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China's recycling 'ban' throws Australia into a very messy waste crisis

  • Written by Jenni Downes, Research Consultant, Institute for Sustainable Futures, University of Technology Sydney
China's recycling 'ban' throws Australia into a very messy waste crisisBernard Spragg. NZ/Flickr

Federal Environment Minister Josh Frydenberg is meeting with his state and territory counterparts today. Top of their agenda? The recycling crisis precipitated by the China “ban”.

States and councils around the country have been struggling since the imposition of import restrictions that exclude 99% of the...