TOMRA Sorting Recycling has published an e-book containing advice on how to meet the tough new rules for sending recyclable materials to China.
Recycling soring machine manufacturer, TOMRA Sorting Recycling, has published an e-book containing advice on how to meet the tough new rules for sending recyclable materials to China.
TOMRA explained that the e-book aims to address widespread concerns about China's National Sword standard, introduced to the World Trade Organisation in July 2017 and fully implemented on 1st March 2018, which demands higher purity levels in recyclable materials entering the country.
The standard is expected to be expanded to include a total of 16 materials by the end of this year, and to add a further 16 materials by the end of 2019.
National Sword has sent shock waves through the recycling industry by requiring much recyclable material arriving in China to have purity levels greater than 99.5%. This is a significant increase from the 90-95% purity levels previously accepted and will have far-reaching consequences: China is the world's largest importer of recycled material.
TOMRA's e-book explains why, for businesses striving to meet the new standard, adding more manual pickers is not a sustainable option, and why sensor-based mechanical solutions make more financial sense.
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