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.



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)