China’s ‘Operation Green Fence’ scares U.S. recyclers

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News and analysis by Dan Telvock, Investigative Post's environmental reporter

New environmental rules in China could have a major impact on U.S. scrap recyclers, the Christian Science Monitor reports. In 2011, a little less than half of what the U.S. collected for recycling – 23 million tons – was exported, with two-thirds to China.

Investigative Post staff