Hong Kong cardboard scavengers face income loss as scrap prices fall

Hong Kong waste-paper scavengers, mostly elderly and disabled, are seeing earnings drop as scrap cardboard prices decline following a new policy that reduces demand for recycled materials. The policy shift, likely related to China's import restrictions or local recycling changes, threatens the livelihoods of this vulnerable group. The full impact on their income and survival is still emerging.

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