22 Aug 2018 --- China’s waste import ban, announced in April, could see an estimated 11 million metric tons of waste displaced by 2030, according to researchers at the University of Georgia, US. As 89 percent of exports into China previously consisted of polymer groups often used in single-use plastic food packaging (polyethylene, polypropylene and polyethylene terephthalate), bold global ideas and actions for reducing quantities of non-recyclable materials, redesigning products and funding domestic plastic waste management are needed, the researchers conclude.
