24 Oct 2018 --- At least 20 percent of UK councils have felt a direct impact from China’s restrictions on imports of mixed paper and plastics over the last year, with some noting increased recycling costs of US$647,000 (£500,000) since the restrictions, a poll by the Local Government Association (LGA) has revealed. The poll has further ignited calls for manufacturers to reduce the amount of unrecyclable material entering the market in the first place.
