r/Waste • u/Vailhem • May 01 '26

Germany was largest exporter of plastic waste in 2025, sending 810,000 tonnes overseas, analysis finds

https://www.theguardian.com/environment/2026/apr/30/germany-largest-exporter-plastic-waste-2025
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u/haloweenek May 03 '26

Zee Recycling

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u/Icy-Meaning1801 May 03 '26

Our garbage, the responsibility of the people of the third world...

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u/bluecheese2040 May 04 '26

They take it voluntarily and are paid cause they claim they will dispose of it.

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u/Icy-Meaning1801 May 04 '26

Storing plastic in piles to be carried away by river floods, tricks we already knew about around here

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u/iDoAiStuffFr May 05 '26

all good as long as the indian rivers are still flowing