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Plastic Import Bans (China, India), Dependency - Coggle Diagram
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Plastic Import Bans (China, India)
Consequences for China
The UK, the US, Germany, Japan and Mexico were among the biggest exporters of scrap plastic to China
May see an end to collection of some plastic in the UK and increase the risk of environmental pollution
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stockpiling of plastic waste, more incineration and the risk of more landfill in other countries due to China's plastic import ban
Consequences for USA
Become so reliant on China, haven't built a new recycling program since 2003
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Recyclables are being burned, which may cause increase of plumes of toxic pollution
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