US fiber, plastic exports decrease
Exports of both recovered fiber and plastics fell during the first six months of 2023, newly released federal trade statistics...
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EU group says PCR mandates are driving imports
Could minimum recycled content mandates for PET bottles simply drive an increase in RPET imports? A recycling industry group in...
US scrap plastic exports fall
U.S. companies exported 10% less scrap plastic during the first quarter of 2023 than they did a year earlier, and...
US scrap paper and plastic exports fall
U.S. companies exported 8% less recovered fiber and 10% less scrap plastic during the first quarter of 2023 than they...
ISRI recap: Exporters continue to face uncertainty
Last week's Institute of Scrap Recycling Industries Convention put a focus on two issues critical to the global side of...
ISRI recap: Exporters continue to face uncertainty
Last week's Institute of Scrap Recycling Industries Convention put a focus on two issues critical to the global side of...
Data Corner: U.S. paper and plastic exports still declining
This article appeared in the March 2023 issue of Resource Recycling. Subscribe today for access to all print content. When China...
Processor loses certification over exports to Asia
E-scrap company eGreen IT Solutions lost its e-Stewards certification after a Basel Action Network investigation tracked two printers overseas to...
US plastic exports fell at a faster rate in 2022
The decline in U.S. scrap plastic exports accelerated for the second year in a row, according to recently released U.S....
U.S. fiber and plastic exports continued to fall in 2022
Companies exported a little less recovered fiber and a lot less scrap plastic last year, recently released trade data shows.
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