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Re:Stomach of Dead Whale Contained 'Nothing but Nonstop Plas... by maccard on Tuesday March 19, 2019 @05:52AM (#19429392)
On HN a few days ago I saw [0] that US cities are in fact actively reducing the scope of or removing their recycling programs. Id be furious too if I lived there (not sure if the UK fares any better)

[0] https://news.ycombinator.com/item?id=19410187

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Re:Stomach of Dead Whale Contained 'Nothing but Nonstop Plas... by eeZah7Ux on Tuesday March 19, 2019 @06:55AM (#19429678)
"With China no longer accepting used plastic and paper, communities are facing steep collection bills, forcing them to end their programs or burn or bury more waste."

The phrasing is telling. "China no longer accepting", "communities are facing", "forcing them".

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