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Where Will Your Plastic Trash Go Now That China Doesn't Want It?

The U.S. used to ship about 7 million tons of plastic trash to China a year, where much of it was recycled into raw materials. Then came the Chinese crackdown of 2018. (Olivia Sun/NPR)
The U.S. used to ship about 7 million tons of plastic trash to China a year, where much of it was recycled into raw materials. Then came the Chinese crackdown of 2018. (Olivia Sun/NPR)

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