B.C. is the only place in Canada where producers pay for and run the recycling system, and the success is evident. But is it enough — or is it also time for governments to step in?

In today’s bleak new reality, the price for recyclables — things like plastic, paper and aluminum — has tanked. The business model was feasible before. Now, it’s a burden.

Plastic waste is piling up around the globe after China stopped accepting nearly half of the world's shipments of recyclables.

Cities around the world are facing stockpiles of supposedly valuable recyclables following China's ban on plastic waste.