China to Restrict Sales, Imports of Plastic Waste

China announced plans to substantially reduce its use of plastic by 2025, which will include curbs on plastic waste imports, according to a Jan. 19 report from Xinhua, China’s state-run news agency. China said it will “gradually ban or restrict the production, sales and use of certain plastics” over the next five years, including introducing “prohibitions on … imports of plastic waste.”