for post-consumer plastic
The graph below shows the downstream trends for four major plastic resins collected for recycling in the U.S. and Canada...
Factors at play
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Data Corner: Export vs. domestic processing for post-consumer plastic
The graph below shows the downstream trends for four major plastic resins collected for recycling in the U.S. and Canada...
Kenya to ban used electronics imports
News reports indicate the East African country of Kenya will ban imports of used electronics starting in 2020. PD Online,...
China adds inspection option for scrap shipments
U.S. exporters of metals to China have a new option for pre-shipment inspections, which are required for all scrap exports...
Asian markets for e-plastics evolve amid uncertainty
Asia remains the destination for many plastics recovered from electronics. But as buyers relocate from China to other countries, prices...
Groups say rejected shipments moved to other countries
Contaminated bales of recycled paper stonewalled at Indonesian ports were not returned to the U.S. as promised, according to environmental...
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