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Public Utilities, Waste Management

China is Cashing in on Trash Disposal

August 6, 2018

Via: Waste360

Dynagreen Environment Protection Group, a Chinese company that collects, stores and incinerates garbage, has surged nearly 500 percent since it began trading in Shanghai in June. The Chinese government just announced that for the first time, households will have to […]


Public Utilities, Waste Management

NRC Calls for U.S. Recycling Improvements Amid China Crackdown

May 18, 2018

Via: Waste360

In response to China’s recently enacted waste import ban, contamination standard and one-month suspension on all U.S. scrap imports, the National Recycling Coalition (NRC) is calling for the U.S. to improve its poor recycling efforts. In a press release, NRC […]


Public Utilities, Waste Management

Could Standardized Recycling Labels Be the Solution to Overcoming the Industry’s China Ban Woes?

April 16, 2018

Via: Waste360

China’s recently enacted waste import ban and contamination standard have caused many companies and individuals within the waste and recycling industry to scramble to find new homes for materials and new solutions for reducing contamination of recyclables. But Recycle Across […]


Public Utilities, Waste Management

Recycling Industry Responds to China’s Announcement on Aluminum Scrap Tariffs

March 26, 2018

Via: Waste360

In response to China’s announcement that it intends to impose a 25 percent import tariff on aluminum waste and scrap, the Institute of Scrap Recycling Industries (ISRI) released the following statement: “In 2017, the United States exported more than $1.1 […]


Public Utilities, Waste Management

Chinese Solid Waste Imports Decreased 12% in 2017

March 21, 2018

Via: Waste360

Li Ganjie, the Chinese minister of environmental protection, announced that imports of solid waste decreased by 12 percent in 2017 during a press conference. The decrease is in response to China’s National Sword Policy, which was enacted in 2017. During […]