China's ban on 'foreign garbage' may backfire.

The article focuses on the impacts on the ban for foreign garbage imports to China, which may cause global panic among nations. The World Trade Organization (WTO) has notified a ban on its import of 24 types of scrap waste including textile materials, cardboard paper and recycling waste. The ban also affects the supply of cardboard boxes for Chinese electronic-commerce (e-commerce) company Alibaba Group Holding Ltd. and other firms.