Turkey bans the import of plastic waste

Turkey bans the import of plastic waste

Following a hard-hitting Greenpeace report that accused the United Kingdom government of not doing enough to tackle plastics recycling, Turkey bans future imports of the plastic waste. Turkey’s Trade Ministry published a notice (www.resmigazete.gov.tr) on 18 May...
UK: Not doing enough for plastics recycling

UK: Not doing enough for plastics recycling

A hard-hitting Greenpeace report accuses the United Kingdom government of not doing enough to tackle plastics recycling. UK plastic waste is being exported to Malaysia, Poland and Turkey at the rate of 1.8 million kilograms a day – or 688,000 tonnes a year, according...