Increased Enforcement Led to Less Waste Imports in 2019, China Says

China saw fewer imports of solid waste in 2019 after increasing enforcement of waste smuggling, according to a Dec. 31 report from Xinhua, China’s state-run news agency. China said its total waste imports from January to mid-December increased by nearly 40 percent from the previous year, and the country’s customs authority investigated 21 percent fewer trash smuggling cases.