Plastic Waste Exported to Turkey is on the World’s Agenda!

Turkey’s imports plastic waste While it still remains a topic of discussion, the issue has started to take more place in the international arena. A study by Bloomberg in the past few weeks showed that the garbage from London to be recycled reaches Adana, a place where there is no recycling center.

English today Daily Mirror newspaper The results of the investigations carried out in Turkey were shared. The newspaper team, which came to Adana with Greenpeace, investigated the plastic waste exported from England to Turkey. The team is in the dumps For product packaging and supermarket bags originating in Israel, Germany, France, Canada and the UK. came across. But there was more.

“Garbage may be out of our sight, but it harms people in other countries”

• Plastic waste burned south of Adana Airport, Adam Gerrard / Daily Mirror.

The new research also included the founder of the UK-based organization A Plastic Planet. Founder Sian Sunderland, the poorer countries of the litter coming out of England, can stay around for more than 500 years with its toxic chemicals and causes one million deaths each year. He stated that he left him alone with mountains of plastic.

Chris Thorne of Greenpeace UK said:When we export our plastic it may be out of sight for us but it harms people and nature in other countries” used the phrases. Thorn, That the British government should stop exporting plastic waste stated.

British brands’ garbage in Turkey surprised British retailers:

Nadiya Caltel-Arutyunova of the British Retail Consortium, reports that plastic waste in Turkey is not recycled as promised. British retailers shocked told. He added that it was extremely frustrating to discover that some waste handlers in the supply chain were not acting responsibly.

London Embassy: 29 recycling facilities suspended with inspections in Adana

The London embassy told Mirror:The legislation allows the importation of valuable waste only for recycling. All waste imports are subject to strict controls. After the inspections carried out in Adana recently 29 recycling facilities suspended and fined more than 7 million lira.” he said.

Interpol also made a statement:

Interpol said in a statement that the difficulties in processing and monitoring the surplus plastic waste in the industry opening the door to opportunistic crimes stated.

Plastic waste has been brought to Turkey’s agenda many times before: