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In Australia, Europe and the US, many of those collecting plastic and other recyclables were left scrambling to find new places to send it. (Sebastian Kennerknecht/AFP)
CHINA

China plastic waste ban throws global recycling into chaos

In mainland China, imports of plastic waste have dropped from 600 000 tonnes per month in 2016 to about 30 000 a month in 2018

  • Sam Reeves
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