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Trash talk: China's ban impacts U.S. recycling

Name: Trash talk: China's ban impacts U.S. recycling
Uploaded: 2018-06-04T11:48:01-0400
Duration: 6 min 22 s
Description: China has banned certain recyclables from foreign countries. The New York Times' Livia Albeck-Ripka explains how this changes things for U.S. cities, resulting in more paper and plastics in landfills.

China has banned certain recyclables from foreign countries. The New York Times' Livia Albeck-Ripka explains how this changes things for U.S. cities, resulting in more paper and plastics in landfills.