Arrests and delays mark first weeks of ‘second Green Fence’
China's recent crackdown on scrap imports has exposed smuggling operations, led to dozens of arrests and resulted in the confiscation...
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Scrap plastic exports fall in 2016
Industry exports last year saw decreases in both tonnage and average price when compared with 2015 totals. U.S. export data...
Giant haulers report higher recycling revenues in 2016
A rebound in commodity values meant substantial recycling-related revenue boosts for North America's two largest residential haulers. Houston-headquartered Waste Management...
China announces ‘Sword’ crackdown on illegal recyclable material imports
A campaign aimed at curbing criminal activity could cause headaches for those legally sending recyclable materials across the Pacific Ocean....
Smuggled e-scrap among the targets of China’s ‘Sword’ campaign
Chinese customs authorities announced a crackdown on illegal imports of scrap electronics and other materials. China’s General Administration of Customs...
China announces ‘Sword’ crackdown on illegal scrap plastic imports
A campaign aimed at curbing criminal activity could cause headaches for those legally sending recyclable materials across the Pacific Ocean....
Wide world of plastics recycling: Feb. 14, 2017
Residents of a settlement in Zambia collect and sell scrap plastics in place of a formal hauling service, and ag...
Bill restricting e-scrap exports reintroduced
A bill limiting exports of scrap electronics has been reintroduced in Congress, after it failed to advance in 2016. A...
Texas plant doubles CarbonLite’s PET bottle-to-bottle capacity
CarbonLite, a reclaimer producing food-grade recycled PET, will double its processing capacity this year with the construction of a $62...
Markets improve again for residential recyclables
A months-long string of rising prices for recovered materials has continued into February. The value of recovered plastics improved sharply...
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