2021-05-15 13:05:41 GMT2021-05-15 21:05:41(Beijing Time) Xinhua English
ISTANBUL, May 15 (Xinhua) Turkey should gradually reduce waste import and decrease it to zero within three to four years by following China s successful path, said Zeki Saribekir, chairman of the Turkish Packaging Manufacturers Association. Turkey cannot and should not be the country that imports wastes of the European Union countries the most, Saribekir told Xinhua in a recent interview, referring to the latest figures announced regarding that matter.
Saribekir hailed China s waste import ban initiated at the end of 2017 to prevent foreign inflows of waste products into the country. In 2018, China halted the import of plastic waste as well.