Basel changes may have ‘bigger impact’ than China ban
The move last week by 187 governments to alter a global waste treaty will mean further uncertainty for U.S. scrap...
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Basel changes may have ‘bigger impact’ than China ban
The move last week by 187 governments to alter a global waste treaty will mean further uncertainty for U.S. scrap...
Data Corner: How export markets shifted from 2017 to 2018
In early March, the U.S. Department of Commerce released numbers for U.S. export activity in December 2018, allowing the industry...
Basel Convention countries consider plastic proposal
The scrap plastic trade will receive focus this week in Switzerland, where countries are meeting to discuss and consider amending...
Details on Total Reclaim prison sentences
The owners of e-scrap processor Total Reclaim have been sentenced to 28 months in prison after pleading guilty to federal...
Why banned shipments are still getting into Malaysia
Scrap plastic traders continue to circumvent import restrictions in one Southeast Asian country by labeling recovered plastic as another type...
Plastic exports continue to drop
Scrap plastic shipments from the U.S. declined from 122 million pounds in January to 120 million pounds in February. That...
Groups warn that ‘recycling is not enough’
As international leaders consider action in response to plastic pollution, environmental activists are arguing that turmoil around scrap exports is...
Exports of recycled paper and plastic fall again
U.S. exports of scrap paper and plastic continued to drop in February, marking the fourth straight month of declining shipments...
Groups warn that ‘recycling is not enough’
As international leaders consider action in response to plastic pollution, environmental activists are arguing that turmoil around scrap exports is...
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