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Impact of China’s National Sword Policy on the U.S. Landfill and Plastics Recycling Industry

Vedantam, Aditya ; Suresh, Nallan C. ; Ajmal, Khadija ; Shelly, Michael

Sustainability, 2022-02, Vol.14 (4), p.2456 [Revista revisada por pares]

Basel: MDPI AG

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Impact of China’s National Sword Policy on the U.S. Landfill and Plastics Recycling Industry
Autor: Vedantam, Aditya ; Suresh, Nallan C. ; Ajmal, Khadija ; Shelly, Michael
Materias: Annual reports ; Bans ; Contamination ; Crude oil ; Econometrics ; Exports ; High density polyethylenes ; Hypotheses ; Imports ; Incentives ; International trade ; Landfills ; Materials recovery ; Plastics ; Polyethylene terephthalate ; Recyclable materials ; Regression analysis ; Restrictions ; Statistical analysis ; Supply chains ; Waste disposal sites
Es parte de: Sustainability, 2022-02, Vol.14 (4), p.2456
Descripción: This paper analyzes the impacts of China’s Green Fence and National Sword Programs, under which strict contamination limits were imposed on recyclable materials, besides prohibiting imports of low quality recyclables. Specifically, this study investigates the impacts of this policy on landfills, and the risks to the U.S. plastics secondary materials market and material recovery facilities (MRFs). A hierarchical regression analysis reveals the significant impacts of China’s Green Fence and National Sword polices on the amount landfilled plastic. Controlling for oil prices, producer price index (PPI), and amount of plastic scrap exported, our findings show that the Green Fence had no statistically significant impact on the amount of plastic landfilled in the U.S. However, the quantity of plastic landfilled in the U.S. increased by 23.2% following the implementation of National Sword. Furthermore, analysis of the annual reports submitted by registered MRFs in New York (NY) state reveals that the total amount of plastic recovered by them has decreased. We suggest that demand creation and investments that improve the quality of bales are needed to help solve this economic dilemma.
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Impact of China’s National Sword Policy on the U.S. Landfill and Plastics Recycling Industry

Vedantam, Aditya ; Suresh, Nallan C. ; Ajmal, Khadija ; Shelly, Michael

Basel: MDPI AG

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