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Turkey remains Europe’s top dumping ground for plastic waste

Turkey remains Europe’s top dumping ground for plastic waste

The country has received the highest amount of plastic waste from European countries, with the UK being the top exporter.

6 November 2024

Journalists investigating Türkiye's plastic waste imports 'threatened with gun'

Journalists investigating Türkiye's plastic waste imports 'threatened with gun'

"Facing an incident of violence does not prevent me from doing my job. But it caused me to worry about the future," said one of the journalists.

11 August 2022 Hikmet Adal

Human chain against pollution caused by imported plastic waste in Adana

Human chain against pollution caused by imported plastic waste in Adana

Most of the plastic waste that Turkey imports from Europe is dumped in the southern province of Adana.

Imported plastic waste sites in Adana still not cleaned despite promises by companies

PLASTIC WASTE POLLUTION

Imported plastic waste sites in Adana still not cleaned despite promises by companies

The amount of dioxins and furans, carcinogenic compounds that emerge during the combustion of plastic waste, is 400,000 times greater than normal values in dump sites, says Greenpeace.

25 May 2022 Şule Nur Boya

Imported plastic waste and children’s health in Adana

CHEMIST IN THE KITCHEN / BÜLENT ŞIK

Imported plastic waste and children’s health in Adana

Who will be responsible for the health hazards that will arise over time because around 165 thousand children at the ages of 0-4, the most susceptible group, have been subjected to toxic chemicals?

19 April 2022 Bülent Şık

Online exhibition shows impact of Turkey's waste imports from Europe

GREENPEACE

Online exhibition shows impact of Turkey's waste imports from Europe

Turkey has become Europe's top plastic waste importer since 2018. Documents of the environmental damage caused by waste imports are on display in a new Greenpeace Mediterranean exhibition.

Greenpeace delivers half a million petitions to 10 Downing Street against waste exports to Turkey

Greenpeace delivers half a million petitions to 10 Downing Street against waste exports to Turkey

Having become the top plastic waste importer of Europe, Turkey imported some 468,000 tons of plastic waste from the UK in the last three years.

9 out of every 10 people support ‘an international treaty against plastic pollution’

SURVEY IN 28 COUNTRIES

9 out of every 10 people support ‘an international treaty against plastic pollution’

The results of the survey conducted by Ipsos with over 20 thousand people from 28 countries, including Turkey, for Plastic Free July have been analyzed in cooperation with the World Wide Fund for Nature (WWF).

22 February 2022

Turkey's plastic waste imports: 'Chemicals are mixed into the food chain'

Turkey's plastic waste imports: 'Chemicals are mixed into the food chain'

Greenpeace has carried out a study on illegal plastic waste dumping and burning in Turkey's Adana province. Chemicals released by burning plastic are now in people's food chain, says Nihan Temiz-Ataş of Greenpeace Mediterranean.

11 February 2022 Tansu Pişkin

Plastic waste imported from Europe poisoning Turkey's soil, shows Greenpeace analysis

Plastic waste imported from Europe poisoning Turkey's soil, shows Greenpeace analysis

The amount of the carcinogenic substances of dioxin and furan found in the samples from dumpsites in Adana was 400,000 times higher than in uncontaminated soil, a Greenpeace Mediterranean analysis has found.

10 February 2022

Turkey bans import of polymer waste after becoming Europe's top waste importer

Turkey bans import of polymer waste after becoming Europe's top waste importer

Wastes in the ethylene polymer group made up 74 percent of Turkey's plastic waste import last year.

Greenpeace: Plastic waste from UK, Germany illegally dumped, burned in Turkey

Greenpeace: Plastic waste from UK, Germany illegally dumped, burned in Turkey

Turkey's plastic waste import from European countries has increased by eight times in five years, according to Greenpeace.

Turkey is once again the biggest importer of plastic waste from Europe

GREENPEACE

Turkey is once again the biggest importer of plastic waste from Europe

Turkey’s plastic waste import increased by 13 percent in a year and 241 truckloads of plastic waste came to Turkey every day in 2020. The amount of plastic waste coming to Turkey from Europe has seen a 196-fold increase in the last 16 years.

Imported plastic waste poisons air and water in Adana

GREENPEACE

Imported plastic waste poisons air and water in Adana

The pictures taken by Greenpeace in Turkey’s Mediterranean province of Adana have shown that some of the plastic waste imported from other countries has been thrown away in nature or burned.

19 November 2020

Turkey becomes one of the new destinations for illegal plastic waste trade

INTERPOL REPORT ON PLASTIC WASTE CRIME

Turkey becomes one of the new destinations for illegal plastic waste trade

Rerouting of the waste has become a prominent trade after China's ban on plastic waste imports and Turkey is one of the countries that European and North American countries diverted their plastic waste exports to says the INTERPOL report.

Turkey’s Plastic Waste Import Increased by 173 Times in 15 Years

GREENPEACE

Turkey’s Plastic Waste Import Increased by 173 Times in 15 Years

On the one side, Turkey struggles against plastic use; on the other, its plastic waste import is gradually increasing. According to Greenpeace, with the plastic waste import banned in China, Turkey has become a new destination for plastic waste.

Craftsperson Makes Fish Sculpture out of Trash He Collected from Beach

Craftsperson Makes Fish Sculpture out of Trash He Collected from Beach

The three-meter-long sculpture has been made after two months of work.

11 December 2019

Greenpeace Finds Tons of Italy-Sourced Plastic Waste in İzmir, Files Criminal Complaint

Greenpeace Finds Tons of Italy-Sourced Plastic Waste in İzmir, Files Criminal Complaint

After finding tons of plastic waste around agricultural areas, Greenpeace filed a criminal complaint and called on the ministry to ban plastic waste imports.

5 September 2019

Mandatory Deposit for PET Bottles to Start in 2021

Mandatory Deposit for PET Bottles to Start in 2021

Deputy Minister of Environment and Urban Planning Mehmet Emin Birpınar has announced that the mandatory deposit implementation will start in 2021.

Erdoğan's Wife Presents 'Zero Waste Project' by Ministry of Environment

Erdoğan's Wife Presents 'Zero Waste Project' by Ministry of Environment

Emine Erdoğan presented the project at an event at the presidential palace. A recent report by the WWF revealed that Turkey is the largest polluter of the Mediterranean Sea.

Four Questions Waiting for Answers on Plastic Waste Import

PARLIAMENTARY QUESTION BY CHP MP BAKAN

Four Questions Waiting for Answers on Plastic Waste Import

Turkey's import of plastic waste has been put on the parliamentary agenda.

Turkey as a New Destination for Plastic Waste: Fivefold Increase in Import

Turkey as a New Destination for Plastic Waste: Fivefold Increase in Import

According to a report released by the Greenpeace East Asia, Turkey’s import of plastic waste from other countries has increased fivefold. Turkey’s import of waste from the UK has exceeded 10 thousand tons as of October 2018.

Waste Import from England on Parliamentary Agenda

Waste Import from England on Parliamentary Agenda

İYİ Party MP Lütfü Türkkan has submitted a parliamentary inquiry to be responded by Minister of Environment and Urbanization Kurum. Türkkan has asked the reason why the plastic waste, which England cannot send to China, has been imported to Turkey.

25 October 2018