Stockholm, Dec. 5(ChinaEurope) — China will ban all imports of solid waste from the beginning of next year.

It will also ban the dumping, stacking and disposal of waste products from abroad.

The country was once the world’s biggest recipient of overseas trash. It began importing solid waste as a source of raw materials in the 1980s.

The practice supports economic growth but harms the environment and public health.

China’s imports of solid waste have continued to drop amid the country’s green development drive.

By Chinaeuropenet

Xuefei Chen Axelsson is an independent media person. She has been a journalist for 30 years. She studied English, International politics, and sustainable development. She has been to Zimbabwe, Mozambique, Namibia and South Africa, Australia, New Zealand and America, Canada, France, Germany, Spain and all the nordic countries including Sweden, Finland, Denmark, Norway, Iceland and Britain. She is good at talking with all kinds of people and exchange ideas and serves as a bridge between China and the world.

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