The NPR article on "Where Will Your Plastic Go Now That China Doesn't Want It?

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Read the NPR article on "Where Will Your Plastic Go Now That China Doesn't Want It?(https://www.npr.org/sections/goatsandsoda/2019/03/13/702501726/where-will-your-plastic-trash-go-now-that-china-doesnt-want-it) and answer following questions.

What problem is the US-facing? (2 pts) If you were a planner in the US, what alternative recycling measures would you encourage? Why? (5 pts). What has spurred China to stop importing recyclables? Why? (4 pts) Find a city outside of the US that has had a similar issue and present your own creative solutions to such problems (4 pts)

Use of photos, maps, external links (e.g., news articles), etc. is encouraged.

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