Plastic, poverty and pollution in China's recycling dead zone

The GuardianPlastic, poverty and pollution in China's recycling dead zoneThe GuardianIn 2013, according to figures from the Bureau of International Recycling, China imported about 8-9m tonnes of plastics scrap - less than in previous years. BIR estimates that global plastic scrap consumption will climb from 15m tonnes in 2007 to around ...