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

Aerial view of a garbage dump in Jiyang county, east China's Shandong province

Aerial view of a garbage dump in Jiyang county, east China's Shandong province Source: AAP

Shanghai is introducing a new law forcing residents and businesses to meticulously separate and recycle their rubbish for recycling and disposal.



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