Exactly this. As China bans to buy European "recyclable waste", then it is imported into countries with legal loopholes e.g. to Poland [1], Serbia, Italy[2] and

Exactly this. As China bans to buy European "recyclable waste", then it is imported into countries with legal loopholes e.g. to Poland [1], Serbia, Italy[2] and so on and somehow landfills start to burn accidentally. Even if the law changes [3], there will be other places where a penality for such criminal act is lower than cost of recycling or proper storage. 100% plastic recycling is a dream. Don't want to even start story about toxic fluids recycling... accidentaly leaking into rivers. [1] https://www.reddit.com/r/europe/comments/8p7wnr/major_danger_for_europeans_health_garbage_from/ https://www.reddit.com/r/europe/comments/8p7wnr/major_danger... [2] https://en.m.wikipedia.org/wiki/Triangle_of_death_(Italy) https://en.m.wikipedia.org/wiki/Triangle_of_death_(Italy) [3] https://www.reuters.com/article/us-poland-waste/poland-vows-to-fight-illegal-waste-dumps-after-toxic-fires-idUSKCN1IU1QZ https://www.reuters.com/article/us-poland-waste/poland-vows-...