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by fkistner 2656 days ago
Assuming we are still talking about Germany, yes, plastics collected via "Der GrĂ¼ne Punkt" (engl. the green dot, named after the label on the packing) are in fact commonly reused.

According to official figures about 51% of plastics are recycled, 38% is burned [1].

[1]: https://dip21.bundestag.de/dip21/btd/17/129/1712978.pdf