The issue of the cost of exporting was brought up several times during the discussion.
But other factors, including labor costs, are probably doing more to increase the cost of exports from China.
The collapse of sterling since the referendum has devastated small businesses, who have seen the cost of exporting rise by as much as 17%.
A big one, from a manufacturer's point of view, would be a devaluation of the dollar to lower the cost of exports in foreign currencies.
The city's first big, state-of-the-art plant for processing discarded plastic, metals and glass, it promises jobs to nearby residents and, as the cost of exporting garbage out of state rises, some savings for the city.
The decision in June to leave the EU has been a mixed blessing for manufacturers because it makes the cost of imported fuel, metals and half-finished goods more expensive but reduces the cost of exports.
In the city budget adopted in June, officials had calculated the cost of exporting the trash to be $55 a ton but had underestimated it; the actual cost is $62 a ton, necessitating the additional $28 million.
Over the past two years, sterling has risen by 15% against a basket of currencies, especially the sharply depreciated euro, increasing the cost of exports to Britain's biggest overseas market.
Like the rest of Britain's car industry, Nissan has voiced concerns that quitting the EU's single market will lead to higher tariffs on cars and crippling regulations that raise the cost of exporting its vehicles.
Terence Gomez, a professor in the economics faculty at the University of Malaya, said the introduction of a minimum wage could increase the cost of exports if companies passed the extra cost onto their customers.
Reports from Beijing have suggested that the Peoples Bankk of China is considering a 15% cut in the value of the yuan in an attempt to reduce the cost of exports and thus boost growth.
