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What China’s Ban on Plastic Scrap Means for Global Recycling: Q&A with Kate O’Neill, Author of “Waste”

Posted: 26 Nov 2019 09:01 PM PST

Once a designated "recycling bin" for the world's post-consumer scrap, China said no more when it instituted a ban on scrap imports in 2018. Countries that previously sent bulks of waste to China, such as plastic, paper, and electronics, are grappling for solutions in the face of China's "Operation National Sword." For example, U.S. municipalities […] Related posts: Every Day is Earth Day: Plastic Waste Q&A with Mao Da Nothing Marvelous About Plastic Waste: China's Pollution Endgame...

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