The trash piled up at the Fort Totten Transfer Station on Tuesday at the District of Columbia in Washington DC since China stopped buying any of recycled materials from countries including US. /VCG Photo

China was the top global importer of recyclable materials for many years. It recently said it would stop buying plastic scrap saying the recycled materials are “contaminated.” /VCG Photo

Due to China is no longer buying these recyclable materials; many American recycling facilities are struggling with how to deal with the massive amount of recyclable trash with no place to go. /VCG Photo

As a result, some small American cities have created the recycling collections programs together. /VCG Photo