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China aims to grant import licences and assign a first batch of import quotas by the end of June for soon-to-be restricted scrap metal shipments, a government spokesman said, earlier than anticipated by the industry.
The recycling branch of the China Nonferrous Metals Industry Association said in April that the environment ministry would only formally accept import licence applications from July 1.
China will restrict imports of high-grade Category 6 copper scrap from July, as well as aluminium and steel scrap, an extension of a ban that started this year on Category 7 scrap, which has a lower metal content.
Traders and other scrap metal importers will have to show they have the capacity to process scrap into refined metal or semi-finished products such as copper cathode or rods to qualify for licences and quotas from the Ministry of Ecology and Environment.
China’s ban on scrap imports revitalises US recycling industry
“The ministry has been carrying out inspections on scrap metals importers and processing companies,” spokesman Liu Youbin said on Wednesday, adding that the ministry would not accept applications from companies that had broken rules.
Since the 1980s, China has taken in hundreds of millions of tonnes of scrap metal, paper, plastic and electronic waste from overseas for recycling.
Beijing began restricting deliveries last year, while customs authorities cracked down on waste smuggling.




“China will resolutely tighten solid waste imports … The ministry is working to revise related law and regulations, and will strive to publish it as soon as possible,” Liu said.
Nations across Asia have been refusing waste cargoes from overseas. Malaysia said it would return non-recyclable plastic scrap to the developed countries that sent it.


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China to issue scrap metal import licences and quotas as it clamps down on waste

In China, scrap metal importers must show they have the capacity to process scrap into refined products. Photo: Reuters

Malaysian minister Yeo Bee Yin blasts importers of illegal waste, vows to return 450 tonnes of rubbish to likes of US, Japan

Malaysia’s environment minister Yeo Bee Yin says the country will fight back against developed nations looking to dump their waste. Photo: EPA

epaselect epa07607021 An auxiliary police officer inspects plastic waste inside cargo containers before it is sent back to the country of origin in Port Klang, Selangor, Malaysia, 28 May 2019. Malaysia will ship 450 metric tons of contaminated plastic waste back to the countries of origin said Yeo Bee Yin today on 28 May. The waste came from Australia, US, Canada, Saudi Arabia, Japan, China, Spain and Bangladesh. EPA-EFE/FAZRY ISMAIL

epa07607029 Malaysia's Minister of Energy, Science, Technology, Environment and Climate Change (MESTECC) Yeo Bee Yin shows plastic waste inside a cargo container before it is back to the country of origin in Port Klang, Selangor, Malaysia, 28 May 2019. Malaysia will ship 450 metric tons of contaminated plastic waste back to the countries of origin said Yeo Bee Yin today on 28 May. The waste came from Australia, US, Canada, Saudi Arabia, Japan, China, Spain and Bangladesh. EPA-EFE/FAZRY ISMAIL

‘Developed countries must be responsible’: Malaysia to send some non-recyclable plastic waste back to where it came from

Plastic waste outside an illegal recycling factory in Kuala Langat, Malaysia. Photo: Reuters

This picture taken on March 8, 2019 shows plastic waste at an abandoned factory in Jenjarom, a district of Kuala Langat, outside Kuala Lumpur. - From grubby packaging engulfing small Southeast Asian communities to waste piling up in plants from the US to Australia, China's ban on accepting the world's used plastic has plunged global recycling into turmoil. (Photo by Mohd RASFAN / AFP) / TO GO WITH Environment-waste-Malaysia-China-Australia, FOCUS by Sam Reeves and Poornima Weerasekara

‘I’ll sail to Canada and dump their garbage there’: Philippines President Rodrigo Duterte threatens ‘war’ over waste dispute

Philippines President Rodrigo Duterte speaks after his arrival at Davao international airport in September. Photo: Reuters

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How China’s ban on plastic waste imports became an ‘earthquake’ that threw recycling efforts into turmoil

For years, China was the world's leading destination for recyclable rubbish, but a ban on some imports has left nations scrambling to find dumping grounds for growing piles of waste. Photo: AFP

This photo taken on April 17, 2019 shows Northern Adelaide Waste Management Authority's recycling site in Edinburgh, near Adelaide. - From grubby packaging engulfing small Southeast Asian communities to waste piling up in plants from the US to Australia, China's ban on accepting the world's used plastic has plunged global recycling into turmoil. (Photo by Brenton EDWARDS / AFP) / TO GO WITH Environment-waste-Malaysia-China-Australia, FOCUS by Sam Reeves and Poornima Weerasekara

This picture taken on March 8, 2019 shows officials from a non-governmental organisation (NGO) standing near plastic waste at an abandoned factory in Jenjarom, a district of Kuala Langat, outside Kuala Lumpur. - From grubby packaging engulfing small Southeast Asian communities to waste piling up in plants from the US to Australia, China's ban on accepting the world's used plastic has plunged global recycling into turmoil. (Photo by Mohd RASFAN / AFP) / TO GO WITH Environment-waste-Malaysia-China-Australia, FOCUS by Sam Reeves and Poornima Weerasekara

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Environment ministry increases scrutiny of traders and processors
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China to issue scrap metal import licences and quotas as it clamps down on waste

Environment ministry increases scrutiny of traders and processors Asian nations refuse overseas waste shipments and clamp down on smuggling

Environment ministry increases scrutiny of traders and processors

Asian nations refuse overseas waste shipments and clamp down on smuggling