{"id":1011,"date":"2026-05-12T09:59:58","date_gmt":"2026-05-12T09:59:58","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/businesssinglesmeet.com\/?p=1011"},"modified":"2026-05-12T15:52:56","modified_gmt":"2026-05-12T15:52:56","slug":"germany-was-the-largest-plastic-waste-exporter-in-2025-research-finds","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"http:\/\/businesssinglesmeet.com\/index.php\/2026\/05\/12\/germany-was-the-largest-plastic-waste-exporter-in-2025-research-finds\/","title":{"rendered":"Germany was the \u2018largest plastic waste exporter\u2019 in 2025, research finds"},"content":{"rendered":"
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Germany was the largest exporter of plastic waste in 2025, closely followed by the UK, according to new research published in the Guardian<\/a>.<\/h4>\n

Germany exported 810,000 tonnes of plastic waste in 2025, according to the analysis by Watershed Investigations<\/a> and the\u00a0Basel Action Network<\/a>.<\/p>\n

The second-highest plastic waste exporter was the UK, which sent 675,000 tonnes overseas last year, its highest level in eight years.<\/p>\n

The largest recipient of European post-consumer plastic waste is Turkey, where investigations have found workers endure dangerous conditions<\/a> so unsafe that \u2018hundreds have died\u2019.<\/p>\n

The EU has agreed to ban exports of plastic waste to non-OECD countries from November this year. While Turkey is a member of the OECD, exports to other countries who are major recipients of plastic waste, such as Malaysia and Indonesia, will no longer be allowed.<\/p>\n

The analysis found that around a fifth of the UK\u2019s plastic waste exports went to non-OECD countries in 2025. Malaysia was the UK\u2019s third-largest destination for exporting plastic waste, a 60% increase since 2024.<\/p>\n

As part of the Environment Act 2021, the UK Government also committed to a ban on plastic waste exports to non-OECD countries, but this remains subject to consultation.<\/p>\n

The US was the fifth biggest exporter of plastic waste, sending 385,000 tonnes abroad in 2025, while in 2024, China was the 18th biggest exporter.<\/p>\n

Despite being larger countries, a lot of their plastic waste is handled domestically, through landfill, incineration or recycling.<\/p>\n

Partly, this is because both countries have less stringent recycling targets than Europe and the UK, where exports can count towards official recycling rates.<\/p>\n

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