{"id":1568,"date":"2018-04-30T14:15:38","date_gmt":"2018-04-30T14:15:38","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/baileyonlineclassroom.com\/eastasiaandoceaniablog\/?p=1568"},"modified":"2018-04-30T14:15:38","modified_gmt":"2018-04-30T14:15:38","slug":"australias-trashy-problem","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/baileyonlineclassroom.com\/eastasiaandoceaniablog\/2018\/04\/30\/australias-trashy-problem\/","title":{"rendered":"Australia&#8217;s trashy problem"},"content":{"rendered":"<div>\n<div>\n<div>\n<div>\n<div>\n<div class=\"row article-top-header\">\n<div>\n<div>\n<div class=\"col-md-8 article-top-header-wrapper\">\n<div class=\"article-heading\">\n<h1 class=\"post-title\">Australia faces rubbish crisis as China bans waste import<\/h1>\n<p class=\"article-heading-des\">For years China was the world&#8217;s top destination for recyclable waste, but a ban on certain imports has left nations scrambling to find new dumping grounds for growing piles of rubbish.<\/p>\n<div class=\"article-heading-author-wrap\">\n<div class=\"article-heading-author-img\">\n<div class=\"article-heading-author-name\">by <a href=\"https:\/\/www.aljazeera.com\/profile\/andrew-thomas.html\" rel=\"author\">Andrew Thomas<\/a><\/p>\n<div class=\"article-duration\">29 Apr 2018<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<div id=\"article-top-share-icon\" class=\"article-readToMe-share-block\"><\/div>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<div><\/div>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<div>\n<div>\n<div>\n<div>\n<div>\n<div class=\"row article-main-content-wrapper\">\n<div>\n<div>\n<div>\n<div>\n<div>\n<div class=\"col-md-8 article-main-content\">\n<div>\n<div>\n<article id=\"main-article-block\" class=\"main-article-block clear-fix\">\n<div class=\"main-article-body\">\n<figure class=\"main-article-mediaCaption\">\n<div class=\"main-article-media\">\n<div id=\"vdoContainer\" class=\"video-container\">\n<div>\n<div><\/div>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<\/figure>\n<div class=\"article-more-on-block article-shaded-blocks article-embedded-card hidden-xs\">\n<h4 class=\"embeded-box-name\">MORE ON\u00a0<a href=\"https:\/\/www.aljazeera.com\/topics\/regions\/asia-pacific.html\">ASIA PACIFIC<\/a><\/h4>\n<ul class=\"article-more-on-ul\">\n<li><a href=\"https:\/\/www.aljazeera.com\/news\/2018\/04\/cambodias-kampot-pepper-immune-price-slump-180430104245296.html\">Cambodia&#8217;s Kampot pepper immune to price slump<\/a>today<\/li>\n<li><a href=\"https:\/\/www.aljazeera.com\/news\/2018\/04\/thailand-releases-magazine-editor-imprisoned-royal-insult-180430090856289.html\">Thailand releases magazine editor imprisoned for royal insult<\/a>today<\/li>\n<li><a href=\"https:\/\/www.aljazeera.com\/indepth\/features\/afraid-ashamed-raped-studying-australia-180426093123439.html\">Afraid, ashamed and alone: Raped while studying in Australia<\/a>today<\/li>\n<li><a href=\"https:\/\/www.aljazeera.com\/news\/2018\/04\/hundreds-thais-protest-defying-military-ban-180429171504350.html\">Hundreds of Thais protest, defying military ban<\/a>today<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<\/div>\n<div id=\"body-170301071804049\" class=\"article-p-wrapper\">\n<p>The world&#8217;s\u00a0<a href=\"https:\/\/www.aljazeera.com\/programmes\/earthrise\/2013\/10\/recycling-revolution-20131028125452142391.html\">recycling<\/a>\u00a0industry is facing a shake-up.<\/p>\n<p>Previously,<a href=\"https:\/\/www.aljazeera.com\/topics\/country\/china.html\">\u00a0China<\/a>\u00a0imported half the world&#8217;s recycled plastic and paper &#8211; 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