On May 13, Hangzhou Customs intercepted a batch of environmentally-substandard waste paper at the port of Jiaxing, marking its second seizure of import substandard waste paper since the beginning of the “Blue Sky 2020” campaign against illegal inbound waste.

This batch of waste paper was used corrugated cartons imported from USA by a Jiaxing enterprise, which was usable as raw materials, totaling 204.3 tons in 20 TEUs. Through field inspection at Jiaxing Customs House, it was found that these waste paper had an excessive inclusion content of 2.06%, far more than the standard limit of 0.5%, and thus incompliant with relevant environmental requirements. By now, the Customs has returned this batch of waste paper outward by issuing the quarantine disposal notice.