Turkey said it would become a ‘zero waste’ nation. Instead, it became a dumping ground for Europe’s rubbish

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Turkey said it would become a ‘zero waste’ nation. Instead, it became a dumping ground for Europe’s rubbish

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Climate Crisis, Biosphere & Societal Collapse@sopuli.xyzEnglish · 9 days ago

When China stopped receiving the world’s waste, Turkey became Europe’s recycling hotspot. The problem is, most plastics can’t be recycled. And what remains are toxic heaps of trash

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