Germany may have the world's third-largest economy, but it leads the world in a troubling category: plastic waste production.

Germany was the world’s largest plastic waste exporter in 2025, sending more than 810,000 tons abroad, mainly to Turkey, Malaysia, and Indonesia. These recipient countries have faced illegal dumping, ...

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

Add Yahoo as a preferred source to see more of our stories on Google. A worker transports plastic waste slated for a compressor in Bentong, Malaysia, in June 2024 before the waste is recycled and sold ...

BRUSSELS — The European Union made a major breakthrough Friday in efforts to stop sending its plastic trash to poor countries. Under a tentative agreement, the 27 EU countries will no longer be able ...

Biffa Waste, an integrated waste management company based in the U.K., has called for phasing out problem plastics and making packaging as recyclable as possible with a focus on closed loop recycling.

The Big Plastic Count, conducted by environmental charity Everyday Plastic, saw more than 68,000 people across the country ...