HILLSBORO, OR - OCTOBER 30: Compressed blocks of plastic waste, which will no longer be accepted for recycling by China at seen at Far West Recycling October 30, 2017 in Hillsboro, Oregon. For decades, shipping containers have been loaded with American scrap and waste and dispatched to China for recycling. But, the Chinese government is cracking down, and will no longer allow shipments of much of the mixed plastic and paper Americans throw in to recycling bins. The result of the ban may be more plastic in American landfills. Natalie Behring/Getty Images/AFP