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China’s ban on plastic waste imports will leave Britain struggling to cope

China’s ban on plastic waste imports will leave Britain struggling to cope, warn recycling bosses

  • About half a million tonnes of plastic is shipped to China every year by the UK
  • Yesterday China’s government banned ‘foreign waste’ to upgrade its industries
  • Move has raised fears more waste could be dumped or stockpiled in the UK

Read more: http://www.dailymail.co.uk/news/article-5227397/Chinas-waste-imports-ban-leave-Britain-struggling.html#ixzz54QhfNEjH