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BEIJING - DECEMBER 17: A family eats lunch at a recycling center on the outskirts of the city on December 17, 2008 in Beijing, China. The global economic slowdown has seen the prices of recycled raw materials fall by some 50% for raw materials, with many of China's recyclers feeling the effect. (Photo by Guang Niu/Getty Images)

BEIJING - DECEMBER 17: A family eats lunch at a recycling center on the outskirts of the city on December 17, 2008 in Beijing, China. The global economic slowdown has seen the prices of recycled raw materials fall by some 50% for raw materials, with many of China's recyclers feeling the effect.  (Photo by Guang Niu/Getty Images)