For weeks, streets were empty and shops closed in cities across China as millions of people stayed in to curb the spread of the coronavirus.
But for Xu Yuanhong, 35, who runs a garbage-sorting company in Beijing, business has never been better.
“When people stay home, they have more time on their hands to produce more rubbish,” said Xu, whose company Ai Fenlei processes about 900 tons of rubbish every day.
Since February, when the Chinese capital went into partial lockdown, Ai Fenlei has had to handle 20% more garbage each day than usual, with much of the extra waste packaging from deliveries.
With the temporary closure of brick-and-mortar stores and consumers confined to their homes, the c
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Jun 22, 2020