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China Launches Fresh Campaign Against Trash Smuggling

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A garbage dumpsite is seen near Taihu Lake, Suzhou, Jiangsu Province, China, on July 4, 2016. / Reuters

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SHANGHAI — China launched a fresh crackdown on Tuesday against trash smuggling from overseas in Beijing’s latest move to curtail the inflow of foreign garbage and strengthen its “war on pollution.”

China’s customs administration announced the effort on its Weibo social media feed but provided no details other than to say the campaign would be “huge.”

The effort comes at a time when authorities around China have been intensifying actions against illegal trash imports as part of nationwide plans to clean up the environment and move the economy up the global value chain.

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