Plastic scrap piles up in Japan after China shuts door

Some traders face bankruptcy while others adapt

20170718N China waste plastic

Outlets for waste plastic have dried up after China banned imports this year.

Nikkei staff writers

TOKYO -- China's move this year to reject plastic waste is starting to have a ripple effect on Japanese traders that had depended on Chinese consumption.

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