Trade & Tariffs

Operators of materials recovery facilities are increasing their labor forces and installing additional sorting equipment in response to Chinese restrictions...

MRF operators are increasing their labor forces and installing additional sorting equipment in response to Chinese restrictions on scrap imports....

The upstream impacts of China’s import restrictions have been increasingly covered in national and local press, raising the level of...

The upstream impacts of China’s import restrictions have been increasingly covered in national and local press, raising the level of...

Government officials have confirmed they are monitoring China’s import policy changes and are joining industry associations in seeking clarification from...

Government officials have confirmed they are monitoring China’s import policy changes and are joining industry associations in seeking clarification from...

The U.S. OCC market plummeted last week as China substantially slows its recovered material imports. Inside China, the lack of...

China’s import policy changes are straining recovered plastics export markets, particularly impacting mixed rigids. Recycling companies have been forced to...

China’s import policy changes are forcing U.S. recycling companies to seek adjustments to municipal contracts, stockpile materials and even landfill...

For Sonoco Recycling, which collects, sorts, and sells recycled materials, China's imports restrictions have particularly stung in one area: mixed-paper...