Shanghai citizens are being driven crazy by new trash-sorting rules

China’s decision to stop importing foreign waste last year disrupted the way countries all over the world deal with their rubbish. Now the Chinese government is turning its attention to its own mountains of waste, starting in the city of Shanghai. A new law forcing residents and businesses to meticulously separate and recycle their rubbish has been put in place. It’s the first time in China such a law has been implemented but the rules aren’t so straightforward

Aerial view of a garbage dump near Yellow River in Jiyang county, Ji'nan city, east China's Shandong province, 10 July 2019. Source: SIPA USA