▁rec yc led . ▁There ▁are ▁reports ▁of ▁illegal - w aste ▁imports ▁to ▁China ▁being ▁dis m ant led ▁and ▁rec yc led ▁sole ly ▁for ▁mon et ary ▁gain , ▁without ▁consideration ▁for ▁workers ' ▁health ▁or ▁environmental ▁damage . ▁Although ▁the ▁Chinese ▁government ▁has ▁b anned ▁these ▁practices , ▁it ▁has ▁not ▁been ▁able ▁to ▁er ad icate ▁them . ▁In ▁ 2 0 0 8 , ▁the ▁prices ▁of ▁rec y cl able ▁waste ▁pl um met ed ▁before ▁re bound ing ▁in ▁ 2 0 0 9 . ▁Card board ▁aver aged ▁about ▁£ 5 3 / ton ne ▁from ▁ 2 0 0 4 ▁to ▁ 2 0 0 8 , ▁dropped ▁to ▁£ 1 9 / ton ne , ▁and ▁then ▁went ▁up ▁to ▁£ 5 9 / ton ne ▁in ▁May ▁ 2 0 0 9 . ▁P ET ▁pl astic ▁aver aged ▁about ▁£ 1 5 6 / ton ne , ▁dropped ▁to ▁£ 7 5 / ton ne ▁and ▁then ▁moved ▁up ▁to ▁£ 1 9 5 / ton ne ▁in ▁May ▁ 2 0 0 9 . ▁ ▁C ertain ▁regions ▁have ▁difficulty ▁using ▁or ▁export ing ▁as ▁much ▁of ▁a ▁material ▁as ▁they ▁rec ycle . ▁This ▁problem ▁is ▁most ▁pre val ent ▁with ▁glass : ▁both ▁Britain ▁and ▁the ▁U . S . ▁import ▁large ▁quantities ▁of ▁wine ▁bott led ▁in ▁green ▁glass . ▁Though ▁much ▁of ▁this ▁glass ▁is ▁sent ▁to ▁be ▁rec yc led , ▁outside ▁the ▁American