Air pollutionOzoneChinaIn this study, we investigate the effects of the ban on imports of plastic waste on local air quality in China. Using city-level daily ozone concentrations, we examine whether the pollution levels differ after the implementation of the import ban. The results demonstrate ...
As China seeks to address its myriad environmental challenges, including air pollution and water contamination, it is banning the import of waste that can cause environmental issues at home. In a notification to the World Trade Organization, China’s Ministry of Environmental Protection stated, “We...
In the case of wastes of type I—which include clinical, medical, and pharmaceutical wastes as well as residues from industrial waste disposal operations—developed nations exported more to the developing and least-developed world than what they import from them, i.e., 4,340,000 and 25,500 ...
In addition, by recycling and reusing materials from waste streams, extended product life will be attainable [27], which will drop the demand for new production. By adequately handling waste streams, the need to import raw resources for nations will be lessened, boosting national resource security...
One area where the problem of global plastic reliance becomes very visible is the plastic waste and scrap trade that carries the inherent risk of air, land and maritime pollution. The sector has kept shifting, avoiding new regulations that try to rein in its issues In 2022, plastic waste ...
China began importing solid waste as a source of raw materials in the 1980s. As part of its anti-pollution efforts, the country enhanced management on waste import and significantly reduced the types and amount of imported solid waste.
Air pollution is already a major issue in the capital, Jakarta, where a group of citizens issuingthe government, including the president, over air quality that consistently ranks as among theworst in the world. “The poor environmental quality in Jakarta and weak monitoring enforcement ...
Several charts are presented which provide data on export and import market for hard rubber including waste, scrap, and articles made from hard rubber in Albania in 2009 which include one on the estimates of the total level of exports and imports on a worldwide basis, another providing details...
to international trade in some dangerous chemicals; (2) contribute to the environmental use of these chemicals by encouraging the sharing of knowledge so that national decision-making on import and export is possible and the decision-making process is disseminated to the parties (McDorman, 2004)....
The import and export of waste have been banned outright in Singapore and Malaysia. However, it is possible to recycle the existing quantity of waste without any landfill or incineration (covid-19-Singapore 2020; covid-19-Malaysia 2020). There are no special processes for managing masks and ...