Much of the waste was sent to Turkey, followed by Malaysia, with Indonesia also a regular destination. Investigations have repeatedly linked the plastic recycling industry in these countries to environmental damage, illegal dumping and burning, and labour abuses.

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    2 days ago

    Not trying to defend it, but those 810kt are total export, 235kt are whats being exported to non-OECD countries according to the source, so about 3kg per person (which is still a lot)