TOKYO - An earthquake with a preliminary magnitude of 5.3 struck off southeast coast of the Nemuro Peninsula in Hokkaido prefecture, northern Japan, at 5:53 pm local time on Tuesday, the weather agency here said.According to the Japan Meteorological Agency (JMA), the temblor, which measured 4 on the Japanese seismic scale which peaks at 7, struck at a latitude of 43.3 degrees north and a longitude of 145.8 degrees east, and at a depth of 90 km.The quake registered between 1 and 4 on the seismic scale in northeastern parts of Hokkaido, Japan's northernmost prefecture, but the JMA has not issued a tsunami warning or advisory.No abnormalities at the Tomari Nuclear Power Plant in Hokkaido have been reported by its operator Hokkaido Electric Power Company and no injuries, as yet, to persons or property have been reported by local officials. custom bff braceletscheap custom wristbands free shippingwholesale rubber braceletsxl silicone wristbandsblue rubber bracelet meaning
Britain has crafted a new plan to improve the quality of its exports of waste paper to China in response to recent Chinese bans.The new quality-control initiative was developed by the UK Recycling Association and the Chinese Certification and Inspection Group in London.The plan involves inspections at depots to ensure that scrap paper destined for China meets specifications. Because British depots already have existing quality control systems in place, the new plan is optional for UK companies. But companies may choose the additional scrutiny to be certain of avoiding delays and related costs.Britain used to export millions of metric tons of waste each year to China before the Chinese government stopped accepting imports of certain types of scrap in January on environmental grounds.Under its new regulations, China banned certain kinds of waste plastic and paper, and also reduced the threshold for contaminants in shipments of recycled material.At the end of this month five regional seminars will be held for British exporters, delineating which types of scrap paper will be accepted.UK material has seen a huge improvement to meet the quality standards set by the Chinese government, said Huang Shouyun, London managing director of China Certification and Inspection Group, the agency accredited by the Chinese government to inspect material for export bound for the country.This new quality control plan will meet the Chinese inspection requirements while maintaining high-quality fiber exports to China, he said.Simon Ellin, CEO of the recycling association, said: The partnership with CCIC London to develop this quality-control system is proving the UK commitment to high-quality fiber exports. This system will prove to be beneficial to exporters in ensuring their material meets the rules of the export destination.The UK exports around half of the 5 million tons of scrap paper and cardboard it collects each year, and China is the main recipient. Before the Chinese ban on certain types of mixed paper imports, Britain exported 1.4 million tons of paper and cardboard to China each year.Between 2012 and 2017, Britain exported 2.7 million tons of plastic to China, according to estimates from Greenpeace. Since the ban, British exports of scrap plastic to China have fallen by 98.3 percent, according to UK government data. debossed color filled silicone wristbandsilicone wristbands no minimumwholesale rubber braceletssilicone wristbands canadayellow silicone bracelets<%2fcenter>
