The multibillion-dollar recycling industry has gone into a nosedive because of the global economic crisis and a concurrent drop in commodity prices. 由于金融危機和相伴而來(lái)的原材料價(jià)格大跌,價(jià)值數百萬(wàn)美元的廢品回收業(yè)價(jià)格暴跌。
American and European dealers who sell used office printouts, soda cans and plastic containers to China also have been affected by the recycling downturn. 美國和歐洲的銷(xiāo)售商,賣(mài)給中國廢棄的辦公打印品,易拉罐和塑料瓶,也受到回收業(yè)低迷的影響。