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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

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

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.

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