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In recent years, plastic pollution has dominated the headlines, causing one scandal after another. The world has been flooded with images of dead animals, as well as rivers, seas, and oceans full of plastic waste. And to all this, plastic packaging manufacturers offer one solution that should solve the problem at the click of a button: recycling. But if recycling really can solve it, why is the world producing more virgin plastic than ever before? Our investigation has uncovered the trash brokers who are looking for new countries to which to export low-quality waste via the black market, the “trash kings” who profit from illegal waste incineration, and the organized criminals for whom the trash traffic is almost as profitable as human trafficking. Subscribe to our channel: / bbcrussian BBC Russian Service: https://www.bbc.com/russian We are on social media: TikTok: / bbcnewsrussian Instagram: / bbcrussian Facebook: / bbcnewsrussian Telegram: https://t.me/bbcrussian Twitter: / bbcrussian VKontakte: https://vk.com/bbc Odnoklassniki: https://ok.ru/bbcrussian Flipboard: https://flipboard.com/@bbcrussian BBC Russian Service podcasts: https://bbc.in/2YumUTl Download the BBC Russian Service app: App Store: https://apple.co/2KWOeX0 Google Play: https://bit.ly/2J6ePyW Comments on the video are moderated. We reserve the right to delete comments that contain insults, calls for violence, slander, profanity, advertising or spam. Unfortunately, we do not have the ability to moderate comments in real time, so your comment will not be published immediately. Thank you for your understanding!