UK was close behind, exporting 675,000 tonnes, with much of the waste sent to Turkey, Malaysia and Indonesia ...
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EU's plastic garbage exports to Turkey reach all-time high
European Union plastic waste exports to Turkey reached an all-time annual high of 503,000 tonnes in 2025, expanding by 19% ...
Picture a pile of trash the size of Manhattan and taller than one and a half Empire State Buildings. That’s how much plastic waste the world is predicted to be generating every year by 2050 – and ...
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Germany was largest plastic waste exporter in 2025
Germany was the world’s largest plastic waste exporter in 2025, sending more than 810,000 tons abroad, mainly to Turkey, Malaysia, and Indonesia. These recipient countries have faced illegal dumping, ...
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When China banned plastic waste imports, rich nations rerouted trash to Indonesia and its air got deadlier
"Plastic waste tends to be burned." ...
When China banned plastic waste imports in 2018, countries like the United States, the Netherlands, Australia, and Japan didn ...
A new study links increased plastic waste imports to measurable increases in PM2.5 near waste disposal sites in Indonesia.
Who Is Asim Munir, Trump’s ‘Favorite Field Marshal’? ASEAN has become an attractive destination for petrochemical expansion and plastic waste exports, given its proximity to China and regional ...
A section of River Nadarugu clogged by plastic bottles near Lake Nakuru National Park in Nakuru on June 5, 2021. [Kipsang Joseph, Standard] The waste management sector contributes significantly to the ...
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