Thirty years ago, with middle-class consumers still rare, China didn't have to contend with the large volume of trash that affluent societies generate. But like so much else in China, garbage has changed, and in a big way. Today, China throws out more stuff by weight than the U.S., making it the world's biggest trash generator. By 2025, the World Bank estimates it will toss out 1.4 million tons of garbage a day -- nearly tripling its current rate.
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