The global iron ore market has a junk problem.

The global iron ore market's junk problem just got worse. China's push to clamp down on pollution is giving extra impetus to the use of scrap in steel-making, strengthening a long-term trend that sees mills in the top producer progressively favor recycling over the raw material.

While China is the world's top iron ore importer, taking cargoes from Australia and...

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