china

24 04 2018

The Chinese Ministry of Ecology and Environment has announced that scrap steel, post-industrial plastics waste, PET bottles and waste electrical and electronic equipment (WEEE) imports will be banned by the...

09 04 2018

The number of Smart City projects worldwide has risen substantially in recent years, in both rich and developing countries. Meanwhile China has made it a national priority to develop the...

21 02 2018

CHINA'S AIR QUALITY is notoriously bad. How bad? It has slowed photosynthesis in plants and possibly impacted the country's food supply. One scientist describes conditions as "similar to a nuclear winter."...

10 01 2018

Hidden thousands of miles from the view from Western shoppers, Chinese textile mills producing for major US and European clothing brands have been some of the worst polluters in the fashion industry....

10 01 2018

Businesses trading in secondary materials with China are being told the restrictions on imports are a “game-changer” and the industry has to comply and adapt to survive. The warning comes...

22 12 2017

Asia: Some 350 000 tonnes of plastics scrap that would have previously been recycled will be diverted from this path in 2018 as a result of China's ban on imports, UK-based...

22 12 2017

Carbon market will initially cover China's energy sector before expanding over the coming years, but it is still not yet know when trading will actually begin  China has today announced...

24 11 2017

Some northern Chinese cities failed to improve air quality by much last month, hitting the smog-prone region’s overall results in a drive against pollution, the government said as it warned...

03 11 2017

Building to be banned during winter 'heating season' in bid to cut levels of toxic smog. China is to halt almost every major building project in Beijing in a bid to tackle the...

25 09 2017

The latest restrictions on imports of plastic waste to China have been creating turmoil on the plastic waste markets. For many years, Europe’s waste management systems have been actively supporting...