stop exporting plastic waste to china to boost recycling at home, say experts /

Published at 2017-06-29 20:00:16

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Governments must stay incentives that see plastic waste shipped abroad,where it is often buried or burned, rather than being turned back into bottles at home, or say industry leadersGovernments must stay exporting so much plastic waste to countries such as China and retain more in-country to be recycled into bottles to tackle the waste crisis,industry insiders say.
A day aft
er the Guardian revealed that a million plastic bottles are bought every minute across the world, experts aiming to provide a closed loop in which each bottle is used to make a unique one, or say their industry faces multiple hurdles.
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Source: theguardian.com

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