China's move to stop importing plastic waste has changed the flow of Global trade and overturned the recycling industry. But what's happening in China is just as important to the plastic recycling industry.

Since the beginning of this year, more than 40 cities, including Shanghai, Guangzhou, Xi'an and Kunming, have launched waste classification pilot projects.

This is a big change for ordinary Chinese families, and it has also caused controversy. For the first time, the public classifies garbage, which is not very clear about recyclable, wet kitchen waste, dry garbage and hazardous garbage.

It is of positive significance for waste plastics industry to attach importance to waste classification. Zheng long, President of China synthetic resin supply and Marketing Association, said that in the past few people talked openly about the recycling of waste plastics, many people had a negative impression on it, and enterprises were reluctant to publicly admit that recycled materials were used in products. "Now you see big companies that are actively committed to recycling the old materials they sell." "China has incorporated waste recycling into its national top-level design," he said.

"People know that waste recycling will be a potential business opportunity," said he Zhigen, President of China thermoforming Association He believes it will take time for China to implement the waste collection system. "I think this year, 46 cities can first focus on urging people to abide by the garbage classification rules. Real recycling and reuse is another task. It's too early to talk about real recycling. Frankly, this process will take about a year. "

Another expert, Ritchie Brubeck of Gith consulting, believes that until then, informal recyclers will continue to deal with the main work of recycling plastics and other waste products. "I don't think that's going to change even with the full implementation of waste classification, because at present (the government's) garbage trucks can only be used to recycle wet waste and dry waste, while the distinction between plastic, waste paper and metal is all at the community level," he said

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