This is bbc world news. Its newsday. Good morning. Its 8am here in singapore, midnight in london and 8am in beijing, where chinas government has introduced new restrictions on the import of foreign waste much of it dirty or hazardous. The country has been importing large amounts of waste plastic and paper every year from europe, japan, and the United States to be recycled. Its estimated that china accepted 51 of global plastic scrap imports in 2016. But the new ban, ordered by the beijing government, is about to stop most of that, and it could have a Significant Impact on recycling industry worldwide. Robin brant reports from shanghai. China has been recycling for decades. Hes made a living out of bashing, breaking up, and disassembling. Hes been doing it for five years. Its hard work, he tells me. Tiring. But hes not a green warrior. He does it because theres money in it. China needs the raw materials, so much so that Chinese Workers have been sorting through your waste shipped in fro
Its 9am in singapore, 1am in the morning in london and 9am in beijing, where chinas government has introduced new restrictions on the import of foreign waste, much of it dirty or hazardous. The country has been importing large amounts of waste plastic and paper every year from europe, japan and the United States to be recycled. Its estimated that china accepted 51 of global plastic scrap imports in 2016. But the new ban, ordered by the beijing government, is about to stop most of that, and it could have a Significant Impact on recycling industry worldwide. Robin brant reports from shanghai. China has been recycling for decades. Hes made a living out of bashing, breaking up, and disassembling. Hes been doing it for five years. Its hard work, he tells me. Tiring. But hes not a green warrior. He does it because theres money in it. China needs the raw materials, so much so that Chinese Workers have been sorting through your waste, shipped in from abroad. But the government is stopping that
The white house in my lifetime. I can tell you that his foreignpolicy is at a minimum naive and perhaps even truly counterproductive to the future of democracy in the region. As part of a long record of coddling dictators and tyrants that this administration has established. Today, by conceding to the aggressors, this president and this administration have let the people of cuba down. Texas senator ted cruz also super unhappy. This is yet another manifestation of the failures of the obamaclintonkerry foreignpolicy. This announcement will be remembered as a tragic mistake. It is also 90 miles away. Cuba is an ally of north korea. It is an ally of iran. It is an ally of venezuela. It is an avowed enemy of this country. Who else is unhappy with the president s decision . John boehner and more republicans, most republicans who are calling the president and appeaser in chief. One democrat, bob menendez, is against this, but every democrat but the only democrat against it. Why are republican
Marco rubio. This president is the single worst negotiator we have had in the white house in my lifetime. I can tell you that his foreignpolicy is at a minimum naive and perhaps even truly counterproductive to the future of democracy in the region. As part of a long record of coddling dictators and tyrants that this administration has established. Today, by conceding to the aggressors this president and this administration have let the people of cuba down. Texas senator ted cruz also super unhappy. This is yet another manifestation of the failures of the obamaclintonkerry foreignpolicy. This announcement will be remembered as a tragic mistake. It is also 90 miles away. Cuba is an ally of north korea. It is an ally of iran. It is an ally of venezuela. It is an avowed enemy of this country. Who else is unhappy with the president s decision . John boehner and more republicans, most republicans who are calling the president and appeaser in chief. One democrat, bob menendez, is against this
Sunny sky cover. My twitter follower in harrisburg tweets 36 degrees. Were not far from that in city. 34 in the city. 39 in sea isle city. As you head out the door. 6 00 to 8 00 between 30 and 33. Partly cloudy and obviously cold. A little bit on the breezy side. Him as we head through the day, its better than yesterday, 35 by 9 00. 41 by noon, 44 degrees check well hit at 2 00 and hold at 3 and back to 41 at 6 00 p. M. Some of us could be looking at a period of wintry mix. Reporter ill be doing a lot of driving tomorrow. Lets take a live look outside if youre driving today we have no weather worries were dry and clear and hardly anyone up. Looking live at i95 this is near broad street. This is southbound traffic no problem heading toward the airport. The Wells Fargo Center we have disney on ice at 3 00 p. M. And 7 00 p. M. Youll, of course, see a lot of congestion there. Speeds are in good shape were looking at speeds in the 50s. House fire on madison street and West Philadelphia a fi