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01/01/2018 GMT

China Bans Imported Plastic Waste

BBC World Service - Newshour, China Bans Imported Plastic Waste

The measure cutting waste imported for recycling will have global implications

China’s government is enacting a plastic waste import ban, in an attempt to cut down on millions of tons of plastic and other recyclables they receive every year. The move will significantly affect how the world recycles and disposes of waste.

Also in the programme: North Korea's leader Kim Jong-un has said a nuclear launch button is "always on my table", and the musical mistake kept secret for half a century.

Image: a Chinese labourer sorting out plastic bottles for recycling. Fred Dufour//AFP/Getty Images.

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