EU Approves Sending Mountains of Trash to Turkey Despite Environmental Fears
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Experts estimate that only 10% of the European plastic waste shipments to Turkey are recycled. The European Union will continue to export hundreds of thousands of tonnes of plastic waste annually to Turkey, despite evidence of damage...
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The European Union has decided to continue large-scale exports of plastic waste to Turkey, ignoring its own reports on serious environmental violations and problems with recycling. The European Union will continue to send hundreds of thousands of tons of plastic waste annually to Turkey, writes Politico. The relevant decision was taken despite evidence of environmental damage. The report of the European Commission, which was available to the pub…
The European Commission identified several problems with waste management, but judged that exports could continue.
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