Because of China's stricter policies surrounding the trash they in-take, many US cities are burning their recyclables instead of cleaning, organizing, and shipping them. They say it would be too costly.
Source Article: https://www.theguardian.com/cities/2019/feb/21/philadelphia-covanta-incinerator-recyclables-china-ban-imports
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