The wide-ranging nature of China's Green Fence aimed at stopping the "smuggling of waste" into the country is becoming clear with reports from China of action on a number of fronts. While plastics exports to China are a particular focus of attention with plastics imports to China reduced in the wake of the Green Fence, the action is also being felt in the waste paper sector and is also targeting illegal exports of electronic waste and tyres. A Chinese official confirmed to letsrecycle.com that action was being taken on the plastics and paper front because "of the smuggling of waste and low quality material." He added: "This is a 10 month campaign which started in March." But, he would not comment on how the Chinese would proceed from the end of 2013. Some exporters of waste/recovered paper say that the market to China is now "very difficult". To read the article in full, please click on the above link.
