{
  "id": 15661164,
  "title": "The hidden global market behind recycling revealed",
  "url": "https://urgent.news/2026/10/19/the-hidden-global-market-behind-recycling-revealed",
  "topic": "finance",
  "section": "Finance & Markets",
  "published": "2026-10-19T21:40:11.000Z",
  "source": {
    "name": "Phys.org",
    "slug": "phys-org",
    "url": "https://phys.org/news/2026-10-hidden-global-recycling-revealed.html"
  },
  "original_language": "en",
  "account": null,
  "summary": "Recycling may happen far from the place where waste is produced. Paper, metals, plastics and glass discarded in one country can be shipped across the world and used as raw materials in another. This international market is a major part of today's circular economy, yet it is often overlooked when national recycling policies are designed.",
  "key_points": [],
  "editors_take": null,
  "illustration": null,
  "coverage": {
    "outlets": 1,
    "also_reported_by": []
  },
  "ai_generated": true,
  "disclaimer": "Summaries, key points and the editor’s take are written by software from other outlets’ reporting and may contain errors — always check the linked original."
}