Now that China has shut its borders to international recycling imports, it could be time for countries to take responsibility for their own trash, said experts at a recent waste management event in Singapore last week. Dr Chindarat Taylor, vice president of the Solid Waste Association of Thailand, said that as a result of China’s ban, it was a good idea for countries to consider their rubbish as an energy resource. “There is a big drama at the moment about being unable to export plastic,” she said, referring to the global response to China’s waste restrictions.
