AdvertisementU.S. Recycling Industry Is Struggling To Figure Out A Future Without ChinaAugust 20, 2019Christopher JoycefacebookEmailTrash sent for recycling moves along a conveyor belt to be sorted at Waste Management's material recovery facility in Elkridge, Md. In 2018, China announced it would no longer buy most plastic waste from places like the United States. (AFP/Getty Images)