Last month, China banned imports of some waste materials that can be reused in manufacturing. The move is forcing other countries to rethink their policies on recycled waste. Before the ban, China was the first resting place for about half of the world’s metal, plastic and paper recyclables. Now, the government has decided to ban the import of 24 categories of solid waste. The decision is causing problems for the international waste processing industry. Developed countries including the United States are trying to deal with ever increasing amounts of unprocessed waste. Now they have to find new places to send it.
Title: China Bans Many Imported Recyclable Materials
Content: <div id='article-page'><div id='article-content' data-media-url='//news-app-staging.s3.amazonaws.com' data-base-url='//news-app-staging.herokuapp.com' data-sound-name='https://news-app-production.s3.amazonaws.com/articles/2369/china_ban.m4a' data-capture-url='//staging.analytics.lingraphica.com/events/capture_news' data-article-title='China Bans Many Imported Recyclable Materials' data-article-id='2885'><script src='//news-app-staging.herokuapp.com/javascripts/getscripts.js'></script><link rel='stylesheet' href='//news-app-staging.herokuapp.com/stylesheets/article.css' type='text/css' /><div class='article'><p><span data-start-time='0' data-end-time='10396'>Last month, China banned imports of some waste materials that can be reused in manufacturing.</span> <span data-start-time='10396' data-end-time='18854'>The move is forcing other countries to rethink their policies on recycled waste.</span> <span data-start-time='18854' data-end-time='31583'>Before the ban, China was the first resting place for about half of the world’s metal, plastic and paper recyclables.</span> <span data-start-time='31583' data-end-time='41979'>Now, the government has decided to ban the import of 24 categories of solid waste.</span> <span data-start-time='41979' data-end-time='50375'>The decision is causing problems for the international waste processing industry.</span> <span data-start-time='50375' data-end-time='61250'>Developed countries including the United States are trying to deal with ever increasing amounts of unprocessed waste.</span> <span data-start-time='61250' data-end-time='66333'>Now they have to find new places to send it.</span> </p></div><div class='control-buttons-sticky' style='display:none;'><div class='control-buttons'><button title='Back' class='back' disabled='disabled'></button><button title='Play' class='play' disabled='disabled'></button><button title='Pause' class='pause' style='display:none;'></button><button title='Forward' class='forward' 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data-sound-name='https://news-app-production.s3.amazonaws.com/articles/2369/number_of_processing_locations.m4a'><span>number of processing locations</span></div><div class='choice' data-sound-name='https://news-app-production.s3.amazonaws.com/articles/2369/amounts_of_waste.m4a'><span>amounts of waste</span></div></div></div><div class='sentence_completion_question question-container' data-question-id=10159 data-hint-location='41979' style='display:none;'><div class='question' data-sound-name='https://news-app-production.s3.amazonaws.com/articles/2369/the_decision_is_causing_problems_for_the__blank__industry.m4a'>The decision is causing problems for the <span class='blank'>waste processing</span> industry.</div><div class='choices' data-correct-choice='waste processing'><div class='choice' data-sound-name='https://news-app-production.s3.amazonaws.com/articles/2369/international_trash.m4a'><span>international trash</span></div><div class='choice' 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