Industry Associations Respond to China’s Expanded Waste Import Ban

SEATTLE (Waste 360): Just as the waste and recycling industry was starting to make some adjustments to comply with China’s recently enacted waste import ban and contamination standard, China's Ministry of Ecology and Environment (MEE) announces plans to ban 32 more types of solid waste by the end of 2019.

Sixteen types of solid waste, including compressed car scraps and scrapped ships, will be banned from import beginning December 31, 2018, and another 16 types, including stainless steel scraps, will be banned beginning December 31, 2019.

This move sparked a reaction from three major waste and recycling associations—the Solid Waste Association of North America (SWANA), the Institute of Scrap Recycling Industries (ISRI) and the National Waste & Recycling Association (NWRA)—which have recently submitted a number of filings and feedback regarding China’s intentions.

SWANA CEO and Executive Director David Biderman told Waste360 that “the announcement serves as a timely reminder that no one should be expecting China to roll back the recently implemented waste import restrictions, and that we need to support domestic, job-creating recycling markets here in the United States.”

 Courtesy: https://waste360.com