Taiwan has become a global trash-dumping site after 86 countries have reportedly shipped more than 1 million tons of trash in the first half of this year.

Taiwan has become a global trash-dumping site after 86 countries have reportedly shipped more than 1 million tons of trash in the first half of this year. Taiwan's major clients for waste imports include the U.S., Japan and the United Kingdom. The United States exported 331,000 tons of refuse to Taiwan during this period, with an annual growth rate of 238%. Japan exported the largest amount of waste plastics to Taiwan. Authorities in Taiwan are alarmed by the trend and promise to take measures this year to clamp down on the trash trade.