The recycling myth: What actually happens to our plastic

Not even "recycling champion" Germany has got recycling right. Reporter Kai Steinecke follows the plastic into the heart of the German recycling industry to find out what’s wrong with it.

Author: Kai Steinecke
Video Editors: Andreas Hyronimus, Kirsten Jungclaus
Editor: Vanessa Fischer

READ MORE:

Recycling Numbers in Germany https://www.boell.de/sites/default/files/2020-01/Plastic%20Atlas%202019%202nd%20Edition.pdf?dimension1=ds_plastikatlas

Waste Management in Germany Numbers: https://www.bmu.de/fileadmin/Daten_BMU/Pools/Broschueren/abfallwirtschaft_2018_en_bf.pdf

The Problem with Recycling Rates: https://www.dw.com/en/the-recycling-dilemma-good-plastic-bad-plastic/a-52924206

Recycling Rates in Europe: https://www.europarl.europa.eu/news/en/headlines/society/20181212STO21610/plastic-waste-and-recycling-in-the-eu-facts-and-figures
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