The city has found new buyers for most of its recyclables after China banned imports last year, which had forced Calgary to store mountains of plastics and paper. By early January, Calgary had stockpiled 5,000 tonnes of recyclables with nowhere to go. Sharon Howland, of Calgary's waste and recycling services, said Wednesday the city has found buyers for most of the trash. China cracked down on foreign recyclables after receiving too many toxic materials. For instance, Seidel said, there are no markets in Canada that accept mixed plastics — they need to be sorted, which likely comes at a higher cost.

Source: CBC News May 09, 2018 21:52 UTC