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Re:China is no longer importing waste – 111M tons will have ... by reaperducer on Thursday June 21, 2018 @03:51PM (#17368689)
touting the fact that other countries in fact buy their trash. How can we recreate Sweden’s model

Isn't this exactly the problem? Sweden isn't taking care of its own trash, but instead selling it to China, just like the US and many other countries?

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Re:China is no longer importing waste – 111M tons will have ... by sciyoshi on Thursday June 21, 2018 @04:11PM (#17368851)
I think GP meant to say that Sweden is buying other countries' trash: https://www.independent.co.uk/environment/sweden-s-recycling...
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Re:China is no longer importing waste – 111M tons will have ... by rmshea on Thursday June 21, 2018 @05:03PM (#17369268)
Yes, thank you for the source. I've fixed my wording in the original post.
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