12 Sep 2018 --- The state of recycling in the UK has been shaken by a string of Asian countries banning or restricting the import of post-consumer plastic and mixed paper grade. “Millions of tons of recovered materials collected globally, and of varying quality, was displaced,” Simon Ellin, CEO of The Recycling Association, tells PackagingInsights. He further warns that “we face a storm on the horizon as China looks set to ban imports of all solid waste in the next couple of years.” How can the industry prepare? Adapt – and fast.
