Dirty Business: What Really Happens to Our Recycling in the UK?


Thousands of tons of plastic scrap collected for recycling from British households have been transported and dumped on sites across the world. We follow the trail of the UK’s plastic waste through the country and around the world.

Can Britain cope as the largest importer of our recycling shuts the door?


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