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I am not saying such thing. Quite the opposite. First of all, China was paid to receive it. And I am pointing to the fact that the Western plastic waste problem

I am not saying such thing. Quite the opposite. First of all, China was paid to receive it. And I am pointing to the fact that the Western plastic waste problem ( to the point of the comment saying if you're in the West, whatever happens in China is not something to feel guilty about ), is not limited to the West, when for processing it is sent to Asia.

A2017U1 8y ago
> First of all, China was paid to receive it. That is completely wrong, you'll need to provide evidence here, it's strange so many replies say the same. China pays for their recycling imports and get a good deal on shipping. Current tariff wars have changed this environment and now they won't take it. California alone earns billions selling waste to them > In 2016, California’s exports of recyclables amounted to 15 million tons, worth an estimated $4.6 billion. Some 62 percent of that exported material went to China in 2016 https://resource-recycling.com/plastics/2018/01/24/china-fallout-shaking-recycling-california/ https://resource-recycling.com/plastics/2018/01/24/china-fal...
- Ultramanoid 8y ago
  Tariffs are not an issue between China and the EU / Japan as they are with the U.S., that has little to do with China's decision to ban imports of trash globally. You pay recycling companies to process waste, and the cost of doing so locally in the U.S. now after the Chinese ban is so high that it means cities cannot afford it, thus waste that would have been sent to China for recycling is now piling in landfills or being burnt. https://www.theatlantic.com/technology/archive/2019/03/china-has-stopped-accepting-our-trash/584131/ https://www.theatlantic.com/technology/archive/2019/03/china...
  - DougBTX 8y ago
    That article contradicts your assertion that “China was paid to receive it”, it says, “Franklin could break even on recycling by selling it for $6 a ton.“

A2017U1 8y ago

> First of all, China was paid to receive it. That is completely wrong, you'll need to provide evidence here, it's strange so many replies say the same. China pays for their recycling imports and get a good deal on shipping. Current tariff wars have changed this environment and now they won't take it. California alone earns billions selling waste to them > In 2016, California’s exports of recyclables amounted to 15 million tons, worth an estimated $4.6 billion. Some 62 percent of that exported material went to China in 2016 https://resource-recycling.com/plastics/2018/01/24/china-fallout-shaking-recycling-california/ https://resource-recycling.com/plastics/2018/01/24/china-fal...

Ultramanoid 8y ago
Tariffs are not an issue between China and the EU / Japan as they are with the U.S., that has little to do with China's decision to ban imports of trash globally. You pay recycling companies to process waste, and the cost of doing so locally in the U.S. now after the Chinese ban is so high that it means cities cannot afford it, thus waste that would have been sent to China for recycling is now piling in landfills or being burnt. https://www.theatlantic.com/technology/archive/2019/03/china-has-stopped-accepting-our-trash/584131/ https://www.theatlantic.com/technology/archive/2019/03/china...
- DougBTX 8y ago
  That article contradicts your assertion that “China was paid to receive it”, it says, “Franklin could break even on recycling by selling it for $6 a ton.“