Germany was the world’s largest exporter of plastic waste in 2025, sending hundreds of thousands of tonnes abroad, mainly to Turkey, Malaysia, and Indonesia. Investigations link these exports to ...

UK was close behind, exporting 675,000 tonnes, with much of the waste sent to Turkey, Malaysia and Indonesia ...

Germany was the largest exporter of plastic waste in 2025, sending about 810,000 tons overseas, mainly to Turkey, Malaysia, and Indonesia. These exports have been linked to severe environmental damage ...

The Fraunhofer Institute is transforming millions of metric tons of household plastic waste into high-quality 3-D printed products to meet the growing demand for recycled materials in manufacturing.

The global plastic waste crisis continues to escalate, pushing the recycling industry to adopt more advanced and integrated solutions. At the recent AMI Plastics World Expos in Cleveland, industry ...

The Federal Ministry of Environment, in collaboration with the German government, has launched a joint initiative aimed at reducing plastic waste leakage into the oceans of Nigeria and Ghana through ...

Reasons to be Cheerful reports Tübingen, Germany, implemented a packaging tax to reduce waste, quadrupling reusable containers and prompting cleaner streets.