{
  "id": 16591264,
  "title": "How will Hong Kong’s ‘cardboard grannies’ survive as prices drop after new policy?",
  "url": "https://urgent.news/2026/10/26/how-will-hong-kongs-cardboard-grannies-survive-as-prices-drop-after-16591264",
  "topic": "world",
  "section": "World",
  "published": "2026-10-26T11:00:08.000Z",
  "source": {
    "name": "South China Morning Post",
    "slug": "south-china-morning-post",
    "url": "https://www.scmp.com/news/hong-kong/health-environment/article/3372130/how-will-hong-kongs-cardboard-scavengers-survive-prices-drop-after-new-policy"
  },
  "original_language": "en",
  "account": null,
  "summary": "The idea of collecting cardboard boxes and used paper in exchange for a few pennies was never something Kuang Su-ling thought she would have to do for a living. It is a laborious occupation that involves working long hours and travelling inconvenient distances, often in difficult outdoor conditions. But Kuang became a waste paper scavenger after she was diagnosed with diabetic eye disease seven…",
  "key_points": [],
  "editors_take": null,
  "illustration": null,
  "coverage": {
    "outlets": 1,
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  },
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  "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."
}