Making a Bottles Only Program the Right One Recycling arrows don’t equal recyclability. Almost all plastic products are imprinted with a resin code – the small number enclosed by “chasing arrows.” In reality, this symbol means nothing about its recyclability!! Confusing? Yes. Misleading? Definitely, and deliberately! Much effort has gone into making people believe plastics […]
China no longer wants to receive garbage from other countries. Inspectors are now operating under a new program, “Operation Green Fence,” and are reportedly inspecting nearly every container. Because inspections slow down port operations, shippers are now seeing rising demurrage costs as they pay ports to hold containers until they are inspected. Definitive assessments of […]
The FACTS Sheet March 2013, Reefers, Textiles, FREIGHT CHARGEBACKS (FCB) AND MOISTURE DEDUCTIONS (MD),