Mountains of waste were seen crushed into containers at the new Poly Recycling AG facility in Bilten, Switzerland, on Wednesday. /VCG Photo

With China banning plastic waste imports and cheap U.S. oil being used to make virgin plastic, a new facility in Switzerland has been set up to deal with mountains of plastic waste. /VCG Photo

The China ban on plastic waste imports from Western countries took effect on January 1, 2018. The European Union announced its first Europe-wide strategy on plastics recycling one month later. /VCG Photo