Scrap plastic exports plummet 47% this year
Federal trade statistics released last week show U.S. export volumes for the first six months of 2019. Recycled plastics have...
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Scrap plastic exports plummet 43% this year, paper stable
Federal trade statistics released last week show U.S. export volumes for the first six months of 2019. Recycled plastics have...
ISRI: Export prohibition rule is dead in the water
The U.S. Department of Commerce has decided not to pursue regulations restricting some e-scrap exports, according to the Institute of...
Cambodia rejects 3.2 million pounds of scrap plastic
More Southeast Asian nations are sending contaminated recyclables back to their originating country, as governments in the region continue to...
Indonesian import restrictions remain up in the air
A top importer of U.S. recovered paper continues to develop new quality criteria for inbound shipments, despite previous signs the...
Cambodia returns scrap plastic to US and Canada
More Southeast Asian nations are sending contaminated recyclables back to their originating country, as governments in the region continue to...
US asks countries to omit Basel plastic regulations
Federal regulators are asking countries that are major buyers of U.S. scrap plastic to refrain from implementing new trade restrictions...
US asks developed nations to omit Basel plastic rules
Federal regulators are asking countries that are major buyers of U.S. recyclables to refrain from implementing new trade restrictions laid...
US asks developed nations to omit Basel plastic rules
Federal regulators are asking countries that are major buyers of U.S. recyclables to refrain from implementing new trade restrictions laid...
Export hurdles create trouble for rigids and film recovery
Non-bottle mixed plastics and film recycling have experienced their first major drops in a decade, two studies indicate. But amid...
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