According to the BBC, two-thirds of plastic waste in the UK is sent overseas to be recycled - in part, to reduce cost. Since January 2018, Malaysia, Turkey, Poland and Indonesia have been importing some of the world's plastic waste. How do other countries recycle? Germany has had a deposit return scheme in place for plastic bottles since 2003. In Japan, everything from polystyrene and shampoo bottles, to packaging for pills, can be separated and recycled in the appropriate way. Everybody is able to participate in recycling. Also producers and manufacturers can reuse plastics. PlasticFinder, the largest ecommerce platform for plastics in Europe, offers the possibility to sell and buy plastics. So nothing needs to be destroyed.