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Germany was largest exporter of plastic waste in 2025, sending 810,000 tonnes overseas, analysis finds (www.theguardian.com)

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[–] frongt@lemmy.zip 6 points 1 day ago (1 children)

China banned it.

[–] Jax@sh.itjust.works 1 points 16 hours ago

But was that the reason the U.S. stopped? I was under the impression it was the U.S. that decided to cancel their contracts with China due to illegal dumping, I'm just not sure of the details.