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  2. China's waste import ban - Wikipedia

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    China's economy was highly associated with imported waste since a few decades ago. This rapidly growing economy requires a lot of raw materials to sustain. This is not due to China's technology and ability to recycle these waste but because China's economy is based high on the manufacturing sector which has a high demand for raw materials.

  3. Operation National Sword - Wikipedia

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    The Operation National Sword (ONS) was a policy initiative launched in 2017 by the government of China to monitor and more stringently review recyclable waste imports. [1] By 1 January 2018, China had banned 24 categories of solid waste and had also stopped importing plastic waste with a contamination level of above 0.05 percent, which was significantly lower than the 10 percent that it had ...

  4. China starts new recycling drive as foreign trash ban widens

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    China plans to launch 100 new large-scale recycling "bases" by the end of next year, part of a campaign to make better use of its resources after extending a ban on foreign trash imports. A long ...

  5. Recycling options dwindle for councils hit by China ban - AOL

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    Until earlier this year, the UK sent a big chunk of its used plastic to China, where it was used to make items such as computers, toys and appliances. Basingstoke and Deane Borough Council has ...

  6. Environmental policy in China - Wikipedia

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    Environmental policy in China is set by the National People's Congress and managed by the Ministry of Environmental Protection of the People's Republic of China.Under the Ministry of Environmental Protection of the People's Republic of China, the Department of Policies, Laws, and Regulations is in charge of establishing and strengthening basic laws and policies such as environmental laws ...

  7. US Postal Service stops accepting parcels from China ... - AOL

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    The US Postal Service (USPS) says it has temporarily stopped accepting parcels from mainland China and Hong Kong. Letters will not be affected by the suspension, according to a statement on the ...

  8. Electronic waste in China - Wikipedia

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    China is the world's largest importer and producer of electronic waste [1] with over 70% of all global e-waste ending up in the world's largest dumpsites. [2] An estimated 60–80% of this e-waste is handled through illegal informal recycling processes, without the necessary safety precautions legally required by Chinese government regulations.

  9. Plastic bags, despite products' claims, shouldn't be recycled ...

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    Film plastics, or No. 4 plastics, which include plastic shopping bags, bread bags and produce bags, can be recycled at a grocery store, according to the city's website.