BERLIN, June 6 (Xinhua) — Germany cut plastic waste exports by 51 percent over the last ten years, with 745,100 tonnes exported in 2022, the Federal Statistical Office (Destatis) said on Tuesday.
One reason was “import restrictions on plastic waste by some Asian countries.” The volume of German plastic waste exports decreased by 9 percent between 2021 and 2022.
In a comparison with other European Union (