Chemical Recycling Bill Advances in Texas
If the law is passed, Texas will join Florida, Wisconsin, Georgia, Iowa and Tennessee in passing similar legislation.Continue Reading→
China hits US back with new tariffs
The tariffs will affect $60 billion of goods coming from the U.S. starting June 1.Continue Reading→
New rules place restrictions on global plastic scrap trade
The Basel Convention on the Control of Transboundary Movements of Hazardous Waste has been amended, requiring countries to obtain prior informed consent before exporting contaminated or mixed plastic scrap.Continue Reading→
Carrefour, TerraCycle ‘Loop’ initiative launches in Paris
Online platform offers alternative to single-use plastic packaging.Continue Reading→
Basel changes may have ‘bigger impact’ than China ban
The post Basel changes may have ‘bigger impact’ than China ban appeared first on Resource Recycling News. The move last week by 187 governments to alter a global waste treaty will mean further uncertainty for U.S. scrap plastic exports. Major plastics-related changes to the Basel Convention, first proposed by the government
Canada to take back tons of garbage shipped to Philippines following threats
Philippines President Rodrigo Duterte announced that the country would ‘declare war against [Canada]’ if the issue wasn’t resolved.Continue Reading→
Major recyclers deny still exporting plastic overseas
The claims, made in response to an audience question at WasteExpo, were fortuitous given the Basel amendment news days later. Still, the CFOs maintained fiber markets are a much bigger issue.Continue Reading→
Recycling Works Better if We Work Together
Kim Holmes of the Plastics Industry Association looks at why companies in the mechanical recycling value chain are owed credit for giving plastics a positive end-of-life story.Continue Reading→
BIR 2019: Deep discounts in place for aluminum scrap
China’s willingness to pump out primary aluminum while banning scrap imports has created low aluminum scrap prices worldwide.Continue Reading→
Taking sides on single- or dual-stream recycling
Increased education likely contributes to reduced contamination when programs transition from single- to dual-stream collection.Continue Reading→
