Turkey becomes new dump for global plastic waste

A World Wildlife report this month on plastic pollution in the Mediterranean found the highest amount of plastic debris had accumulated in Turkey‘s Cilicia on the southeastern coast. The report also ranked Turkey as the second biggest contributor to mismanaged waste in the region after Egypt, with Turkey responsible for 18.9 of the waste in the Mediterranean.

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https://www.al-monitor.com/pulse/originals/2019/06/turkey-becomes-the-new-dump-for-global-plastic-waste.html