"When our housekeeper sorted through the garbage, she pulled out not only what she could sell to recycle (cardboard, glass, Styrofoam, etc), but she also retrieved anything she thought she could repair, re-use or re-sell. Which brings me to a major difference between China and the US. The primary focus in China is definitely on re-use, while the major focus here seems to be on recycle." (Quoted from article)