Plastic scrap faces cross-border peril

Source: https://www.recyclingtoday.com/article/bir-plastic-scrap-recycling-trading-global-regulations-2021/

Presenters and panelists at several Bureau of International Recycling (BIR) 2021 World Recycling Convention sessions have made it clear to the BIR community that government scrutiny continues to be the order of the day when it comes to plastic scrap. Individual nations, states and provinces continue to propose and pass legislation limiting the way plastic is used, or charging a fee to discourage its use in some applications.