The company that takes my scrap paper (and paid me for it) sent me a letter stating that the paper recycling market is down and their processing costs are rising, so they may have to charge me for their freight and processing costs. I rely on the revenue
Apr 28, 2020

In the short term, the news isn't good. The downturn in the recycling market is due to China's ban on importing scrap as well as tariffs on scrap materials. However, in response to the excess scrap paper available in the U.S., several U.S. paper mills are increasing their capacity to take advantage of the excess "cheap" scrap paper. The increases in capacity will take place over the next couple of years, at which time we should see the recycling revenue come back after the U.S. paper mills have worked off the excess scrap. Here are links to two articles for additional information:

https://recyclingpartnership.org/chinaimporthaltspursinvestmentinamerica...
https://resource-recycling.com/recycling/2019/08/27/china-to-increase-ta...

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