A National Public Radio story on Saturday described the impact on Portland, Oregon, after China’s recent ban on the import of foreign waste. However, the State Council, China’s cabinet, announced on July 18 new regulations banning the import of foreign waste. News about imported foreign waste containing excessive contaminated and toxic materials has shocked the Chinese people from time to time. It is expected to hit 4 billion tons by 2100, World Bank official Ede Ijjasz-Vasquez told the Los Angeles Times. It is true that tackling and recycling the mounting domestic solid waste in China will be an ever daunting task.