In January 2018, China began enforcing new rules that ban the importation of 24 grades of solid waste, including mixed paper and plastics. Britain alone has shipped 2.7m tonnes of plastic waste since 2012.

In January 2018, China began enforcing new rules that ban the importation of 24 grades of solid waste, including mixed paper and plastics. Britain alone has shipped 2.7m tonnes of plastic waste since 2012.
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