China Tests How Imported Recycled Pulp Is Made
How far will the 0.50% limit and microbial testing reshape feedstock sorting across Asia and sales of Japanese print waste?
On October 1, 2026, China implemented a new standard that closely examines the feedstock and manufacturing process of imported recycled paper pulp. The issue is not a uniform rise in recovered-paper prices, but the difference between cargo that can cross the border and cargo that cannot. For Japanese printers, this is a moment to trace whether sorting production waste paper actually feeds back into the terms on which it is sold.
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Qingdao Customs classified a 746.78-metric-ton cargo as solid waste. It had been declared as recycled paper pulp. But the cargo had an offensive odor, contained plastic and metal, and exceeded the limits for contaminants and coarse rejects.…
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