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.

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


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cheers,

John B.