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Plastic waste crisis faces Hong Kong

New mainland regulations stop plastic waste recycling.

Hong Kong recycling firms are anxious about what to do with some 10,000 tons of plastic waste because they can't meet new processing regulations imposed by the mainland in February.

The Federation of Hong Kong Recycle said there are no facilities in Hong Kong for cleaning and processing the waste properly, making it impossible to sell.

It says the industry is losing up to HK$300,000 a month, and all the waste in recycling centers across Hong Kong could end in landfills if government can't come up with a solution.


 

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