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	Podcast:		The Europeans
	Episode:		What actually happens to Europe's recycling?
	Category:		News & Politics
	Duration:		00:45:05
	Publish Date:		2024-01-25 05:00:00
	Description:		A lot of us are pretty diligent when it comes to throwing our plastic into the dedicated bin. But how much of that stuff actually gets recycled? This week we're digging into the truth behind Europe's trash with Nico Schmidt, reporter for Investigate Europe. We're also talking about Germany's massive anti-AfD protests, and Saudi sell-out Rafael Nadal. Resources for this episode: 'Secret plan against Germany' - Correctiv ‘Everyone, together, against fascism’: protests sweep Germany after exposé of AfD party’s deportation ‘masterplan’ - The Guardian Wasteland - Europe's plastic disaster - Investigate Europe ‘Queen of trash’ and employees arrested over Sweden’s ‘largest environmental crime’ - The Guardian On the French border, drowning in a sea of trash - Politico Hitster 'Black Butterflies' by Priscilla Morris Thanks for listening! If you enjoy our podcast, we'd love it if you'd consider chipping in a few bucks a month at ⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠patreon.com/europeanspodcast⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠ (many currencies are available). You can also help new listeners find the show by ⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠leaving us a review⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠ or giving us five stars on Spotify. Many thanks to our friends at Outside/In for featuring our Oatly mini-series recently. You can find their show here. 00:22 The Europeans: coming to you soon in 200 languages? 02:35 Good Week: Standing up against the German far-right 14:35 Bad Week: Saudi sellout Rafael Nadal 38:58 The Inspiration Station: Hitster and Black Butterflies 41:50 Happy Ending: A 3,000-year-old map of the stars? Producers: Katy Lee and Wojciech Oleksiak Mixing and mastering: Wojciech Oleksiak Music: Jim Barne and Mariska Martina ⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠Instagram⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠ \|⁠⁠⁠⁠ ⁠Threads⁠ \|⁠⁠⁠ ⁠⁠Twitter⁠⁠⁠⁠⁠ \| ⁠⁠⁠⁠hello@europeanspodcast.com
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