North Rhine-Westphalia's Christmas markets for plastics

Cities in North Rhine-Westphalia, Germany, have been searching with ideas on how to tackle the country's rising use of plastics. In 2017, when the country produced 18.7 million tons of plastic waste – 226.5 kg per person – plastics use in Germany reached a peak.

Though overall recycling rates in Germany are high by far – nearly 70% – the level when it comes to plastics barely reaches 50%. This puts a treme....