China's ban on imports of 24 kinds of trash that went into effect January 1 is already taking its toll on Hong Kong. Reuters described the area as struggling with a "growing mountain of waste" - and little of that garbage is recycled. Doug Woodring, founder of the Hong Kong-based Ocean Recovery Alliance, told Reuters, "Hong Kong is a rich city with third-world quality recycling. It has been too easy to send unprocessed waste to China." Related: China bans 'foreign waste,' causing recycling...
from Inhabitat - Green Design, Innovation, Architecture, Green Building https://inhabitat.com/hong-kong-faces-growing-mountain-of-waste-in-wake-of-china-trash-ban
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