CHINA TO PUSH THE USE OF RECYCLED MATERIALS, CRAVING FOR RECOVERED MATERIALS
August 1st, 2010
BY WANG FANGQING
CHINA is to accelerate its use of recycled materials and resources in the next five years from 2011 to 2015, including recycled plastics, metals and textiles, announced the country's National Development and Reform Commission on July 23.
Domestic demand for imported recovered materials, especially waste paper, scrap plastics and metals, has been growing in the past decade, though it slowed in 2009 due to the global recession.
For example, Zhangjiagang city, in Jiangsu province (NOTE - SPELLINGS ARE CORRECT) imported US$20.7 million worth of ...
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