Waste Mitigation/Reuse S21

Government

  • lack of foresight on a new contractual deal
  • Some cities try to get a more favorable deal
  • bureaucratic failure

Waste Management

  • increase of price per ton from $51.15 to $96
  • failure to make a deal that all cities would accept
  • Lack on necessary foresight on Chinese law

China

  • no longer accepts loads of mixed plastics and papers
  • require less contamination in the recycling
  • Overall accepting lower amounts of recycling