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Recycling concerns discussed by board



Changes in China’s trade import policies have officials in the United States scrambling to figure out how to adjust.
That stress has even reached Mariposa County.
The changes have significantly disrupted recycling efforts by restricting foreign imports of recyclable materials and requiring reduced contamination levels in recycling streams.
“There has been a great change in how the main buyer of our recyclables — China — is accepting our recyclables,” said Mariposa County Supervisor Marshall Long...

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