China’s ban on imports of recycled plastics, which is the national stance, will hurt deeper the recyclers around the world.
China, the most populous country in the world, has introduced a ban on industrial waste after it no longer accepts post-consumer waste decisions last year.
Guomen Lijian is an extensive project aimed at reducing China’s imports of waste, not just plastics. China hopes to transform itself into domestic material recovery, which will not only increase the demand for domestic waste products, but also reduce the import of recyclable materials. The amount of garbage.
This measure was formulated by the Chinese government from the perspective of environmental protection.
The Institute of Scrap Recycling Industries Inc. responded after the ban on April 19th. The ISRI Association is rooted in the scrap metal industry, but in recent years it has had a say in the recycled plastics industry.
An ISRI spokesman, Mark Carpenter, said in an e-mail: 'China's announced import ban will take effect by the end of 2018, and the ban will exceed 557,000 tons imported into China, worth more than 190 million U.S. dollars. The impact of American plastics. '
Robin Weiner, chairman of the ISRI Association, added in a statement: 'Although we anticipate that more import restrictions will be announced, we are still concerned that these policies will affect the global green supply chain and waste products. It will increase the use of pure materials in China and run counter to the original intention of the government to protect the environment.
The translation of the newly added banned material is provided by the ISRI Association.
According to the translation, they include 'industrial wastes, thermoplastic residues produced in the manufacture of plastics and plastic products, scraps related to scraps and other related plastic wastes.'
According to the translation, the materials listed in the ban include: waste ethylene polymers and residues, waste vinyl styrene polymers and residues, waste vinyl chloride polymers and residues, waste polyethylene terephthalate and residues, And other waste plastics and residues.
The national sniper sword operation will expand to cover a total of 16 materials at the end of this year, and the ban on another 16 materials at the end of 2019 will also take effect.
All additional plastic-related bans will be introduced at the end of this year. Metals, wood scrap and pellets, and cork scrap will also be included in the latest revision of the rules within the next two years.
US plastic recyclers believe that the Chinese ban is both an opportunity and a challenge for the development of U.S. domestic waste disposal.
They also generally believe that companies that had previously used renewable scrap in China can find opportunities to set up business in the US. Recyclers also see opportunities in other Asian countries including Malaysia, Thailand, and Vietnam, and those countries are willing to step in because China is not interested. Disposal of waste caused by white fields.