UK plastics sent for recycling in Turkey dumped and burned, Greenpeace finds
Investigation reveals that ‘plastic waste coming from the UK to Turkey is an environmental threat, not an economic opportunity’
Plastic waste found dumped and burned in the Kuyumcular area of Turkey included packaging from UK supermarkets and global food and drinks brands. Photograph: Caner Ozkan/Greenpeace
Plastic waste found dumped and burned in the Kuyumcular area of Turkey included packaging from UK supermarkets and global food and drinks brands. Photograph: Caner Ozkan/Greenpeace
Mon 17 May 2021 01.00 EDT
Turkey has become the latest destination for British plastic waste, which ends up dumped, burned or left to pollute the ocean, a Greenpeace investigation has found.
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