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Plastic waste - A dirty business

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June 7, 2022

Germany touts itself as a world leader in recycling. But a candy wrapper that gets thrown in a recycling container in Germany is liable to end up in a river in Malaysia. It turns out the global trade in waste has a dark underbelly.

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