GLOBAL PERSPECTIVES

Mapping the Flow of the World's Plastic Waste

Jul 8, 2019 | 09:30 GMT

Plastic waste litters the shore of a reservoir in Lhokseumawe, Indonesia, on June 28, 2019.

Plastic waste litters the shore of a reservoir in Lhokseumawe, Indonesia, on June 28, 2019.

(ZICK MAULANA/NurPhoto via Getty Images)

Every year the U.S. exports almost 1 million tons of plastic waste, including "recycled" materials. Where does all of it go?...

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