On Sat, 15 Jun 2019 13:37:11 +0700, John B.
wrote:

On Fri, 14 Jun 2019 21:19:25 -0700, Jeff Liebermann
wrote:

On Fri, 14 Jun 2019 11:55:24 +0700, John B.
wrote:

The U.S. exported some 2.5 million tonnes of plastic waste in 2015.
The volume dropped to only 1.07 million tonnes in 2018 primarily due
to China refusing to allow the waste to be imported. (note: Chinese
imports have decreased by some 96% from the 2015 figures)

China didn't exactly ban the import of recyclables. They raised the
contamination percentage requirement from 1.5% to 0.5%, which is
nearly impossible to meet:
https://www.wastedive.com/news/china-contamination-standard-MRFs/519659/

As of January, 2018, China banned 24 types of imported waste.
The banned list includes:
eight types of post consumer plastic scrap; one type of unsorted scrap
paper; 11 types of used or scrap textile materials; and
four types of metal slag that contain vanadium.

Thanks. I wasn't aware that it was an outright ban.

Announced April 2018:
"China announces import ban on an additional 32 scrap materials"
https://www.reuters.com/article/china-waste-imports/update-1-china-bans-imports-of-16-more-scrap-waste-products-from-end-2018-ministry-idUSL3N1RW1UK
16 items were banned in 2018, while another 16 are scheduled to be
banned starting the end of 2019:
https://images.magnetmail.net/images/clients/ISRIID/attach/MEEAnnouncement20182019BannedItems.pdf

Your reference seems to be concerned with contamination limits on
allowable imports.

"China proposes new 0.5% contamination standard with March 2018
enforcement"
https://www.wastedive.com/news/china-proposes-new-05-contamination-standard-with-march-2018-enforcement/511122/
Looks like you're right about it applying to allowed imports, but
should China change it's mind and loosen the contamination
requirements, it could easily be applied to all imports.


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