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North Rhine-Westphalia's Christmas markets for plastics

Published On 03 Dec 2019 10:09 AM


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Cities in North Rhine-Westphalia, Germany, have been searching with ideas on how to tackle the country's rising use of plastics. In 2017, when the country produced 18.7 million tons of plastic waste – 226.5 kg per person – plastics use in Germany reached a peak.

Though overall recycling rates in Germany are high by far – nearly 70% – the level when it comes to plastics barely reaches 50%. This puts a treme....


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