From all over the world. Germans cannot recycle most plastics - it's simply not viable at scale at this time. Therefore things are shipped to Asia.
The plastic created and received in Asia often lands in landfills and subsequently in rivers. A handful of major streams transport massive amounts of plastic waste into the Pacific ocean [1].
That's at least where a good chunk of it is coming from. That's how you get US or European plastic running down rivers in China into the Pacific.
The plastic created and received in Asia often lands in landfills and subsequently in rivers. A handful of major streams transport massive amounts of plastic waste into the Pacific ocean [1].
That's at least where a good chunk of it is coming from. That's how you get US or European plastic running down rivers in China into the Pacific.
[1] https://www.weforum.org/agenda/2018/06/90-of-plastic-polluti...