Author: Jared Paben
The U.S. continued to export less scrap fiber and plastic during the first nine months of this year, with notable drops in paper shipped to India and plastic shipped to Mexico. U.S. companies exported 10.7 million short tons of recovered fiber during the first three quarters of 2023, down 13% from the same period in 2022. For scrap plastics, the U.S. exported 699 million pounds during that period, down 5% from the year before.