The economic crisis hit China's recycling industry hard. But, with domestic demand on the rise and high oil prices, things for the industry are now looking up.
At this plastics recycling facility in Jieshou, in south-eastern Anhui province, workers are busy shifting tons of plastic waste. More than 50 recycling plants are based here, and with China's economy on the rise, so is the recycling industry.
Fu Chunying, a plastics recycler, says he makes about 15 thousand dollars profit from every 20 tons of waste plastic bottles.
A few days ago we brought you the story of the Fujian fishermen whose lake was polluted from toxic waste originating from a nearby copper smelter.
Now, as Andrew Livingstone reports, media attention has forced government to act decisively in fixing the issue.