Plastics Pile Up as China Refuses to Take the West’s Recycling Since Jan. 1, China has banned imports of 24 kinds of waste, including materials used in plastic bottles, in a campaign against “foreign garbage.” Share: Facebook Twitter Google+ Stumble Digg Email ThisBlogThis!Share to XShare to Facebook Related Posts:Judge in Sanctions Case Dismisses a ‘Conspiracy Theory’In Italy, #MeToo Is More Like ‘Meh’Beyond Boko Haram’s Reach, Love and Feminism FlourishPeru’s President Faces Possible Ouster Over Links to OdebrechtMexico Strengthens Military’s Role in Drug War, Outraging CriticsDutch Court Sentences Ethiopian to Life in Prison for War Crimes