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Global metal-recycling policies.
A running reference to the rules that shape the world's scrap trade — updated as regulation evolves.
India
- Hazardous Waste (Management) Rules, 2016
- EPR framework for e-waste and metal packaging
- DGFT scrap import guidelines
- MoEFCC recycling certification
USA
- RCRA — Resource Conservation & Recovery Act
- EPA scrap metal exemptions
- ISRI compliance framework
European Union
- EU Waste Framework Directive 2008/98/EC
- End-of-Waste criteria for metals
- Waste Shipment Regulation (WSR)
United Kingdom
- Scrap Metal Dealers Act 2013
- UK Environment Act 2021
UAE
- Federal Law No. 12 of 2018 on integrated waste management
- EAD scrap trade rules
Japan
- Basic Act on Establishing Sound Material-Cycle Society
China
- Solid waste import restrictions (2020+)
- Recycled raw material standards
Australia
- National Waste Policy Action Plan
- Product Stewardship Act
Canada
- Canadian Environmental Protection Act — hazardous waste export/import
Singapore
- Resource Sustainability Act 2019