The global waste industry has been thrown into turmoil as China
halted its import on almost all categories of plastic and
poor-quality cardboard and paper.
Read Upside - Autumn 2018
The ban on imports of millions of tons of plastic waste –
which came into effect in January 2018 – is already causing a
build-up of rubbish at UK recycling plants and those operating in
what is a commodity market face chaos and financial stress in the
short-term.
In addition, the UK Government has launched a wave of
initiatives designed to cut down on single use plastics, which is
in turn putting added pressure on the recycling
industry.1
This change in waste removal could have serious impacts on the
UK. Below are a few recent statistics on recycling and rubbish
removal.
