[https://medium.com/@techjournalism/how-to-use-open-data-to-track-plastic-pollution-from-uk-waste-exports-45967626bb38](https://medium.com/@techjournalism/how-to-use-open-data-to-track-plastic-pollution-from-uk-waste-exports-45967626bb38) "On a per-capita basis, Brits rank second in using the most plastic, just behind Americans, according to a study published in Advances Science last year. What does the UK do with all the plastic waste? Much of it is exported, with a seemingly clean conscience by the government, critics say.