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Consequences of waste import ban

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Hong Kong is drowning in garbage, and it’s all China’s fault.

“The former British colony is grappling with a growing mountain of waste resulting from China’s ban this year on imports of 24 types of unprocessed rubbish – part of an effort to upgrade its recycling industry and reduce pollution.” “The...