A new report shows China's ban on foreign waste has had a major effect on Australia's waste problems.
Australia will need to introduce a tax on plastic to help reduce a mounting waste problem, a global financial analyst has predicted.
A report by global wealth manager Credit Suisse found those restrictions have had a "colossal" impact on Australia and warns of an "impending plasticide".
Australia was exporting a large portion of its recyclable waste to China, but China has tightened its contamination standards and banned 24 types of waste.
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