Mountains of U.S. recyclables are piling up as municipal solid waste departments, haulers, recyclers and other stakeholders try to find new options for recyclable products.
In July 2017, China registered with the World Trade Organization its intent to forbid 24 kinds of solid wastes by the end of the year. And in the second half of 2017, municipal solid waste departments, haulers, recyclers and other stakeholders in the industry tried to make sense of China’s move and to prepare for a new reality. Eventually, China slightly softened its proposed contamination standards, but industry officials continued to try to push back.
