After importing nearly half of the planet’s plastic recyclables for three decades, China barred the import ... in developed countries many domestic recycling programs have been halted because ...

Reduce, reuse, recycle.” Originally promoted in the 1970s to raise consumption awareness, this catchy, alliterative phrase has been drilled into the minds of U.S. residents for decades. One would be ...

Until 2018, municipalities across the country could turn a profit by selling recyclables to China, which processed ... So when a recycling bin is filled with household plastics, “virtually ...

In 2018, China stopped accepting many types of recyclable ... Food scraps or non-recyclable plastics in recycling bins slash the value of these waste streams. This year, Australia's second most ...