Paper exports grew in 2018, but plastics fell 35 percent
Despite a year of market uncertainty, U.S. recovered paper exports increased in 2018, driven largely by OCC shipments. However, scrap...
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India confirms scrap plastic ban will be delayed
This story has been updated. A complete ban on scrap plastic imports into India will be delayed until the end...
U.S. scrap plastic exports fell 35 percent last year
The U.S. exported 1.3 billion fewer pounds of scrap plastic in 2018 than the year before, new figures show, representing...
Tracking study provides insight into U.S. exports
Of 170 trackers placed in e-scrap devices over the past two years, the vast majority remained in the U.S. Most...
India to end plastic scrap imports
This story has been updated. The Indian government says it will ban scrap plastic imports, a move that threatens to...
India to end plastic scrap imports
This story has been updated. The Indian government says it will ban scrap plastic imports, a move that threatens to...
India to end plastic scrap imports
This story has been updated. The Indian government says it will ban scrap plastic imports, a move that threatens to...
Total Reclaim pays state $550,000 over ‘false claims’
Oregon regulators announced they've settled a case against e-scrap processor Total Reclaim, centered on the company misleading customers about how...
OCC movement slows alongside Chinese economy
China has decreased purchases of old corrugated containers, which has caused domestic and export prices for the key fiber grade...
National Sword bruises hauler recycling businesses
China's scrap import restrictions and their rippling market effects pared recycling revenues for Waste Management and Waste Connections last year....
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